Sound Teaching

What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. — 2 Timothy 1:13-14

Saturday we went to the Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham concert at SDSU.

It was more a worship service than a concert.

And it was fun to attend as a family.

Singing praise songs together and praising God.

And watching hundreds of people sign up to sponsor a child with Compassion International after hearing the testimony of a mom who was sponsored by Compassion when she lived in the Philippines.

A wonderful time a worship.

Thanks be to God!

Be Worthy of Respect

Be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. — Titus 1:2

God calls me to be worthy of respect.

And to be self-controlled.

He is working in me so I will be sound in faith.

And living in love.

And filling me with His Holy Spirit so I can grow in endurance.

And be temperate in my thoughts and actions.

I am a work in progress.

And I'm grateful He has not given up on me.

The Pattern of Sound Teaching

What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. — 1 Timothy 1:13-14 

Today is Labor Day, so I have the day off.

A welcome rest from the work week.

Yesterday, our pastor gave an inspiring sermon from 2 Thessalonians 2.

And our Sunday school teacher encouraged us to share the gospel with others by getting to know them personally.

A rich day of teaching from God's Word.

God asks me to keep His Word as the pattern of sound teaching.

To hold fast to the faith and love of Christ Jesus.

To guard the good deposit that was entrusted to me.

To guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in me.

Help me, Lord.

Sound Teaching

What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. — 2 Timothy 1:12

Today was another beautiful day in sunny San Diego.

And Kirk golfed another 83!

Very impressive.

He also trimmed our Crape Myrtle tree and got a lot of yardwork done.

Abby went to the Padres game and cheered them on to victory!

Also very impressive.

And a fun evening.

What we hear from God in His Word, we keep as the pattern of sound teaching.

WIth faith and love in Christ Jesus.

Sing a New Song

I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder; the voice I heard was like the sound of harpers playing on their harps, and they sing a new song before the throne. — Revelation 14:2-3

Saturday our choir came over to our house for a potluck.

The sun was out, and the day was gorgeous. 

We left our tree up for one last party.

The choir members brought amazingly tasty food.

And we had a fun time of fellowship.

Between 30 and 40 people squeezed into our home.

After we ate, we had a chance to sing together, practicing our songs for next week's church service.

Kirk turned on the firepit, and some sat around it, enjoying the beautiful flames. 

We sang praises to God.

One day we will sing before him in heaven.

The harpers play on their harps and sing a new song before God's throne.

Praise Our God

Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. — Psalm 66:8-9

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.

He has preserved my life.

He has prevented my feet from slipping.

And he has provided me with every good thing.

Today I go for my MUGA scan to make sure my heart is still okay after all of the chemo.

Lying still during each scan gives me a chance to sing silently to God.

To thank him for all he's done. 

Here's our church choir several years ago. I'm the last one on the right. This was when I still had hair.  Actually, I still have a light baby fuzz all over my head and I still have some eyebrows and lashes. 

What a surprise.

Praise our God.