Jeremy
Announcing Changes to jeremymavis.com
Almost 4 years ago, I wrote my first blog post:
What are Christians to do? on July 5, 2010.
Since then, I have authored 868 blog posts on this blog and 391 over at wesleyankids.org. You could say...
Out of Control and Into God’s Control
It has been 14 days since I felt in control.
14 days.
For the last 14 days I have been recovery from a tonsillectomy. I have not been able to work. I have been quite dependent...
From Loathing to Kindness, From Dehumanizing to Humanizing
So I guess the story is that a former Yankee player, Robinson Cano, was traded to the Seattle Mariners during the off season for a large 10-year contract (I think it was somewhere around...
A Few Things I Wrote Down in Abstinence Class
About a month ago I was able to sit in on a high school health class while they were discussing abstinence. The instructor used a video-based teaching series from a woman named Pam Stenzel.
She...
What Makes Bad Language Bad?
Who decides what the bad words are?
Paul Tripp references an occasion where one of his kids asked this question and he made a couple of distinct categories:
There are condemning, judgmental, ungodly words that should...
Because of the Cross, I Am Not My Own
Good Friday service
Friday, April 18, 2014
Because of the cross, I am not my own.
Jesus often asks people to do things that, in reality, most of us would never do... or we think that Jesus...
Week in Review #15
Friday, Apr 4 - Thursday, Apr 10, 2014
Week #15 Synopsis
Relaxing Friday and Saturday
Main Street story was on Nehemiah (the follow up to Ezra's story the preceding week)
Monday was a big VBS planning day
Realization of...
Week in Review #13
Friday, Mar 21 - Thursday, Mar 27, 2014
Week #13 Synopsis
Benefit for high school girls that got into an accident on Saturday
Sermon preparation and delivery: The Squall and the Excorcism
Black Light Night event that Sunday...
A Blindfolded Worship Experience
At Youth on Wednesday night, we recently engaged in the story found in Mark 10:46-52 that shares the account of a blind man receiving sight from Jesus. In order to better prepare ourselves to...
Parent’s Guide to Technology
Parent's Guide to Technology
I found ParentTechGuide.com to be an incredible resource to share with parents @ Hayward Wesleyan. In fact, I printed a bunch off and they sit in a brochure holder for anyone...
Stories of Elisha
Stories of Elisha
1 Kings 19:19 - 2 Kings 8:6
Last week's story was centered around the prophet Elijah. In this week's story, the main character is Elisha.
Elisha is Elijah's successor and this prophet does some...
Story of Elijah
Story of Elijah
1 Kings 16:29 - 1 Kings 19:18
Last week the kingdom divided. Ten tribes in the north remained Israel, while two tribes in the south, Judah and Benjamin were renamed Judah.
Elijah was a...
