Overcoming Fear
Reasonable or normal fear protects us from danger. On the other hand, abnormal or excessive fear is a monster which can paralyze and destroy.
Enjoy The People In Your Life
Philippians 1:3-11
Do you ever wish you were like Robinson Crusoe, living alone on a
desert island away from difficult people? Would that be paradise to
you?
The apostle Paul came to realize his
need for other people. When Paul came into a relationship with the
person of Christ, he mov
Righteousness
Someone has come up with a country version of the Ten Commandments. It goes like this:
1) There is only one God
2) No false gods
3) No cuss'n
4) Gather on Sunday
5) Mind your Ma and Pa
6) No killin'
7) Cheatin' is forbidden
8) Ya'll don't steal
Principle
At
one point in his career, Henry David Thoreau chose to accept a prison
sentence on the basis of civil disobedience principle. He thought
others should value the same principles he did. A friend of his came
to visit him in jail and asked, "What are you doing in there?"
Thoreau
Praying For People Facing Hard Times
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
In seminary a professor would always say, "Be kind to the people you minister to, they all are facing hard times."
The church at Thessalonica was facing hard times - persecution,
testing of their faith, and spiritual opposition. The situation was
so gri
Another Re-Release? Enough Already!
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Warnings, Overconfidence, Temptation, And Possible Victory
Fourteenth in a series1 Corinthians 10:11-13
These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common
Ready to Exhale
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Disciples, Doubts, And Decisions
Matthew 11:1-19
A friend of mine works as a church consultant to help churches and their leaders become what God has called them to be. A few years back he told me about a fascinating conversation he was involved in with a group of pastors. All of these men believed the Bible, had good and succ
Facing A Fork In The Road
Matthew 7:13-14
I'm a big baseball fan and one of my favorite characters is Yogi Berra, the legendary former catcher for the New York Yankees.
Yogi is as famous for his use of words as he was for his use of a bat and glove. He was a slashing hitter who has slashed up the English language more