Blogs Posts on "In Christ"

The Refining Fire of Marriage – or How to Make a Great “Rub” by Loving the Mud on Nov 3, 2009So this morning, I want you to consider not taking the Love Dare, but the God Dare. I dare you to bring God into your marriage, and to hold Him accountable for your love for your husband or your wife. I challenge you to trust God to use whatever s...

The Importance of Our Church Covenant by Loving the Mud on Sep 8, 2009Why is this important? Just as Joshua led his people to affirm their following God's Word, so I believe church's should regularly affirm their allegiance to their Church Covenant. I believe a church should periodically have a Covenant Service. I beli...

What Makes the Church and Why Be a Member? by Loving the Mud on Aug 31, 2009I had a call this week from the daughter of a couple that lives near our church. Many of you would recognize her parents name. Seems her parents have been living together the last 20 years or so and never got married. Now they are thinking about maki...

Crossing the Jordan: Stepping Out – Stacking Stones by Loving the Mud on Jun 2, 2009Reading Joshua 3-5, I pause to ask myself, “am I willing to Step Out by Faith and Start Stacking Stones that are Worth Remembering for all Eternity?” What stones have I stacked that cause my children and grandchildren to ask “What d...

No Longer Afraid to Show My Cracks by Loving the Mud on Mar 24, 2009I now realize that Christians are just hunks of mud blessed with the indwelling of the most amazing Treasure. We are filled with God Himself. God can only reveal His EXCELLENT Power through the cracks and broken pieces of my life. When I am weak He i...

Don’t Just Hang on in Tough Times, LET GO! by Loving the Mud on Mar 16, 2009But NEVER limit yourself to a survivor mentality. That is not Jesus Christ! Jesus is so much more! He is not a Survivor, He is a THRIVER! Jesus is our resurrection as well as our life! His resurrection means we can REIGN with Him.

The Uplifting Power of Christ is Ours by Loving the Mud on Feb 27, 2009Christ is His LIVING gift to us. He is not only for LIFE in the future tense, but for LIFE in the present tense.