Q: October is Pastor Appreciation Month. In verse 12 we are encouraged to “honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work.” Consider who your spiritual leaders are right now – your small group leader(s) (or coach, ministry team leader, or Cross Training leader) and pastors. Take time now to write on of them [...]
BigCat’s Blog of DOOM
My name is Ben Catlin, and this is where I rock out on topics like my life, technology and faith.
Browsing Posts published in October, 2003
So I’m sitting here watching “A social history of Virginity” on MTV which is kind of funny because today the devotion is about how your sex life is. Paul says in this passage to be pure and holy in your sex life, and most people who are honest with themselves will tell you that this [...]
The original monster garage. I love that show…..God bless Spike TV. Only on the A-Team can they build a tank out of a tow truck in 5 minutes or less, and then use that tow truck to bring down a Mexican drug cartel. The only show that can rival the A-Team is MacGyver (sp?), which [...]
Q: What did it cost you when you first decided to follow Jesus? What is it costing you today? Paul combines encouragement and prayer to call the believers to purity, community and faithfulness in the face of opposition. Who do you know right now that is facing overwhelming odds or circumstances? Write a prayer for [...]
Q: Write down the name of someone who served as a role model for you. Then write down the name of someone who might be looking to you now as a role model for their own life. Paul didn’t just share the Good News of Christ, he and his co-workers shared their “own lives” as [...]
Q: Paul tells us to be wise and gracious in how we share our faith with those that don’t yet know Christ (4:5-6). (In other words, don’t be stupid and obnoxious!) What does it mean for you to graciously share Christ this week in your everyday world of work, school and/or your neighborhood? Discuss this [...]
So, I got too busy this week to catch up on the weekend, but I’m back, I had my test yesterday and it went OK, and the rest of the week is much more tame so I should be actually keeping up and maybe even catching up from this weekend. Q: What is God inviting [...]
So I went to Minneapolis with Jeff for a chuch planting conference. I don’t know if I’m going on the church plant with Jeff, but he needed someone to drive there with him, and Lauren and I are contemplating going so I thought it would be a good chance to go check things out. So [...]
1) Preparation Know certain things that are essential to any good debate or argument. First, you might not win. This is not a good thing. Now if you desire to win at any cost, refer to part deux in our series.Second, it may get ugly, and you must be ready for this. Some people are [...]
Verse 2:3, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” Wow, that is silly kinds of difficult. Q: How does considering Jesus’ humility and love encourage you and challenge you personally? What is one area of your life (at work, at home, at school) or one [...]
This passage has one of my all time favorite verses in the Bible. It is 1:6 “Being confident in this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” This is a great passage and has met a lot to me over the [...]
