Ten of the 12 spies sent to Canaan returned with a pessimistic report. Why did the Israelites take the bad news to heart?
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Spiritual Growth (Page 5)
Ruth did not have to follow her family to the land of Moab, she chose to. God does not force us to devote our lives to him, we have the ability to chose.
Most people begin to yearn for friendship at a very young age. We want to make great friends and keep them for life. But maybe a basic misunderstanding of good friendship is getting in the way
Psalms 95 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5 The…
When something goes wrong, is it our first inclination to get irritated? If we yield ourselves to the Spirit of Christ, he will teach us patience (Gal. 5:22-23).
When Americans hear the word “gentleness,” they think of tenderness. The kindness of a wise old man or the delicate touch of a little girl. Christian gentleness includes tenderness, but it’s something far more robust than that.
Self-control is both a gift (Gal. 5:22-23) and a goal (2 Pet. 1:5-6). The self-controlled person must master his body, his speech, and his mind.
God is keenly interested in why we do things. But people can be humbly obedient to Jesus for completely different reasons. Of course, one motivation is superior to all the rest (1 John 4:17-18).
Every saint must be a servant. Every member must be a minister. A ministry is an intentional and regular practice of my God-given gifts. But how do I identify the ministry gifts the Lord has blessed me with?
We generally think of “ministry” in terms of paid church servants or church programs. But isn’t everyone expected to have a ministry (Eph. 4:12)?