Hearts + Minds Ministries

Feb 3 2025 Salukis downtime How many friends did you have in high school? How many friends did you have during your freshman year in college? How many of you have gained friends as you’ve gotten older? Or who has lost friends as they have gotten older? What work goes into having friends? What about family? Do you automatically have a relationship with family because you’re related?  What about a girlfriend/boyfriend or even a spouse?  What does it take to have a relationship with someone?  God loves you and is there for you. Today, I will share with you how much God cares about you. Revelation 3:19-21 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Do you have to call your friend out every once in awhile?  Its actually healthy done the right way.   20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they will be with me. Have you ever felt like God is...

Saluki downtime January 20, 2025 What do you want? Write it down. Pass out Note cards.  If you don’t know what you want, you’ll never get it. Your mind has to be in control of what you want. Finding joy in all you do. What is the difference between JOY and HAPPY? Deuteronomy 31:6 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave or forsake you.” #1. Knowing that God is there for you is the first step. Live for love It was his love that caused our creation. It was in love that he offered mankind grace, even in our continual rebellion. His love sent Jesus to rescue us, and it’s his love that will win at our final redemption—the gathering of all of God’s people for the great wedding feast. You were created to be loved by God and to love him and others in return. And you will never find satisfaction until you rest in the unconditional love of your heavenly Father. You will never find true purpose until yo...

Saluki downtime January 13, 2025 What is something everyone loves but you either hate it or don’t get it? Example - Barnes and Noble or kanes God loves you. I want you to know that and to share that with others. I am available to meet with you! Don't be afraid to text me if you are tired and need a coffee. Or hungry and want to grab lunch. Or if you want to sit down with me and talk about your life. If you want to know more about the bible, how to pray, grow your relationship with God, or just have questions. I want to do that, too. This week, I want to ask: Does God care what you do for a living, where you go to school, or if you play sports? Well, let me tell you this. God does not care what you do. God cares how you do it. Does God care how much money you make? What does God care about? Luke 14:28 which states, "For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?" Does God care where you work? Wh...

Saluki downtime Dec 9, 20204 What are you thankful for?  What have you learned about yourself this semester? Where have you grown?  What are you looking forward to over break? Mary   Luke 1:30-33 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” Do you think you have found favor with God? What are your thoughts on this statement? LUKE 1:34-37 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[b] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and...

Saluki downtime Dec 2, 2024 How long does it take to grow a hundred-foot tree? How long does it take to paint an extraordinary painting? How long does it take to become a professional athlete? the 10,000-hour rule. idea that suggests it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in a field: Saul to Paul - Short version - He addressed a Jewish crowd during his arrest in Jerusalem ( Acts 22:1-21 ). Then again, before King Agrippa in Acts 26:9-20 . Saul was born in Tarsus but spent his formative years in Jerusalem, where he studied under the esteemed teacher Gamaliel. He was known for his intelligence, but despite his strong belief in God, he persecuted the followers of Jesus, viewing them as a threat to his faith. Saul actively sought to arrest these disciples, instilling fear in their hearts. For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my...