Author Archive: Steve
Steve is blessed to be the husband of Alice, the father of Sarah and Douglas, the father-in-law of Paul, the granddad of Samuel and Avery, a Pastor at the Vineyard Community Church in Big Pine Key, Florida, and most gratefully, a child of the King.
Morning Reflection – April 18 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. Take a few moments today and consider three things: 1) Make a list of five people that you are connected with in some way 2) Think about different ways to bless and encourage these people 3) Go and do We [...]
Category: Kingdom Thoughts
Morning Reflection – April 17 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. I was reading Isaiah today and this verse caught my attention. Isaiah 7:9b If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’” Stand firm in Jesus today. Live by trying to do the [...]
Category: Kingdom Thoughts
Developing a Disciple’s Heart – Part 11
The peace of God. Without the peace of God in our lives, it is really easy to get distracted, to get weary, and to lose heart. Without His peace we quickly become self-focused and anxious. It is necessary to be experiencing His peace if we are to live as His disciples, and when we are not experiencing His peace, it is a sign that something needs to done on our end. We need to experience His peace in our heart and mind.
Category: Preaching in Shorts
Morning Reflection – April 16 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. I read this verse today in Isaiah 5: 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. [...]
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Morning Reflection – April 14 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. The writer of the book of Hebrews gives us some great advice in Hebrews 12:2-3: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning [...]
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Morning Reflection – April 13 2012 (Why?)
(This is what I am sharing at the memorial for Emily Bunch at the Vineyard). Why? That is what I hear most in the wake of a tragedy. Why? Why do bad things happen? Why do people die so tragically? Why are there car crashes? Why are there plane crashes? Why do people have heart [...]
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Morning Reflection – April 11 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. The best way for us to spend this day is by trying to live by doing the next right thing. In living this way we are most able to experience His will and His way in our lives. Real life [...]
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Morning Reflection – April 10 2012
Here at a Jesus Moment we want to encourage you to be thankful and blessed. Take some time to consider Ephesians 6:12 today. ”For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, the authorities, the powers of this dark and world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly [...]
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Easter Changes Everything 2012
The problem with thinking you are a good person is that somewhere deep down you can’t help but think that God owes you something. And, who defines what good really looks like? Are you good if you are good most of the time, or just some of the time? Are you good if you have done more good stuff than bad stuff? It is hard to define, to the point where one of the criminals says to Jesus, Hey, if you are God, then save yourself and me because I am really not all that bad.
Category: Preaching in Shorts
Morning Reflection – April 9 2012
A Jesus Moment morning reflection. What an awesome gift it is to be a part of a community like the Vineyard. A community of people who are trying to recognize and embrace their own brokenness, take it to the cross and be healed enough in Jesus to help others recognize and embrace their brokenness, take [...]
Category: Kingdom Thoughts
