http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/ JerryGillis.com - The blog of the Senior Pastor of The Chapel at CrossPoint en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0400 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0400 60 website@thechapel.com website@thechapel.com http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1412 "Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Corinthians 9:25 I think the idea expressed in what Paul writes above is one of the more http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1412 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:14:49 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1403 "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." - Jesus I was reading recently about the top selling Christian books of the new millenium. Since we are a decade into it, it was interesting to review what the general populace in the Christian community has been con http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1403 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:17:35 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1356 "No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also." 1 John 2:23 You may be guessing, by the title of this post, that I am going to rant about how unfair it is that there is a debate about whether or not we can ha http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1356 Thu, 06 May 2010 16:44:01 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1343 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Philippians 4:8 Reading the Bible is an advent http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1343 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:50:33 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1339 It's official. I am the worst blogger of the cosmos. I received the award today at 4:29pm. The award was presented by me, to me. Some of the award criteria were things like: Doesn't care that people check their RSS feed for your new installment, will http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1339 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:28:56 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1281 "I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means!" Romans 11:1a I just got back from my 4th trip to Israel late last night. As I type this, my body is on a different clock (so if anything seems unusual or is a run-on or seems non-sensical or zany o http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1281 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:47:46 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1235 "He said (to me, Isaiah), 'Go and tell this people: Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes....' Then I said, 'For how long Lord?'" http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1235 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:46:26 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1208 I don't often use my blog for this type of thing, but today I wanted to pass along some information about two areas that we have been asked about frequently: Haiti and Lockport (NY). HAITI: We continue to get reports from on the ground in Haiti, and th http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1208 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:36:41 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1197 "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient i http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1197 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:40:24 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1171 "Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint." Proverbs 23:4 Restraint is not a particularly popular word in the English lexicon anymore. The word itself implies that there are impulses that must be held back or controlled, http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1171 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:34:52 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1152 "Be very careful, then how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16 You can't watch tv any day in the last few days and not hear something about Tiger Woods. Unfortunat http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1152 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:39:05 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1143 "The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat." Mark 8:14 Let me go ahead and get this out of the way so I can get on to making some reasonably spiritual points about the above passage: I just don't eve http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1143 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:38:37 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1132 "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth p http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1132 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:31 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1119 "We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me." Colossians 1:28-29 On occasion, I have been k http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1119 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:09:34 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1110 "For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death." 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 Just this week alone, I have done two funerals. That's two too many for the week. That's two too many for a lifetime http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1110 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:29:15 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1085 "As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you." http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1085 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:04:34 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1045 "I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has wrapped up http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1045 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:41:06 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1025 "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols." Isaiah 42:8 Ok. You've seen the title of this entry and you have just looked at the verse I offered up, and you are thinking "I can see where this train is he http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=1025 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:56:14 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=994 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33 I think the title to this post is stupid. I have no idea if Jesus would tweet somebody were he walking around today, and if he did - wha http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=994 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:58:50 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=989 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8 Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with work, or life, or whatever that I don't really think straight. It seems that the noise rules sometimes, and my thoughts, ideas, and creativity get m http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=989 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:28:03 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=979 "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so pr http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=979 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:41:49 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=971 "It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us." 2 John 4 This has been a whirlwind few weeks. Victory, tragedy, difficulty, painful laughter, and the good kind of pride have all been invo http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=971 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:06:47 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=961 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=961 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:24:27 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=954 "In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Ephesians 2:21-22 Sometimes things happen that remind me of http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=954 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:02:40 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=940 "His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord." Ephesians 3:10-11 The a http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=940 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:30:58 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=915 "Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!" Psalm 47:1-2 A lot of things would get fixed in our version of "Christianity" if we could really grab hold of the http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=915 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:43:18 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=908 "Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know." Job 42:3b Tragedy does a lot of things - not the least of which is to challenge our theology. When something horrific happens "over there" - in some place that doesn' http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=908 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:31:07 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=880 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by f http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=880 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:13:15 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=871 "Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly." Ephesians 3:2-3 I don't even remotely comprehend grace. I understand s http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=871 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:50:38 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=861 "Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure." Proverbs 20:28 As I type in my office, the television behind me is broadcasting all the sights and sounds from our nation's capital. It is a day that is always one of the http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=861 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:02:51 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=851 "To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free'." John 8:31-32 Sometimes just understanding what it means to be a disciple of Jesus http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=851 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:32:57 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=834 "But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons." Galatians 4:4 God's timing is perfect. I must have heard that phrase a million times in my http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=834 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:17:49 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=809 "The LORD had said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go the land I will show you." Genesis 12:1 When I run back into the world of Genesis - back into the beginnings of how people deal with God and God deals with http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=809 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:58:49 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=795 "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that could be written." John 21:25 To think that we only have a small glimpse of all that Jesus did is s http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=795 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:58:14 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=790 "Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: 'Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=790 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:46:02 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=777 11Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; 13if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=777 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:42:24 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=754 I get asked alot about this topic, so here is an article I wrote. Developing Missional Church Structure It's no secret. The North American Church is declining in numbers and impact as every major research agency has endlessly testified. What ar http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=754 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:04:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=742 "'Do you refuse to speak to me'? Pilate said. 'Don't you realize I have the power either to free you or to crucify you?' Jesus answered, 'You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above'." John 19:10-11a Sometimes I think we http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=742 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:19:10 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=735 "Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse." Proverbs 28:6 As of this post, the financial state of America is less than stellar. Some would have us to believe that the current economic crisis is so critical th http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=735 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:45:53 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=719 "One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple." Psalm 27:4 Flying home from out of town a couple of weeks ago, I http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=719 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:46:56 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=701 "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 This is that season in America where many a person will be dragging around work b http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=701 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:44:34 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=688 "You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Chr http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=688 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:40 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=679 "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:16 I am officially an Olympic junkie. I find myself watching things I would never otherwise watch - syncronized s http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=679 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:41:42 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=664 I think I am going to do a little different post than I would normally do today. A few months ago I read a little fiction book called "The Shack" by Paul Young (William P. Young on the cover). It is a story of how a man dealt with a tragedy, and through http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=664 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:42 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=642 "This is what the LORD says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.'" Jeremiah 6:16 I got to travel home on holiday this last week. For me, I trul http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=642 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:04:11 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=616 "Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:4-5We are living in a "Post" age where everything seems to lack definition. http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=616 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:35:57 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=595 "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." Acts 17:11I guess everyone looks for a starting p http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=595 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:27:27 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=587 "You diligently study the Scripture because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." John 5:39-40God is bigger than the Bible.Go ahead, catch y http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=587 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:58 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=580 "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9I am a Protestant, so I am told.In reality, http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=580 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:40:23 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=561 "Remember Lot's wife! Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it." Luke 17:32-33This statement from Jesus above has always made me somewhat uneasy. It has perplexed me - confounded me I guess. http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=561 Tue, 27 May 2008 10:35:27 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=539 "Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body." Ecclesiastes 12:12bI just finished some additional education, and I have concluded that I am an expert in nothing. Seriously, absolutely nothing.In fact, I feel stupider http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=539 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:47:01 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=523 "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it si serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=523 Tue, 06 May 2008 09:42:52 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=518 "All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=518 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:59:18 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=506 "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!" Romans 7:24-25Unchecked competence can be fatal.For those that are competent in what they do, that competence is the def http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=506 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:28:13 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=490 "The LORD called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, 'Here I am; you called me.' Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, 'Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Spea http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=490 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:20:41 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=463 "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." Acts 2:47bIt's just crazy to think about what happened to the early church. They had insane numbers of people coming to faith in Jesus on day one of their existence. W http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=463 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:21:39 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=445 "This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 3:6It seems that if someone is in ministry that is in my generation or younger (let's just http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=445 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:01:52 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=425 "All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff." Luke 4:28-29It seems that Jesu http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=425 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:27:47 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=392 "When Peter saw him (John), he asked, 'Lord, what about him?' Jesus answered, 'If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me." John 21:21-22Following Jesus is easy.................from a dis http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=392 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:27:28 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=386 "'You are a king, then!' