Michael Kelley
Contributor at Outreach Magazine
Husband, Dad, Church Leader, Communicator. Latest book is THE WHOLE STORY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: A YEAR OF JESUS-CENTERED FAMILY DEVOTIONS.
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2 weeks ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
If you go to your refrigerator right now, chances are you will find at least one bottle of something that has two important words on it. The words are “Shake well.” Have you ever tried to use whatever that thing is without shaking it well? What comes out is a watered down, liquidy version of the real thing. But when you shake it well, you stir up all the things that have the tendency to settle down at the bottom.
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1 month ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
We should not be afraid to pray big prayers. There are lots of them in the Bible:Joshua prayed that the sun would stand still in the sky (Josh. 10:12–14). Elijah prayed for fire from heaven and then rain to end a severe drought (1 Kings 18). Nehemiah prayed for the heart of a pagan king to be moved (Neh. 1:10–12). Sometimes we don’t pray big prayers because we have been disappointed in the answers to our previous prayers and we don’t want to feel that disappointment again.
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1 month ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
“Where are you?”The question rang out across the garden. The first humans, who had enjoyed perfect fellowship with their Creator and lived in perfect harmony with the rest of his creation, had walked and talked in naked transparency with God and with each other. But not anymore. Now they were hiding. Now they were self-conscious. Now they were filled with the guilt and shame that came from their lack of faith and rebellion. And God was looking for them.
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2 months ago |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
We have lots of reasons and lots of occasions to pray:We pray to give thanks to God for who he is and what he has done. We pray for forgiveness when we know we have sinned against God and others. We pray when we are feeling anxious about tomorrow and what it holds. We pray for our own sake and the sake of others when we are in need. The list could go on, but the point is clear—there is always, always, always a reason to pray. No wonder the Bible tells us to pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17).
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Jan 22, 2025 |
outreachmagazine.com | Michael Kelley
Or … 3 Diagnostic Questions for the Christian Idolater. That title might not make sense to you. At first reading, it might seem to be self-contradictory. How can a Christian be an idolater? Christians recognize and believe in the God of the Bible, don’t they? And don’t they willingly confess Jesus as Lord? How, then, can Christians be idolaters? Pretty easily, actually. John Calvin once wrote that the human heart is an idol factory, and that is indeed true.
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When we face pain and difficulty, one of the first things that happens is that we start to doubt God. But what if we chose to doubt our doubts instead of doubting God? Read more in today’s article here: https://t.co/vVfqYwoSxN
No discipline is enjoyable. That’s why it’s discipline after all. But the Bible pictures the discipline of God, even though it might not be pleasant, as good news. My post this week with @Thinke is about why. Click through to read more: https://t.co/108OcFx9jx
From a biblical standpoint, knowledge is a good thing. Even better when that knowledge leads to understanding. But still incomplete unless that understanding leads to action. This is the progression of not just knowing but doing. Read more here: https://t.co/BRLdfn7r0o