Knowing God With Heart and Mind

Mid-Week Encouragement March 30, 2022

Pastor Dan reads his weekly blog post. https://pastorsdancingcorn.blogspot.com/

The Red Letter Challenge: Giving

Giving, like forgiving, is ultimately about letting go of your sense of entitlement. When you shift your focus from yourself and everything you want and need, it’s like changing your point of view after always looking at something familiar from the same vantage point. Reframing your life to be a disciple and servant of Christ will cause you to be more generous. The amazing thing about it is that it will do more for you than you can imagine.

The Red Letter Challenge: Serving

You have done many good works that gave you a feeling of fulfillment and righteousness. You’ve received praise for some things and were content to be unheralded for others. Some may have been costly in time, talent, and treasure, but it felt worthwhile because the works were good and the means you are good. Many will stand before the LORD on judgment day saying, “LORD, I was good, so I’m entitled to my place in Heaven.” Is that how it works? When you serve, whom do you serve?

That You May Know

Here's an audio recording of Pastor Dan's weekly blog post of encouragement. https://pastorsdancingcorn.blogspot.com

The Red Letter Challenge: Forgiving

The week of forgiveness in the Red Letter Challenge starts with this message. Before we can be truly forgiving of others, we must learn to forgive ourselves and fully accept God's grace. We, who live in a land of rugged individualists and self-made women and men, find it hard to admit to powerlessness in any situation. Grit and determination, money and influence, and social standing cannot help you with everything. There’s a ton of crud under the cushions of the couch (join us in worship to find out what that means). The LORD knows every little thing about you, even the number of hairs on your head, no matter how carefully you’ve crafted your reputation and image. He alone can cleanse and renew you. In fact, the LORD can’t sit on that couch until He does so!

On Holiness of Heart and Mind

Pastor Dan reads his weekly blog post/encouragement email. 

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The Red Letter Challenge: Being

The Red Letter Challenge has begun. This week we experience the first message in the series.  The world and our pursuits for the sake of the flesh will wear us down with their relentless demands. It doesn’t matter how fast you go, there’s always someone who wants to go fast. Philippians 1:6 says, “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” The only worthwhile respite is found in Christ’s presence. Where and how often to you spend time in His presence? Do the things you do in His Name serve Him more than you?

Mid-Week Encouragement for Ash Wednesday 2022

Usually only available in written blog format. I'm so passionate about getting the message out that I've recorded myself reading it. Be blessed. 

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Introduction to the Red Letter Challenge

Are we missing the mark? Is our discipleship devoted to Christ more than self-interests? What to non-church people think of Christianity? Or, is it their perceptions of Christians? What would happen if we took a fresh look at the words of Jesus and then applied them in our lives? If non-church people could get to know Jesus what would they think then? This week we'll be introduced to the Red Letter Challenge and it could be the beginning of the most powerful Lent you've ever experienced. See you Sunday!

The Red Letter Challenge is a 40-Day dive into the words of Jesus that starts the first Sunday in Lent, March 6th. Shiloh small groups and classes are joining in and there's room for you. Want to host a small group? Great! We'll help you succeed. Just contact Pastor Dan. To learn more about the Shiloh's Red Letter Challenge click here.

Flesh and Blood, and the Kingdom

Paul continues his teaching about the resurrection in today’s reading, and we will continue to expound upon it, too. Paul says we cannot enter it and enjoy it without being born again in the Spirit and then transformed physically by the resurrection. Souls housed in the old flesh and being cannot enter Eden. It will all happen in the “twinkle of an eye” says Paul - that’s fast! This is interesting and exciting and you won't want to miss the learning, friendship, singing, prayer, and worship.