Michael Harrison's e-devotion

James 1:22  NASB But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. One of the things I really enjoy and learn from is listening to pastor’s preaching.  I mean I love to preach and share God’s word with others and inspire people to live by faith.  That is why I enjoy the same from others. Yesterday I listened to several sermons, and a couple of them stick out with some huge points that I want to share with you today.  I pray these big ideas will encourage and inspire you to think big, to pursue God and to not stay the same. The first is from Robert Morris, maybe my favorite preacher.  He shared a message about judgment that hit home with me.  One thing Pastor Morris said was this, Our beliefs determine our behavior. He shared about a man who talked about the importance of giving and said he believed in tithing but was not giving.  It is a fact that what we say and what we do ought to line up.  That really is a big...

Do you ever get the feeling that you are different or strange. Not like the other people you are around? The first day of school has just passed us, and I remember well those first days and how strange they were. I still get butterflies in my stomach when I go to a new place or am around people that I don't know. But I hear God saying something to His church. He says be different, set apart and point people to me. Different is not a bad thing. It is a good thing. Think about it. Jesus was radical. But he didn't have a house or a temple or anything that really made the upper crust people look at Him. He was different because He was called to be that way. Acts 26:18 (nlt) --- ... Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me. John 12:25 (nlt) --- Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. John 15:19 ...