This is a very real problem, and not just "out there"- it is native to us all. Life brings disappointments and pain and circumstances that we can do nothing to change, but God wants us to be overcomers, to get up off the bottom of life and choose to look at life His way.
No matter which role you find yourself filling in the family - the prodigal failure or the faultless older brother - you will be challenged as you listen to this discourse on a familiar Bible story.
Christ has dreamed a dream: His dream is a perfectly glorious Bride. Do you share that dream with Him? Do you see it? Feel it? Live in it? Seven rock-solid glories from Hebrews 12 to admire and strive for.
The Gospel of Jesus is the foundation of Christianity and our hope. What will happen to the person who accepts that Gospel as the truth on which to build his life? How will the world recognize the disciples of Jesus? Do you know how to help someone accept that Gospel for his own life?
Have you been wronged by your friends or enemies? Are you miserable because of the wrongs that have not been made right? How much has God forgiven you?
Clothing is a type of language. It announces social status/rank, a person's heroes, his convictions (or lack thereof). The Bible speaks to the issue of clothing, and to it we look for direction in our choices of appearance. What does your clothing tell observers about you?
A look into Creator’s Book to explore the relationship between seeds planted and harvest gathered, the connection between decisions and consequences. They may be more important than you realize!
What is the devil: a friend, or an enemy? If he is an enemy, you do well to identify and avoid falling into his deceitful traps. In this sermon, six of his common subterfuges are exposed by the searchlight of God's Word for the falsehoods that they actually are. Protect yourself with Truth!
Where did this term originate? What is the poison? Who puts it in the well? And finally, the most important question: how can the poison be eliminated so that the well will once more be safe?
Life brings life questions. How would the Creator of Life have His children to think about…. euthanasia? safety procedures? animal rights? handicapped folk? contraceptives? abortion? Listen and be challenged to share God’s view of every life that has been created in His image.
Traditionally, Advent is a time to contemplate the gift of a Redeemer. This Child who came from heaven to earth changed everything, and if He hasn't changed you and your household, you have missed the Advent. Seven aspects of the Advent to consider as you prepare to celebrate Christ's birth.
What should be done with lapses in moral purity, the proverbial “skeletons in the closet”? The shame associated with such sin has a remedy; there is victory for the fallen and cleansing for the filthy. Learn 4 mileposts on the road to victory over sexual sins, then "go, and sin no more!"
