tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post8363958319425239986..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: established in uncertaintyTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-57691525996360195972007-05-15T04:07:00.000-04:002007-05-15T04:07:00.000-04:00Alan, I look forward to reading that. Thanks.Alan, I look forward to reading that. Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-65522845686942317292007-05-14T22:52:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:52:00.000-04:00Ted,I've linked to this post and applied it to my ...Ted,<BR/><BR/>I've linked to this post and applied it to my favorite topic: the meeting of the church. Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-66150387409566822932007-05-14T21:34:00.000-04:002007-05-14T21:34:00.000-04:00Alan, Thanks for all those words. And great though...Alan, Thanks for all those words. And great thought there at the end, we need to take our hands off. To let God be God and in control as we seek to closely follow. I know that can be hard; but what miserable "gods" we are.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-72849732819973976992007-05-14T21:29:00.000-04:002007-05-14T21:29:00.000-04:00Allan, Thanks for the encouragement, and for the g...Allan, Thanks for the encouragement, and for the good words. Abraham is certainly a good case in point for us, as we are called to walk in the footsteps of his faith. And he went, not knowing where he was going.<BR/><BR/>Many blessings on you and yours in your upcoming move.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-48803773893015292102007-05-14T20:42:00.000-04:002007-05-14T20:42:00.000-04:00Ted,This post is exactly where God has me. I like ...Ted,<BR/><BR/>This post is exactly where God has me. I like things planned out... but that's not God's ways. You said: "All of this involves becoming established in uncertainty. We don't know what lies ahead in a day, or a week, a month or a year- and beyond. But we are willing to trust that in it all God's will can be done in our lives, as we seek and choose that will over our own and for the true good of the world, including ourselves." I need that reminder. Only by standing in Christ will I be "established in uncertainty". I may not know where I am going, but God does. And, I can trust him and his promises. Now, if I can only release my grip from the wheel and let God take over...<BR/><BR/>-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-29786845244845781452007-05-14T19:25:00.000-04:002007-05-14T19:25:00.000-04:00Ted:Good thoughts. I preached on the call of Abrah...Ted:<BR/><BR/>Good thoughts. I preached on the call of Abraham last Sunday and specifically focused on walking with God, and following even though we are not sure where the path leads.<BR/><BR/>As I prepare for a move, I am finding the call stories in the Bible to be quite meaningful.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-67069775148213124272007-05-14T19:02:00.000-04:002007-05-14T19:02:00.000-04:00Julie, I'm being surprised by God in some ways tod...Julie, I'm being surprised by God in some ways today. And it's not all easy either. But I can trust in him that it will all be good in the end!Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-64841972822643972992007-05-14T09:15:00.000-04:002007-05-14T09:15:00.000-04:00'We like predictability and easy "cookie cutter" w...'We like predictability and easy "cookie cutter" ways. But God's ways are different.' Yes. <BR/>He always surprises me.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724497030245209599noreply@blogger.com