Some of my favorite lines from this summer

Favorite High Life sermon preps:

1) Many professing believers are content with any and every separation from God as long as it's not eternal.

2) It's been said we have a God-shaped hole. But, it's not just a God-shaped hole, it's a God-SIZED hole so whatever we put in there, it won't fit and it won't fill!

3) The Holy Spirit is personal. He's not the Force from Star Wars!

4) Shark Tank: God is not willing to be a minority, or even majority, stakeholder in your life. He won't settle for anything less than 100% of you for 100% of him.

5) The Holy Spirit ALWAYS feels like exalting Christ!

6) When I want to do right, evil lies close at hand...but God lies closer!

7) The difference between believers and unbelievers as to knowledge is not so much in the matter of their knowledge as in the manner of their knowing.

8) The Father has exclusively commissioned the Son, and only the Son, to Mission: Save Mankind.

9) The Holy Spirit is often depicted as fire. He's also been depicted as a dove. But, my favorite is DOVE IN FIRE!

Got this from a friend today

Poor uses/applications of Bible:

For husbands Job 19:17: "My breath is offensive to my wife."

An arrogant man's life verse John 9:9b "I am the man."

A way to congratulate a male 2 Samuel 12:7a "You are the man."

A group's (any group you're a part of) theme Acts 19:32 "Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there."

What parents say to kids (or teachers to interns) who ask too many questions Ecclesiastes 7:10 "For it is not from wisdom that you ask this."

Great pic of the family!

Wow! I can't believe that this picture was taken of our family for the following reasons:

1. Man, our boys are growing up.

2. Man, our boys managed to smile.