Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
I Want Healthy Eyes, Don’t You?
In “Christ and the Recession: Heavenly Investment, Healthy Vision”, the sermon of March 22, 2009 from Matthew 6:19-24, I quoted Sinclair Ferguson concerning what Jesus means when he speaks of having healthy eyes. “The picture Jesus gives is extremely vivid. When our eyes are healthy, our ‘whole body is full of light.’ If our eyes are diseased, then ‘our whole body will be full of darkness’ (6:22-23). When we see clearly, this world is full of light, color, and beauty. But of if our eyes are diseased, the world is dim, confusing, and even dark as night.”
“Our Lord is speaking about the eye of the spirit, the heart.” (Ferguson, Kingdom Life in a Fallen World, (pages 182-183).
I want to have healthy eyes. How can I have clear, healthy eye/heart sight? I have found answers and encouragement in these two texts:
1. Ephesians 1:16-18 The apostle Paul writes, “I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your heart enlightened… Paul prayed that the Ephesians believers would have enlightened heart-eyes. He prayed. Therefore, I conclude that healthy eyes and clear vision is to be sought after by praying for it.
2. Applying the “Visine” (eye drops) of the Word of God gives us healthy eyes and hearts. “I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on you ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your Word” (Psalm 119:15-16). “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple” (119:130). “The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes…” (Psalm 19:8).
Lord, give me 20/20 eyes and hearts!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
The Fetus as Organ Factory -- The Next Moral Frontier?
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Important Resources: Read, Pray, Weep
Blog: Between Two Worlds
Post: Four Myths about Embryonic Stem Cell Research
A TRILLION DOLLARS!
Here is the illustration I spoke of on Sunday showing how much $1 Trillion really is. Pastor Carey
How Much Is $1 Trillion? - From the blog, "Between Two Worlds"
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Blessings on you, Pastor Dale!
On March 1, 2009, Pastor Dale Julio, our wonderful Associate Pastor for over ten years at Rocky Bayou Baptist Church, said farewell to us. He and Susan are answering God’s call to another vocation for a season and are aspiring to involvement as missionaries to Europe in the future.
As he preached his last sermon at Rocky that day, Dale opened Hebrews 13:17-21 to us in a humble, effective way, calling us to obey and honor our spiritual leaders, to pray, and to do God’s will. I commend his message to you who are reading this post; you may listen to him on our website.
Dale, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ abound more and more to you, Susan and your children! I will miss you and miss you already.
Pastor Carey