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Aloha, I just wanted to thank you all, so much for the new way you are doing the Daily Devotionals, I love it and it has been such a blessing to me.. Have a blessed week !
Posted by Muriel Louise Williams on Jan 09, 2012, in response to the devotional on
Thursday, January 5, 2012
I' ve read all your messages from my arriving to Hawaii last November and I have been much blessed.Please, keep up the good job. I m sure there very many like me who appreciate it. Thank you pastor Wayne, thank you pastor Andy.
Posted by Carmen Teresa Coronado on Dec 27, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
As you point out, Pastor Mike, today's passage is much deeper than most people think. It is a wonderful verse to take the time to ponder. Let us go to a quiet place with this verse, and invite our hearts and minds to reflect upon the deep meaning that the Holy Spirit wants us to learn. Thank you for giving us a nudge to do just that.
Posted by Ann Verblaauw on Dec 09, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Friday, December 9, 2011
We try to also use the "presence gauge" of Jesus Himself: "Would I do this thing if Jesus was visibly sitting right next to me?" His Spirit is, after all, right here inside of us believers. Another challenging gauge that helps us is: "Would I want to be doing this, if Jesus came back at this very moment to take us to Heaven?" We miss Hawaii and send everyone our aloha from Virginia
Posted by The Brzostowski Ohana on Dec 05, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thank you, Pastor Wayne.
Posted by Ann Verblaauw on Nov 19, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Saturday, November 19, 2011
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
John 15:1-11 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.I made sure at the teen campout this past week that many of the teen boys took showers at least once a day. We arrived at camp on Wednesday afternoon, and by Friday, those guys just smelled awful. We played sports, ran around, goofed off, and it did not help that it was pretty hot outside every day. Those teen boys would take a shower, and as a result, would be a lot cleaner. In a weird way, this is similar to how we as Christians are cleansed by God.
In verse 3 of our passage we read, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” Jesus here is not telling the Disciples that they were perfect, but that they were under a process of purification. So a shower can never make a teen boy fully clean, but simply get them cleaner. How God does this is explained in verse 2, “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” For a teen boy to become cleaner, they need to use soap to wash away all the dirt and filth. Likewise God, in order for us to be purified, takes away all the things in our lives that hinder growth. A lot of teen boys do not like taking showers to become clean, and I have met a lot of Christians that do not like God’s method of purification such as trials, testing, conviction etc…
We are cleansed by the teachings of God’s Word. With revival right around the corner, what will the Holy Spirit lay upon your heart to wash away? Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s leading, and be there every night, because I am sure many of us need some extra cleansing.
Love you all!
Pastor Mike
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