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... impersonal age. With cell phones and gadgets ruling the day, kids’ eyes glued to tablet screens, and endless hours being spent by ... out and embrace. And release and rely.
Especially in God’s family.
In other words we must....
Love each other with ...
... of it boils down to simply having different values.
In the home a teen's values may differ from that of her parents. She is forming ... our lives can lead to greater understanding and harmony in the home, marriage, church, and workplace. The following Values Inventory has ...
Read 1 John 5:20
God offers instruction, but then it's our move. We must accept His instruction and apply it to our lives. Then, and only then, can we expect to cash in on the benefits of His instruction.
So you see, application is the essential ...
... we’ll opt for extremes most every time. Which explains why God’s Book so often stresses moderation, self-control, softening our ... lives with more curves that necessitate a slower speed.
The psalmist calmly counsels us to “Be still” so we can know that God is ...
I'd like to encourage you (and myself) to toss out the idea of “New Year’s Resolutions” and instead cultivate areas of ... each day.
Now wait...this is not a guilt session! God in His grace is patient with us. He’s definitely not out to whack us ...
... to squirm out of your problems, you find yourself becoming the man or woman you have always wanted to be. And did you notice that little ... “press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward of God in Christ Jesus.” Is it a deal?
An edited adaption from Charles R. ...
... people willing to change. Here’s some practical help from the Scriptures:
>I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these ... the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. (Philippians 3:12–14)
Don’t ...
... is shoved in my closet. It’s now filled with memories to the point I barely open it because it is so overwhelming.
There are boxes ... mind as I listened to Chuck Swindoll’s sermon Life...as God Intended It . He says we have so much stuff (literal and figurative) that ...
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There isn't a person reading these words who hasn't had the tables turned. All of us have had the unhappy and unfortunate experience of doing what is right, yet we suffered ...
Meaningful, healthy relationships need the right kind of environment to flourish. Before we can expect to nurture ... gotta go! Just as tender plants require special care and the absence of things that assault growth, so do groups of believers who desire to cultivate relationships. Centuries ago, as God led the ancient Hebrews into the Promised Land, He specifically instructed ...
When we turn the page from chapter 6 to chapter 7 in the book of Daniel, we leave the ... seemingly random and disjointed, offers an overview of God’s grand design for humanity—all of which was future to Daniel, some but ... In this collage of prophecy, we’ll see the sovereignty of God once again—sovereignty we can trust in.
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... exhausted, burned-out believers knock themselves out to run the ministries and activities, while the majority sit back and observe from a distance. This is a far cry from the ...
After their exodus from Egypt God’s people found themselves lost in the wilderness, and they didn’t know where their journey would take them. ... and afraid. When Joshua took over as their leader, God reminded him that God knew exactly where His people were and where He ...
The invitation to enter God's rest didn’t begin with the New Testament. The ... and runs all the way back to creation. For millennia, God has called men and women to cease striving, trust Him, and surrender to His ...
... she feels, and you’ll likely get a contradictory answer. The student will be filled with trepidation because the test will reveal his or ... a while to administer an examination against the standard of God’s Word. As we close our study of 1 Timothy, let’s do that—let’s ...
... Dietrich Bonhoeffer vividly portrays with his pen the battleground of our experience. We can all identify with this scene:
... love of fame and power or greed for money…At this moment God is quite unreal to us. He loses all reality, and only desire for the ...
For the individual follower of Christ, the single most practical book in the Bible is probably James. For the church, it’s got to be 1 Timothy. And as ...
... appearing to be someone you’re not. This includes leaving the impression that we are bulletproof, that we’re on top of any challenge and all circumstances, which means we are living in the realm of virtual perfection. Playing such a role is not just inauthentic; ...
... stupid decisions…as if nothing is going right in the world?
In Numbers 21, the Israelites started to focus only on their obstacles. They grew tired of God’s manna and griped against Moses. What’s more, they griped against God. ...
... thousand years ago, Jerusalem would be an incredible place. The central narrative of Scripture, both completed and yet to come, revolves ... was in Jerusalem that the life of everyone who has turned to God was set apart. It's at the cross of Jesus Christ that life begins. And when ...
