Don Burger

John 15: 13 - 17 Friendship

Wave - Work - Walk Familiarity - Fellowship - Friendship 3 Qualities of friendship Sacrifice Trust Transparency Appointed - Chosen and appointed God choses and appoints others to be with you to do…

Talents and Gifts

When God has given us gifts and talents how can we not use them? Even if exercising them might be hard to do how can we say no? In the end we all want to hear "Well done good and faithful servant". When…

Love

What is love? How is it shown? Why should we live it? Living and loving can be so difficult, especially when we are called to love the "unlovable". But remember compared to Jesus we are all "unlovable"…

Gifts

Be thankful for the gifts with which you have been blessed. Use them as best you can to be a blessing to others and not for your own selfish gain. Do not be envious of the gifts that have been given to…

1 PETER 4:10 (CEV)

Uniqueness

Let me never forget about the uniqueness of GOD. The one and only through whom all things came into existence. There is nothing created my man that can remotely compare to jim.

EXODUS 20:1 (CEV), EXODUS 20:2 (CEV), EXODUS 20:3 (CEV)

Leadership

You can't be an effective leader without being able share the vision and getting others to willingly become a part of the team. It can't be done alone. We are designed to work well with others. It may…

Be the Light

Be the light you want to see. Don't be concerned with the way others shine their light, shine yours and watch the world around you be transformed.

Hypocrites

What a serious scolding Jesus gave to the Pharasies and the teachers of the law about being hypocrites. How often do I act in a way that is similar to them, looking clean on the outside, but being full…

Swords and Violence

Why would Jesus instruct the disciples to buy swords, but when the apparent time to use one came instruct them to put them away? This is a great question. Is it to fulfill the passage from Issiah "he…

Luke 22:35 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV), Luke 22:37 (NIV), Luke 22:38 (NIV), Luke 22:49 (NIV), Luke 22:50 (NIV), Luke 22:51 (NIV)

Fear

We need to maintain a fear (serious fear) of the LORD, not the respect or awe that is often replaced for fear. Fear the LORD it is the beginning of wisdom.