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The Daily Memo | May 12, 2022 | Making Good Choices
Charles Finney, lawyer and evangelist, was speaking in a New York church in the 1830s. At the end of each evening, he gave people the opportunity to come to the front of the room and commit their life to Jesus. A great many lawyers came to hear him. One night, the Chief Justice of New York was sitting way up in the gallery. As he listened to Finney proclaiming the gospel he became convinced it was true. Then this question came into his mind: ‘Will you go forward like…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Restored in Him | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/12/2022
The Daily Memo | May 11, 2022 | What Are You Waiting For?
Where would we be today if Abraham had carefully weighed the pros and cons of God’s invitation and decided that he’d rather hang on to his medical benefits, three weeks paid vacation, and retirement plan in Ur? What would have happened if Moses had listened to his mother’s advice to “never play with matches” and lived a careful, cautious life steering clear of all burning bushes? You wouldn’t have the gospel if Paul had concluded that the…
Categories: What We Were Created For, Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Our Purpose | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/11/2022
The Daily Memo | May 10, 2022 | God is Present
If there's one truth that has the power to guide you into the fullness of life available to you in Christ, it's that God is present. Psalm 139:7-10 says, Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. No…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/10/2022
62. Identity Matters #1 | The Premise
Identity Matters seem to be one of the hottest topics on the planet and has been for some time. At Embracing Brokenness Ministries we teach, speak, and write about this subject matter on a regular basis, and is at the heart of our ministry. On this week's Podcast you're introduced to an 8-week curriculum that is presented in person and will be online at some point in the future. Our prayer is that you'll continue your own personal journey of discovery…
Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/09/2022
The Daily Memo | May 9, 2022 | With Open Arms
In the mythic story of The Lion King, the lion cub Simba is separated in his youth from his father through a murder engineered by his uncle, Scar, the character symbolizing the evil one in our story. Scar arranges for the cub to be caught in a stampede of wildebeests, knowing that his father, Mufasa, will risk his life to save his son. He does, and Simba is saved, but Mufasa is killed. Scar then turns on Simba and accuses him, at such a vulnerable and desperate moment, of…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Restored in Him | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/09/2022
The Daily Memo | May 6, 2022 | Sing Again
Australia’s regent honeyeater bird is in trouble—it’s losing its song. Though once an abundant species, just three hundred birds now remain; and with so few others to learn from, the males are forgetting their unique song and failing to attract mates. Thankfully, conservationists plan to rescue the honeyeaters by singing to them. Or, more precisely, play them recordings of other honeyeaters singing so they can relearn their heart song. As the males pick up…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Restored in Him | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/06/2022
The Daily Memo | May 5, 2022 | Our New Name - An Excerpt from the Upcoming Book Embracing Brokenness
Charles Spurgeon said, “I will never have it that God created any man, especially any Christian man, to be a blank and a nothing. He made you for an end. Find out what that end is. Find out your niche and fill it. Do something in this great battle for God and Truth.” Mark Twain proclaimed a serious truth in the following statement. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Wow. Perfect. Everyone…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Embracing Brokenness Book Excerpt, A New Name | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/05/2022
The Daily Memo | May 4, 2022 | A Hundredfold Return
He was brought up on one of the roughest estates in Manchester. His father was an alcoholic. He left school at fifteen. He ran away from home. He lived on the streets. He joined a gang. He got involved in crime and ended up in prison. When he came out, he joined the army. He went through two divorces. In 1994, he walked into our church and did [Alpha]. He encountered Jesus and was filled with the Holy Spirit. He started visiting prisoners. He joined the [HTB] team to head…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, A New Name, Our Purpose | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/04/2022
The Daily Memo | May 3, 2022 | Time to Rest
Some days it’s as if we’re walking perfectly in sync with the Lord. And other days we can’t seem to find Him anywhere. Though many of us try to control this ebb and flow of feeling near to Him, the pattern is likely to continue this side of heaven. That’s why we need to take Jesus’ invitation seriously: “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). Participating in the process of our sanctification&mdash…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Restored in Him, Practicing His Presence | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/03/2022
The Daily Memo | May 2, 2022 | The Dangers of Having a Lot of Money
“One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give, and so fail to realize your need for God. If everything seems to come simply by signing checks, you may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.” - C. S. Lewis Do our motivations for work matter to God? Proverbs 16:2 tells us that, “All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.;…
Categories: Life, The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 05/02/2022