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Join Dr. Matt Homeyer, D.min, Senior Pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio Texas.
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Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Walking With Jesus
On the Road to Emmaus
13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
Saturday Jan 06, 2018
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Saturday Apr 01, 2017
Saturday Apr 01, 2017
Oscar Wilde wrote, “a happy ending depends on when you end the story.” Today’s passage comes at the end of Jesus’ Sermon On The Mount. Not only is this where Jesus chose to end this sermon but within it is the pathway to a “happy ending” for all who “hear and do” His message. He is the “beginning and end, the alpha and omega” of our story. And that if we allow Him to be “the author and finisher of our faith” then our lives culminate with a purposeful ending on earth and the ultimate happy ending in heaven.
How will your story end? Worthy lives are built with these building blocks:
1) Words matter.
Speak truth in love. Holy words are obedient words to God’s Word. Let your words be noble and true. Our words & actions reveal what we are allowing God to do or not do in our lives. (Mt. 7:21-23)
2) Hear Jesus. Really hear Him.
Apply Jesus’ message. Wise people will. What we do and say must be built upon God’s foundation (Mt. 7:24-27). Foolish people build from their own egos. Whatever we build on the foundation of our own egos carries a fatal flaw and cannot last. (Mt. 7:24-27)
3) Live in God’s authority.
No one else has the eternal authority to make happy endings come true. Let God’s legacy determine your legacy. (Mt. 7:28-29)
Happy endings require our partnering with God. Avoid the following: If we stop believing in the middle of life’s storms then we allow the storm to write an unhappy ending. If we only pretend to believe then we crumble under stormy pressures. If we try to hedge our bets by trusting our character to competing “authorities” then the impure building materials of our character will falter in the storm.
Live in Christ’s Kingdom and know the happiness that is built to last.
Saturday Apr 01, 2017
Saturday Apr 01, 2017
Develop 20x20 Spiritual Vision so you can see the prize, the pathway, and the purpose that leads you away from destruction and into life eternal.
In eye vision, 20x20 vision is the ideal. I’ve never had 20x20. Stigmatism. Near sightedness. Couldn’t see the board work in first grade. And by the middle of my second grade I was four eyes, wearing glasses. Then all of a sudden I was able see what was there to be seen all along but couldn’t see until I wore corrected lens. I was converted to a better way of seeing by getting the help I needed.
Jesus transforms our life vision, enabling us to see what we cannot see without being in a living relationship with Him. We notice in Jesus’ teachings that He frequently said if “you have eyes to see then see”. That is why seeing with eyes on the prize focuses us on the path that fulfills our life purpose. Faith eyes allow us to see more than what meets the naked eye.
As a hiker, I keep my destination in mind. As a disciple, I do the same. Daily I remember Jesus’ call “COME, FOLLOW ME and I will MAKE you fishers of people”. Here are 3 takeaways:
1) Focus on purpose. By visualizing your purpose it is easier to head in the right direction. Keep putting one foot in front of the other.
2) Stay on course. With limited energy and time, don’t get knocked off course. Avoid distractions and daily stay headed toward your destination.
3) Keep alert. Danger and/or opportunity can show up at any time. So stay aware of your surroundings and remain open to surprises.
Jesus said, “Focus on entering through the narrow gate. You will then avoid the way to destruction. Most people will choose differently than you. But stay on the narrow way and you will find life.”