Category Archives: Going Extra Mile

Sermon Thoughts

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Mark Shields

The message last week at the church I worship was titled “Sweet Dreams – What Keeps You Up At Night? Am I Becoming More Like Jesus”? Here is a link to the podcast which is live at 9:30 central time … Continue reading →

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Always Pray And Never Give Up

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Mark Shields

In the post Maintaining Faith Over The Long Haul, I wrote how Jesus teaches a lesson on perseverance. He teaches about the need for us to press on like the widow who continued to go to the judge and plead … Continue reading →

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Maintaining Faith Over The Long Haul

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Mark Shields

Jesus explains that we should keep praying and never give up in the Parable of the Persistent Widow recorded in Luke 18:1-8. I’m sure the judge is not in a good mood but is rather angry at the widow but … Continue reading →

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Working On The Unproductive Things In Life

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Mark Shields

In the post Rise Up several parables are told by Jesus to inspire us to be productive. Like the man who still had hope in the unproductive fig tree, we can go the extra mile to work on the things … Continue reading →

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Rise Up

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Mark Shields

The basic question raised in reading Luke 13:1-21 is about degrees of sins. Are there certain sins in which the punishment is harsher? Jesus explains that all will face death sooner or later. Calamity and destruction will be faced if … Continue reading →

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