Category: rest

• REFRESHING MY SOUL

  

  I need to rest. This is an everyday truth for me. But it is hard to rest because I have so much to do each and every day. How will I get everything done if I take time to rest? Who will take up the slack, especially in a busy season of life? These are […]

  Ryan Stratton

  06/12/2022

  ambition, belonging, calling, career, Christian Life, Christianity, glory to God, God’s grace, Life, ministry, pastor, remember, renewal, rest, Sabbath, Truth, uncategoried

  burnout is real, loving God, loving my family, refreshing my soul, signs of burnout, time to rest

• Noah: Nobody’s Perfect

  There are movies and books and stories that we allow to speak to our hearts. We fall in love with the characters and root for them, or want what’s coming to them to happen. The stories we seem to pay more attention to add to our notion that life is all about us. One of […]

  Ryan Stratton

  07/21/2020

  anger, attitudes, belief, Bible, bible stories, bible study, character, Christian Life, Christianity, church, confrontation, Creation, disciples, eternal life, evangelism, Failure, faith, forgiven, glory, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, holy, holy life, holy living, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, leadership, learn, Life, methodism, methodist, ministry, mission, people pleasing, perfection, plan, planning, priority, purpose, relationships, rest, sin, trials, trust, Truth, Uncategorized, wisdom, Work, worship, writing, youth ministry

  Genesis 6, in Christ alone, Jesus is the way truth and life, live a holy life, narrow is the gate, noah and the flood, noah found favor in the eyes of God, nobodys perfect, perfection in Christ, Trust in Christ

• Loving to Life Pt 6

  

  PRACTICE & PROMOTE SABBATH How many people do you know of that can work 7-10 days a week (yes I know how many days are in a week) and still have the energy and desire to live a full life outside of work? Plain and simple, we can’t. In the book of Genesis 1-2, Exodus […]

  Ryan Stratton

  08/03/2018

  belief, bible, Christian Life, church, devotionals, disciples, eternal life, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, glory of God, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, leadership, Life, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, miracles, mission, pastor, pray, Prayer, preparation, prepare, renewal, rest, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  Book of Deuteronomy, book of Exodus, day of rest, practicing Sabbath rest, resting in God, taking a day off, taking a sabbath, trusting in God

• Off Hours

  

  OFFICE HOURS Ministry in the Marketplace Part 4 We have been focusing on our lives during the working hours. This week, we have the chance to look at what it should look like when we are off work. I am one of those people who loves my vocation. After all, I get to speak about […]

  Ryan Stratton

  09/20/2016

  Bible, Christian Life, Christianity, church, disciples, eternal life, evangelism, faith, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, mercy, methodism, methodist, new creation, new life, reconciliation, relationships, rest, Sabbath, transformation, Truth, Uncategorized, Work

  being off work, God rested on the 7th day, Good News of Jesus Christ, humans need rest, ministry in the worksplace, off hours, office hours, rest is important, sabbath rest, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, workaholics