Make Up Your Mind
“This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best” Philippians 1:9-10When I was young, my mother tried to...
View ArticleBorn Identity Part 2
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17Discover two privileges you enjoy because you are found “in...
View ArticleThe Song Of The Saints
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. . . . Your judgments have been manifested. —Revelation 15:4We’ve all heard the expression, “I don’t get mad; I just get...
View ArticleNo Cause For Alarm
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. —Ephesians 4:26The sound of the alarm blaring from inside the church struck panic in my heart. I had arrived at church early one...
View ArticleThis Time It’s Personal
"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ ” Luke 15:21I’ll make a confession if you promise not to tell. Having been...
View ArticleBefore and After
“We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” Ephesians 2:10I’m sure that you’ve seen those before and after pictures in ads for diet...
View ArticleBravo for the Boundaries
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." Psalm 1:1In case you haven’t noticed, we live in a no-holds-barred,...
View ArticleAre We Small Yet?
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” Philippians 2:3 NASBKids are great! Things that we take for granted are...
View ArticleStop Talking, Start Listening Part 1
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27When was the last time you heard the voice of God? Most of us spend so much time talking to God, we don’t take the time to...
View ArticleJell-O Knees
“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:5-6Somewhere in the...
View ArticleFear Of The Unknown
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called . . . . And he went out, not knowing where he was going. —Hebrews 11:8 Has God ever asked you to do something that seemed unreasonable? Something that took...
View ArticleYour Faithful Friend?
“For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies” Psalm 57:10Junior high school can be one long intensive seminar on drama in relationships. I am convinced that...
View ArticleA Tongue That Moves Dirt
“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.” Proverbs 11:13R. G. LeTourneau, the owner of a large earth-moving equipment company, often told this story: “We used to have a...
View ArticleGate Crashers
“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18Several years ago, the Pentagon built warships designed to fight terrorism. This class of battleship could carry a...
View ArticleHurry Up and Wait
“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly” Proverbs 14:29One of my all-time favorite school teacher stories is about a kindergarten teacher who at the end of an...
View ArticleThe Middle
“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23I am a...
View ArticleStop Talking, Start Listening Part 2
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27Discover the five habits of effective listeners to the voice of God. Last week, Joe Stowell explained the importance of hearing...
View ArticlePrice Tags
“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” Philippians 3:8You may have heard the story about the pranksters who broke into a hardware store....
View ArticleTime For A Change
This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner. —Luke 7:39A friend once told me, “In my lifetime I’ve seen a lot of things...
View ArticleNaming Rights
“To him who overcomes . . . I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.” Revelation 2:17Is there anyone out there as excited as I am that it’s...
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