Controlling without Destroying

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jeremy Greenberg

 “Why is  [Jesus' desire to be the Lord of our lives] so important to him? Why should we want him to have control of our lives? Besides the fact that he deserves it because of who he is, he knows he is the only one in the universe who can control us without destroying us. No one will ever love you like Jesus. No one will ever know you better, care more for your wholeness. The last breath Jesus breathed on this planet was for you. Jesus will meet you wherever you are and he will help you. He is not intimidated by past failures, broken promises or wounds. He will make sense out of your brokenness.”
- Rebecca Manley Pippert

Jesus demonstrated this in Luke 19:28-40.  We know this passage as the triumphal entrance.  The un-ridden and unbroken colt riding through what must have been an excited and noisy crowd remains calm under the hand of Jesus. For the colt, who should be kicking and wild, is calm and comforted with Jesus in the saddle.  His ruling power in our life doesn’t break us it heals and comforts us!

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I’m back

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Jeremy Greenberg

Wow, it’s almost been a year since I last blogged.  With seminary classes, church ministry, and starting a college ministry at Mary Wash I had to put my blog writing on hold.

As the summer starts I’m getting back to blogging.  My seminary classes have slowed down and the college students are home for the summer.  I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts and hopefully encouraging you as I’m encouraged.

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Prayer of Invocation

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Jeremy Greenberg

As we prepare for worship in the morning as a church here’s a prayer for us…

Almighty God,

You are the King of kings and the God of gods. To you all nations bow in submission. Kings prostrate themselves before you and authorities derive their power from you. And we who are gathered here today have gathered as one body to lift our praise to you. As crowds would gather to give praise and adoration to a conquering warrior we come to cast our praise to you, our Mighty King.

We acknowledge your sovereign power and bow our hearts in your presence. Moreover we humbly ask that you would descend upon us today. We ask for your favor, that you might draw us into deeper fellowship. We pray that we might be made to walk in the Spirit and not according to the flesh. We desire that we might be exposed to your holiness so that we might walk away radiating with holiness ourselves. As Moses came down from the mountain radiating with the glory of your presence, we desire to meet with you and become like you in righteousness, wisdom, and grace.

What we ask is that this time might be a time of worship and a time of transformation; a time of praise and a time of conversion; a time of reverence and a time of repentance. For this we ask in Jesus Name. Amen!

(HT:Covenant Reformed Fellowship)

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