Exploring God's Colossal Promises
Like musical notes that have forgotten how to sing in harmony, we bellow discord and shout one another down. While we easily hear the din produced by others, we are often deaf to our own. If a singer of music appeared on the scene, would we welcome his songs — or silence him? That is the premise of Jubal Lee in Notingham. Read Chapter 1 – The Cloud.
In John 2, by means of a wedding, a whip, and the promise of a whopper miracle Jesus models how to live life to the max. Will we stretch our faith to accept God’s colossal blessings, or will we shrink His promises to the size of our tiny faith? Fullness or fraction?
At lift off, a space shuttle spews a lot of fire and fury. To us whose knowledge of rocket science is limited to 4th of July fireworks, it seems as though the craft is rising very slowly. Our search in the Gospel of John for the 10 building blocks of life in Christ has a similar gradual-but-steady beginning. Read how the voyage begins in John 1.
There’s no debate who is the Greatest Missionary Ever. Learn about him in Part 1 of an ongoing, online dialog about Fullness or Fraction in the Gospel of John.
You are invited to be a passenger on a spaceship called Fullness or Fraction in the Gospel of John. Are we headed for outer space? No, we’ll explore inner space, what Psalm 103:1 calls our soul, our inmost being. Inner space is where human beings do business with the Creator of all things. Every sunrise launches us into a new day of trusting God and loving the people we encounter. Lift off is hard to attain when our inner space is weighed down by faulty thoughts, attitudes, and actions. The 10 building blocks of life in Christ which repeatedly appear in John will lift us up and propel us into daily adventures with God.
Hi, I’m Phil Bickel, Christian Outreach Encourager. I’m also like a vinyl 45 RPM record, playing the music of the Gospel in many ways during 45 years of ministry. My newest retooling is the development of three sites where you can decide if I’m a golden oldie or a moldy oldie. Everything at these sites is free. If you consider them golden, please: Subscribe, Like, or Follow; Comment; and Share the news with friends. Thanks.
Has a Bible verse ever hit you like a ton of feathers? The Holy Spirit loves to do that. Although as heavy as a ton of bricks, His words do not crush us. They heal and comfort, empower and embolden us.
Fullness or Fraction is a Bible-based dialog exploring this question: Will I walk with God in the fullness of His promises, or will I settle for a fraction of what His colossal promises offer?
Our lives are filled with din. Like musical notes that have forgotten how to sing in harmony, we bellow discord and shout one another down. While we easily hear and take offense at the din produced by others, we are often deaf to our own. If someone appeared who had the ability to sing, would we welcome his music — or silence him? That is the premise of an imaginative short story entitled Jubal Lee in Notingham.
Many Christians want to witness, but they lament, “I don’t know what to say!” However, if you know Christ, you have a story to tell, the story of how God has worked and is still working in your life. A 6-week course teaches you how. It’s free and simple. Just you, your Bible, a pencil and some friends.
Out of all the things I have written, the one read by the most people and translated into the most languages is an 8-page booklet entitled “Why Do Bad Things Happen?” I wrote some of it in a hospital waiting room while my wife was undergoing surgery for cancer.