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Introduction: Have you heard someone say, “God, give me a sign.”  What exactly is a sign?  I immediately thought about hand signs of a few college teams (WSU, K-State, Texas).  Here’s my thoughts as we prepare to hear the passage today.  These signs are not WSU, K-State or Texas but they point to those universities.  In the same way, prophecy and tongues are pointing or directing to something else as well. Review ·          Pursue love, gifts, and prophecy; purpose of tongues and prophecy (to build up) (1-5) ·          Use of examples and application for tongues/prophecy (band, battle, languages) (6-12) ·          Building Up The Church (spirit, soul, body; edification, God’s at Work In You) (13-19) Maturity (vs. 20-21) ·          Vs. 20-Do not be children (young child) in your thinking (proce...

I love books! Are you surprised?  Probably not.  I love reading and learning.  But what may be hard to believe is that I hated to read in high school and college.  When I was forced to read in seminary, I was not a fan.  After a 6 month break from required reading after seminary, I fell in love with reading for enjoyment and education.  Here are some quotes from Elyse Fitzpatrick and Matt Heard from books I am reading: Kairos is time infused with potential and possibilities as we steward both opportunities as well as difficulties. I end up surviving instead of living. Existing in the chronos of my days instead of experiencing the kairos that's there also. in the immediate aftermath of a broken experience, we need his presence not a prescription...our need for God's embrace trumps our need for his instruction. When sin entered the garden, the primary consequence was a deep rupture in relationships. Maturity in Christ does not occur because ...

This is a new feature on the blog.  Usually on Mondays, I get caught up on my favorite podcasts.  This usually results in a lot of tweeting on that day.  However, if you are at work and not checking Twitter during that time, you might miss some of the great truth being shared by others.  So, I am sharing some of best tweets from the previous week which include great wisdom and truth.                       Our kids don’t just need to see how that movie or this video is bad; they need to see how Jesus is better. @ JKlumpenhower When the message is about what you need to do, you miss what Jesus does for you. @rjgrune Maturity in the Christian life is movement away from dependence on principles to the point of inherent desire. @byronyawn                   ...