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The LORD and the LORD alone is my shepherd

Posted on July 26, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

Human leaders will fail us, no matter how good their intentions. Psalm 23 reminds us that God alone is the shepherd that will care for us no matter what.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: church leader, Lord, pastor, shepherd

Character, darkness and secrets revealed

Posted on June 5, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Mask

Character is doing the right thing even when no-one is looking, yet God always sees and eventually the truth will win out. Stay the course and victory is assured.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesu, Lord, Paul

When God makes you wait in the wilderness. . .

Posted on February 11, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

Sinai Wilderness

Caleb had to wait 45 years in the wilderness before he would gain the inheritance promised to him. The delay was caused by others’ sin and not his own. He could have spent the time in bitterness and complaint, but it appears that he did not. How?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Egypt, God, Israel, Lord, Moses

5 R’s for 2012 – A Lesson from the Apostle Paul

Posted on January 16, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

I wanted to choose some verses as a point of emphasis in 2012. I chose Philippians 4:4-8. I see 5 thing which begin with R on which to focus this year.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ Jesus, Christianity, God, Jesus, Lord, Paul, Religion and Spirituality

Parasites vs. Producers – From Nebuchadnezzar to Wall Street

Posted on January 2, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Paracites

There have always been human parasites. God hates injustice and the church needs to know that parasites gather around political power.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Christianity and Culture Tagged With: Bible, Christian, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lord, Nebuchadnezzar, Old Testament, Wall Street

Living in the Not Yet

Posted on January 4, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Not Yet

There are many places in Scripture where the phrase “how long, oh Lord” is expressed. This phrase exhibits a longing for change and protection. As I listen to news of the day I connect with this sentiment. There is much in our world that appears out of control and evil seems to win the day […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, Lord, prayer, Religion & Spirituality

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Worshipping a God without limits

While we can often only see the limits, we are called to see beyond them. Why? Because we worship and serve a limitless God.

Before you accuse me

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself

I borrowed the title of this post from a song written by Bo Diddley and also recorded by Eric Clapton, but it seemed appropriate for my topic. In responding to the cultural climate, unfortunately large segments of the church fall prey to one of two errors. One extreme is to acquiesce to the culture and […]

Learning from our mistakes

The story of Ananias and Sapphira in illustrates the need for correction to take place in the church. If we believe what Paul wrote in Ephesians 4 concerning church leaders, we understand that God will arrange for elders to function as shepherds and teachers to keep the body of Christ on track.

Ropes Challenge

On the ropes . . . intentionally

Our family went to the Poconos to take on the challenge of a ropes course. I didn’t know what I was in for but it was fun. Is the ropes challenge a fitting metaphor for life?

Abandoned by God – 1 Samuel 15:35

1 Samuel 15:35 (ESV) 35 And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. Saul had abandoned God and as a result, God abandons Saul. Someone once said that we have two options which […]

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