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FriFridayOctOctober14th2011 Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 2:4b-7 Genesis 1:26-27 and Genesis 2:4b-7

“So God created man in his own image…”

These are the two stories in the Bible of God’s creation of human beings.  Both are so insightful.  I love them both for different reasons.  The first tells us we are created in the image of God.  We would later find out, in John’s first letter, that image is love.  The second tells us that we come alive when given the breath (spirit) of God.  It is the spirit of God that makes us living beings.  These verses ingeniously show us the paradox of being human.  As Jesus said, it is the last that will be first and the first last and it is the one who is willing to lose his life who will find it.  Whenever we live counter to God’s life-giving love, we are, as my mother used to say, “...cutting off our nose to spite our face.”

FriFridayAugAugust26th2011 Mark 11:12-14
byJohn Mollet Tagged Fruit Galatians Mark Spirit 1 comments Add comment

Mark 11:12-14

“When [Jesus] came to [the fig tree], he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.”

Strangely enough, this is one of my favorite scriptures. Jesus curses a fig tree because it didn’t have any fruit on it he could eat. It sounds a little narcissistic doesn’t it? The fig tree represents the church and you and me as its members. People are looking to be fed. Are we bearing the fruit that will feed them? What fruit of the spirit found in Galatians 5:22-26 are you and our church exhibiting? What new ministry is God calling you to provide to feed those who are hungry for the Word?

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