billcreswell

The message on Sunday: Stumbling Forward with Peter; Luke 22 - The Last Supper, Jesus Prays, Jesus Arrested. In vs 49-51, Peter pulls out a sword and cuts an ear. When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. My Notes: Peter was a fisherman. It was not like him to have a sword. But in Luke 22:36 Jesus tells the disciples to carry them.  But he never tells them what to do with them. Possibly because he meant figurative not literal and didn't bother to explain.  Peter made the assumption about what to do with the sword. Someone even asked. But Peter went ahead. My Application It has been helpful this week in a battle I have been in. I have been given tools and info that could be used against my enemy. But Peter's sword keeps coming to mind.  I...

Much attention has been given to the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31. Therefore in fairness, I introduce the study, The Job 31 Man. In Job 31, Job defends himself to God, in what turns out to be a pretty good measure of how good a man can be. Today, I will just introduce the subject, and the general outline. Job 31 Man 1-4 Purity 1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? 2 “And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high? 3 “Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity? 4 “Does He not see my ways And number all my steps? 5-8 Integrity 5 “If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit, 6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity. 7 “If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, 8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted. 9-12 Fidelity...