How do you come to an agreement with others? Are your agreements binding? As parents, how do you negotiate and agree on how you will punish your children’s bad behavior? Do you also show grace and forgiveness to them? Do you include God in your decisions? Agreeing and disagreeing is different for each of us.Continue reading “Discipline In Love”
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Seek Reconciliation
How do you resolve disputes? How do you react to someone who offends you? How do you react to someone who does something against you? Is your first inclination to retaliate? Do you seek revenge? Do you hold a grudge? Are you unforgiving? Are you willing to reconcile? Many of us are averse to confrontation.Continue reading “Seek Reconciliation”
Know the Time
Do you track the time? Are you aware of what is going on around you? Do you try to see the big picture? Have you witnessed the changing of times and eras? Have you noticed the changes in people, your community, and the nation? Or are you so focused on the moment that you missContinue reading “Know the Time”
Fulfill the Law
Are you a by the book person? Do your emotions ricochet from one extreme to another? Do you function well in structured organizations? Do you prefer to have flexibility to do as you see fit? Are you good at following instructions or prefer to give them? Each of us has our own personality and preferences.Continue reading “Fulfill the Law”
Sing a New Song
Who do you sing the praises of? How do you praise? Does your praise include raising your hands, raising your voice, and your spirit soaring? Or is your praise more subtle, just a lifting of your spirit while being subdued on the outside? Does your praise include tears? We all praise in different ways, whetherContinue reading “Sing a New Song”
More Than Victorious
Are you competitive? Do you like to win? Are you seeking a promotion in your job? Do you sometimes feel like a loser? Have you felt like the entire world is against you? Have you wondered when you will finally get a break? Do you know that you are already victorious? I am a competitiveContinue reading “More Than Victorious”
Great Guidance Part 4
As we have walked through the Apostle Paul’s list of guidance we have seen quite a list. He continues his list through the end of Romans 12. It is a list full of guidance to live by, but not easy to do. Today we take a look at a few more of Paul’s bits ofContinue reading “Great Guidance Part 4”
Great Guidance Part 3
The Apostle Paul continues to rattle off his guidance. Some of it is hard to swallow. We are to bless those who persecute us. We are not to curse them. In a culture that seeks immediate revenge for any offense, this is nearly unimaginable. Yet it follows Jesus’ command to turn the other cheek (MatthewContinue reading “Great Guidance Part 3”
Great Guidance Part 2
As we continue to read through Paul’s guidance in Romans 12, we first see that we are rejoice in hope. Rejoicing includes celebration and being filled with joy. It is different than being happy. Hope is not wishful thinking but being confident in the promises of God and assured of him fulfilling them. Paul thenContinue reading “Great Guidance Part 2”
Great Guidance Part 1
The second half of Romans 12 is full of great guidance from the Apostle Paul. He rattles off one directive after another for thirteen verses. If we were to live only by the guidance in these verses, we would be declared saints. There would be no one like us in our community. He starts ofContinue reading “Great Guidance Part 1”
Marty Pressey 