Magazine Statements/Questions and Ideas for Sermons

You know the feeling when you actually wake up early to go to the gym?

You know the feeling when you actually wake up early to pray/to read your Bible/to go to the gym.

You know the feeling when you actually come home from work genuinely excited to spend time with your family.

You know the feeling when you actually are happy when you look at your Bank Account.

You know the feeling when you...

1 in 4 Approximate ration of Americans who say they don’t plan to ever retire. - Poll Published July 7, 2018

“People can misunderstand anger for strength.” - Naomi Osaka

Naomi sent this to Serena Williams in 2018 after she was penalized for lashing out a referee when they played each other in the tournament final. Williams wrote a piece in the Harper’s Bazaar.

I did what I had to do.

A series of messages about what prompts us to do the right thing even when it is hard.

The illicit appeal of state-fair grub. Time, July 22, 2019, p. 28

The illicit appeal of comfort food/comfort drink/comfort women/comfort hobbies/comfort lies.

When you stay with love you can do no wrong.

This is based off of an Oscar Mayer add in Time Magazine published July 22, 2019 p. 29.

After 2000 years at the right hand of God, can Yeshua claim to have made the world a better place?

Based off of Time July 22, 2019 piece on Benjamin Netanyahu. The original quote ran, “After 13 years in power, Benjamin Netanyahu can claim to have remade Israel in his image. is that a good thing?”

God believes, a country about the size of New Jersey with a population roughly the size of New York City has secured a unique place in history.

Ibid. p. 34

As tends to happen amongst lovers of Israel, history is personal.

Original quote, “As tends to happen in a very small country, history is personal.” Ibid. [p. 35

Is Israel the new Goliath in the Middle East?

Ibid. p. 35

Uncertain Justice

Biblical justice and the fate of our current culture.

Bullying has become to Instagram what “fake news” is to Facebook and trolling is to Twitter: a seemingly unstoppable ill that users endure in order to be where everyone else is.

Legalism has become to the Messianic Movement what prosperity theology is to the Church and bullying is to Instagram: a seemingly unstoppable ill that people endure in order to be where everyone else is.

Leading the fight against legalism. Leading the fight against nepotism. Leading the fight against holy wars committed by messianic leaders against people in their congregation or other churches.

What it comes down to is whether one thinks connecting people to Yeshua is a benefit for humanity.

This is from a line in Time July 22, 2019 “Instagram” p. 51.