Photo by: “G” (Creative Commons) Here’s a round-up of the most recent posts here on KevinPierpont.com: I Feel Like Quitting – What Should I Do? Courageous, a Movie For Dads and Their Families You Will Be Persecuted, So Love One Another Love One Another – Here’s how The Joy of the Lord – Do all […]
I Feel Like Quitting – What Should I Do?
Photo by: paul (Creative Commons) Do you feel like quitting? Do you feel like you’ve worked for the Lord as hard as you can and the difficulties don’t lessen but only seem to worsen? I’ve had, and have, difficulties and challenges. Some of them ministry related. Some of them personal weaknesses and failures related to […]
Courageous, a Movie For Dads and Their Families
Our family watched the movie Courageous a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun movie. There was good use of humor for such a serious storyline. There were several scenes that were outright hilarious, probably because the humor seemed to sneak up on you. Several scenes were moving and emotional, times of grieving and […]
You Will Be Persecuted, So Love One Another – John 15:17-21
If you are a faithful Christian you will be persecuted. You’ve heard this before. But have you ever been told that because of persecution that will come you ought to be loving one another?
Love One Another – Here’s how – John 15:12-16
Photo by: Dawn (Creative Commons) Love one another — it’s a command we’ve noted many times before. Jesus commands His followers to love one another. We hear it again today in the passage before us in John 15:12-16. And at first glance, when you hear the command you might have one of two reactions.
The Joy of the Lord – do all Christians have it equally? – John 15:7-11
Do all Christians have the joy of the Lord in equal measure? Do all believers make the same progress in their faith? Are all believers equally committed to walking daily in obedience to Christ? How does each believer grow in the joy of the Lord?
A Praise and a Thank You
I have time for a quick note today so I wanted to share with you a praise and a thank you. I praise the Lord for our days of prayer which so many of you participated in during the first eight days of 2012. I heard from some, of the great encouragement they received during their times […]
How Is Spiritual Fruit Produced in Christians? – John 15:1-6
How is spiritual fruit produced in the life of a Christian? What about plants? Have you ever seen a branch or leaf that can survive without the stalk of the plant? No. That’s not the way it works is it? Have you ever seen a child that after birth cares for himself and feeds himself […]