Tag: Discipleship

When Doing for Jesus Replaces Being with Jesus

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(Reflections from Sunday Morning's Message - Luke 10:38–42) She meant well. That’s the thing about Martha—she wasn’t careless, she was committed. Her home was open, her table was full, her heart was sincere. The bread was baking, the water was poured, the linens were pressed. She was doing all the right things, for all the …

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“Suffer Me First”: The Gentle Tyranny of Delay

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It’s such a small phrase, almost tender: “Lord, suffer me first…” Found in Luke 9:59, it’s the quiet rebellion of postponing obedience. The King James English softens it—suffer means allow. So the man is saying, “Lord, allow me first…” Not no. Just not yet. Not never. Just later. And in that gentle delay lies a …

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