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You are right in saying that I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=386 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:01:52 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=377 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16I have had some interesting conversations with pastors recently, and I have heard the same theme - "People associate th http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=377 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:23:15 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=367 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" Matthew 6:33Ok, so this is my second try at this.............I timed out on my first one, didn't save everything, and lost it all. That m http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=367 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:23:46 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=357 "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love." Galatians 5:13My family has had some classic mixups in words. At one point in her life, my wife enjoyed l http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=357 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:40:05 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=332 "But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." Romans 2:8Evil. This is one of those words that seems to hiss when you say it. It is like there has been a combination of multiple h http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=332 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:25:21 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=316 "On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=316 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:37:01 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=289 "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened" Romans 1:21It is hard to imagine a real follower of Jesus, an authentic Christian, w http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=289 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:37:33 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=274 Click on the play button to listen. Get the Flash Player to see this player. var FU = { movie:"/KC/mediaplayer.swf",width:"200",height:"75",majorversion:"7",build:"0",bgcolor:"#FFFFFF",allowfullscreen:"true", flashvars:"file=/KC/KingdomCome.m http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=274 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:50:52 -0500 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=125 "Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus." Galatians 6:17Maybe it's because I'm sick. Maybe it's because I haven't felt well for over 2 weeks and it doesn't seem to be progressing the http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=125 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=124 "..may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height - to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge.....Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think, according to http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=124 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=123 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" Psalm 139:23-24I can't log on to my home computer, with its "news" homepage, http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=123 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=122 "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done" Genes http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=122 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=121 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name." Psalm 103:1Sometimes my soul is telling me things that I don't fully comprehend, but that I need to give attention to. On occasion, it is some pang in my soul that so http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=121 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=120 "Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." Matthew 5:37So I watched a presidential political debate recently (and, no, I won't tell you which party... http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=120 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=119 "You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ." Galatians 3:26-27I still remember the year and the feeling. 1984, beginning of the school year, and I http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=119 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=118 "..for whoever is not against you is for you." Luke 9:50"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters." Luke 11:23It doesn't appear that these two phrases from Jesus add up do they? They come http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=118 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=117 "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!'........So he got up and went to his father." Luke 15:17,20You know the story - the parable of the prodiga http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=117 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=116 "My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer." Psalm 45:1I am scattered in mind today, but that is not too unordinary for me. Though I am scattered, I am hopeful that my mi http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=116 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=115 "However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." Luke 10:20Have you ever had a good day? I mean a really good day?They are the days when you have trouble going to sleep at night becau http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=115 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=114 "The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=114 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=113 "Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands..... Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=113 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=112 "Be still, and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10aI've been away a little while working on some doctoral work at Gordon-Conwell Seminary (www.gcts.edu). While there studying in my last residency, we were addressing the issue of the spiritual http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=112 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=111 "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness......For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith..." 2 Peter 1:3,5It doesn't http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=111 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=107 "So Solomon built the temple and completed it". 1 Kings 6:14The temple of ancient Israel was one of the most glorious pieces of Hebrew history. It was ordained by God in its development, and God gave specific instructions as to how it was to b http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=107 Tue, 29 May 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=106 "After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it [a demon] out?" He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."" Mark 9:28-29The cultivation of the soul is the most signi http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=106 Mon, 21 May 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=105 "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:36-37"You better watch what http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=105 Mon, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=110 "In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by His Spirit." Ephesians 2:21-22The idea of spiritual formation h http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=110 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=109 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel".... Romans 1:16I realized very quickly upon my arrival in Bolivia that I have a lot yet to learn. The point of the trip was to train pastors in Bolivia and Paraguay with some practical tools on leadership, http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=109 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=94 "I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy." Ps http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=94 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:24:32 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=85 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves (Genesis 3:7, NIV)I was flying back to Buffalo some months ago when I ran into a guy in an airport in anothe http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=85 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:06:44 -0400 http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=67 Genesis. Plain and simple, it means "a beginning." And today is a genesis of sorts for me.The world of technology opens the door on a new world of opportunities. Though opportunities have their hurdles and tensions, they still remain opportun http://www.jerrygillis.com/emusings/entry.php?e=67 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:03:23 -0400