Tag Archives: Christ

Wisdom for Parents

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mark Shields

Yesterday, we continued the sermon series “Wisdom for Life”. At this link: Pastor’s Podcast, you can see each message of the series. Yesterday, the message was titled “Wisdom for Parents”. Here is a link to the main points of the message: … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts From Sermon | Tagged Bible, Book of Proverbs, Christ, Christianity, God, Jeremy Camp, Jesus, proverb, Proverbs and Sayings, religion, sermon series, theology, true wisdom | 1 Comment

Rewards Beyond What We Could Ever Imagine

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Mark Shields

By speaking up and taking action to secure the good of the Jewish people, Mordecai secured his own good; eventually rewarded with a promotion to second in rank to the king. Under the leadership of Esther and Mordecai, the Jewish … Continue reading →

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God Made the Wonderful You

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Mark Shields

A lesson learned for me in reading Esther 7-8 is that being open and letting people know who you are has benefits. Esther told the king about her Jewish background and rather than be destroyed, her people received protection. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Esther | Tagged Christ, Church, Esther, Francesca Battistelli, Free to Be Me, God, human-rights, Jesus, Jew, jewish background, large crowd, Mordecai, own worst enemy, religion | 3 Comments

Good Things Happen to Good People

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mark Shields

At the second feast as recorded in Esther 7-8, Esther request that her life be spared and the life of her people be spared. Esther’s open identification with her people emphasized to the king that it was people close to … Continue reading →

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Questions for Reflection to Help in the Study of Esther 5-10

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mark Shields

I recently finished questions for reflection to help in the study of Esther 1-4. To review where I’ve been over the last few weeks along with a synopsis of the answers, I wrote a post at this link: answers as … Continue reading →