Traumatic Grace Have you ever been exposed? Has someone ever ripped the bandaid off something you were trying to keep secret? You thought you were in the clear. You thought no one would ever know. But then, without warning and without time to react, you were stripped of your lie, and you knew you just got caught. David was the …
Last night we continued in our Sunday Seminars by talking about repentance. I was struck by how repentance is a traumatic grace. Repentance is not fun. It is hard to admit we are off course. But it is an amazing grace from God. If the Lord wanted to He could just leave us in our brokenness. But in His love …
“O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah” Psalm 4:2 Devotion: At times, the world appears upside down, especially when others around us oppose God’s ways. His ways are righteous and true, fostering life and health. It’s challenging to find peace when others push us …
“Jesus came close enough to bear our sin. Close enough that when he died, we died with him. When he was raised, we were raised with him. We are at this very moment seated with him in the heavenly places (Eph. 2:6). We are-present tense-hidden with him in God (Col. 3:3). If he is closer to us than our very …
“37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The …
Happy Mother’s Day! Yesterday was a great day of worship and celebration with the people of God at Palmetto Shores Church. We walked through Psalm 125 together and sought to readjust our expectations for life according to God’s word. The Reformer John Calvin once wrote, “We know that whenever our expectation is frustrated and things do not succeed according to …
“To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!” Psalm 4:1 Devotion: In life, we often turn to those who have helped us in the past, building confidence in their reliability. …
“Although I didn’t understand it at the time, my motivation for obeying Jesus had shifted from grace to works. It progressed from attempting to earn God’s favor, to gaining the favor of my disciples. “Discipleship” had become a way to leverage my identity and worth in relationship with others. I was comfortable on the pedestal dispensing wisdom and truth.The more …
“While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?’ And Jesus, overhearing what was said, said to the ruler of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only believe.’” Mark 5:35-36 As the narrative unfolds, we can’t help but wonder about Jairus. The text doesn’t elaborate, but …
We enjoyed a full and joyful day at Palmetto Shores Church yesterday. We traveled through our testimony in Psalm 124. We rejoiced in the fact that God has saved us and broken every snare that could entangle us. And it all led to a clear declaration of our conviction as the people of God, “Our help is in the name …
