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The Thread – Abraham – A Man Called to Trust

God keeps His promises. He has communicated to people down through history. Some have had a special place in His plan. He made promises to them and He kept them, even when the people failed in trusting Him. Abraham is just such a person.Outline: God makes God-sized promises to His people: When God speaks toContinue reading “The Thread – Abraham – A Man Called to Trust”

The Thread – Jesus is THE Answer

Despite human sinfulness, people trusted in the LORD, and the LORD remained faithful to those who trusted Him. Our faith is an objective faith. We put our faith in Jesus: There are many things we could trust in life. Jesus is the only One worthy of complete trust. The LORD is a communicating God: WeContinue reading “The Thread – Jesus is THE Answer”

Honoring Contentment

Often life is ruled by desires of what we think we want or should have but do not or can not have. Wrong desires accepted lead to life-taking attitudes and actions. Once we start seeking satisfaction somewhere other than in the LORD, our thirst will never be satisfied. Contentment has nothing to do with theContinue reading “Honoring Contentment”

Fog on the Brain

I have just realized that since landing in Okinawa, I have had fog on the brain. That is why none of the postings I have done have showed up in my feed!Well, they will return in the next few days.Thanks for clicking the links and watching the sermons.Stan

Honoring Wealth

God promises to care for his creatures. He made them physical beings and in the midst of their work promises to provide what they need. Stealing shows a lack of trust in God, and keeps people from trusting and being able to have trusting, healthy relationships with others. http://hospchap.sermon.net/main/main/20682306

Honoring Sexuality

Here is a link to my sermon from this past week. I shared the role of sexuality in the Life God Gives series here at Keystone Church of the Nazarene here in Okinawa Japan. Just in case the link above doesn’t work, here it is ready to copy and paste into your browser. http://ftp.keystonenazarene.org/audio/2016-5-15.mp3 AndContinue reading “Honoring Sexuality”

Living without Subtitles

Let’s face it, we all get a little lost at times and need signs, directions, or subtitles. So, you can imagine that living in Okinawa, Japan can be very disorienting to a gal raised in western culture. The Japanese have three alphabets. You read that correctly, three! So, what does a person do when youContinue reading “Living without Subtitles”

Walking In A Fog

As we walk around and drive around we are bombarded with communication. There are signs everywhere. Every shop has signs covered in words. The streets have words written on them. The traffic signs have words. There are banners and placards everywhere. But for me, it looks like squiggly lines. I am sure for the averageContinue reading “Walking In A Fog”

Standing At the Sink

As I was standing at the sink filling ice cube trays with water, I realized I was in Okinawa. I am in Okinawa. No words can describe the overwhelming sense of God’s presence right now. Tears are literally welling up in my eyes. He would grace me with the privilege of serving Him and HisContinue reading “Standing At the Sink”

How Long Is That Trip Going To Take!

We can take distance for granted. You hop on the highway and at 70mph it only takes an hour to get to where we need to go. A 400 mile trip takes 6 hours, right? Or if you are out West, it only take 5 hours at 85mph. And that is if you observe theContinue reading “How Long Is That Trip Going To Take!”