Do you like receiving gifts? Do you like giving gifts? Have you considered that gift giving can become transactional? Are you concerned about giving a gift to someone so that your gift is comparable in value as a gift they have given you? Gift giving has become complicated in our society. We spend a lotContinue reading “The Gift”
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Accept Life
Have you been lied to? Have you been told a half-truth? How did you find out it was a lie or half-truth? How did you feel when you discovered it? Did you feel betrayed? Were you hurt? What did you do about it, if anything? Are you still dealing with the aftereffects of it? BeingContinue reading “Accept Life”
Temptation and Victory
How strong is your will power? How long can you resist temptation? What is your greatest weakness? Can you resist eating your favorite food? Can you resist adding one more tool to your tool chest? Can you resist buying a new dress? What is your favorite sin? Temptation overcomes all of us. We all haveContinue reading “Temptation and Victory”
Fast to Seek
How long do you think you could go without food? How many days could you fast? How committed are you to a cause? Are you committed enough to go without food as a form of protesting? How committed to God are you? Are you willing to fast to grow closer to him? Most of usContinue reading “Fast to Seek”
Treasure in Heaven
Where is your treasure? Do you first take a look at your bank account? Do you look up the value of your house? Do you combine them? Is your treasure your job? Do you think of your family as your treasure? Is your treasure in pictures? What if your treasure is all wrong? We putContinue reading “Treasure in Heaven”
Secret Works
Do you like to be seen? Do you want others to observe your acts of goodness? Do you tell others about every act of kindness you perform? Are your actions different when being observed by others than when you are alone? Are you being hypocritical? Most of us want to be seen. But some ofContinue reading “Secret Works”
Never Too Late
How long have you been waiting? How long have you failed to confess your wrongdoings? How long have hid your favorite sins? How long have you hoped that God would not strike you down for them? Do you think you have waited too long? Have you given up hope of begin forgiven? We all keepContinue reading “Never Too Late”
What Would You Give?
What would you give to receive everything you have always desired? What are you willing to sacrifice? Would you sacrifice having a family? Would you give up a long life? Are you willing to set aside being who God designed you to be to pursue personal achievements? We don’t typically think about what we mustContinue reading “What Would You Give?”
Brush with Fame
Have you had an opportunity to recognize who someone is and fail to do so? Have you had a brush with someone famous? Have you driven past someone you know and not recognized them? Have you interacted with someone and not known who they were until long after? There are times when we brush againstContinue reading “Brush with Fame”
Unbelievable Encounter
What is the strangest thing you have ever seen? How did what you saw compare to outlandish scenes put into movies? Did you think it was unbelievable? Did you think it was supernatural? Have you noticed the supernatural and perhaps hard to believe events in the Bible? Extraordinary things happen. We may see them. WeContinue reading “Unbelievable Encounter”
Marty Pressey 