Celebration of discipline

I was reading Celebration of Discipline  today and thinking of a teenager's comment "I feel like such  nerd".  So this begs the question what is fun for a Christian.

Being asked to make wine by your Mom is a little over the top!  Can you imagine being that respected that your Mom asks you for help?  I think that would be fun.

How about planning an adventure?  Jesus says to his disciples I don't want you to take anything; I just want you to go out and tell folks how much God loves them and if they don't like that message don't worry about it; just go to the folks that want to be with you.

One of my most exciting times was succeeding at something God and I had been planning for 10 years;  a short term mission to Asia!  I was sitting on a bus in Singapore thinking yes!  We've done it!

To me these are all fun; just knowing that God is good and has wonderful plans for our lives is exciting to me.

The Keys of the Kingdom

I was reading a testimony in the AA big book titled Keys of the Kingdom and it reminded me of Jesus dialog with Peter in Matthew 16.  What a treat it is when God allows us to give keys to God's Kingdom to others.

Jesus becomes public in church -- Luke 4

Meditate on His mission, the church's response, and His response to the church found in Luke 4

In addition, looking at a beautiful picture of God our Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
by clicking on the words Our Father.

Jesus of Nazareth

I'd love to know all the attributes and characteristic of the Messiah in the eyes of the Jewish people and I would love to know all the attributes and characteristics of Jesus from a Moslem perspective.  Which is making me ask the question; what does Jesus look like from a Christian perspective?  We know a Christian is a follower of Christ yet how can we follow Him if we don't know what His attributes and characteristics are like?

To start with we know that at a young age He began questioning the elders/leadership in the church.  He was so caught up in this His parents left Him in church and it was a while before they realized He wasn't with them! What do you think?

Emotions in the Kingdom

I'm still thinking through this one.  Jesus was angry at the temple, He wept at the loss of his friend,
I'm seeing
"David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works" Romans 4:6

Wise behaviour -- In the Kingdom Ephesians 5:15-21

Wise Behavior

15 So, then, be careful how you live. Do not be unwise but wise, 16 making the best use of your time[i] because the times are evil. 17 Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Stop getting[j] drunk with wine, which leads to wild living, but keep on being filled with the Spirit. 19 Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts; 20 you will consistently give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah;[k] 21 and you will submit to one another out of reverence for[l] the Messiah.[m]

Fun in the Kingdom -- Galatians 5:22

When Bruce Marchiano got the role of Jesus in the movie Matthew he was told to play a joyful Jesus and this makes a lot of sense.  One of the fruit of the Spirit is Joy; Galatians 5:22