VERMAURICE BROWN's Blog – August 2012 Archive (4)

Romance communication needs

  You sit your spouse down and communicate to him that you need more romance before you are able to get into the “mood.” His response to this request is grab you in inappropriate places in public places or make naughty remarks about your private parts. In other words, he needs a little communication re-enforcement.   It is time to sit him down again and communicate to him…

Pray for yourself and others

So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church. For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.  1 Corinthians 14:12-14 NIV

So if you speak in a way no one…

Let people see God in you

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV

“There's more to…

The Parable of the Tenants

12 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on…