Have you heard of taking things out of context? Do you understand what that means? Have you ever heard something said but only one small piece of it? Have you read only a portion of a statement and misinterpreted it? Taking things out of context can be misleading and dangerous. We have seen or heardContinue reading “Understanding Context”
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Be Prepared
Do you live by the motto “be prepared?” Are you continually looking ahead, thinking about what you can do today to be ready for tomorrow? Next week? Next Month? Next Year? Are you prepared for the schemes of Satan? We prepare ourselves for school. We prepare ourselves for jobs. We prepare ourselves for many thingsContinue reading “Be Prepared”
Resisting Temptation
Are you often tempted to do something you know you shouldn’t? Do you find it difficult to resist following through with it? Would you like to have a stronger will to resist? How is your knowledge and relationship with God? We are tempted nearly every day to do something we know we shouldn’t do. OrContinue reading “Resisting Temptation”
Love Trusts
What proof do you require to believe? Do you need to see, hear, or touch to believe something is true? Where does that leave love? Where does that leave faith? Are you willing to trust in something or someone you cannot see, hear, or touch? We have likely heard, and may have said ourselves, “I’llContinue reading “Love Trusts”
Acquire Eternal Life
What is eternal life? Is there eternal life? Do you believe there is eternal life? Do you long for eternal life? Do you know how to acquire eternal life with God? Do you know it is not nearly as difficult as you may believe? There are people in this world who do not believe inContinue reading “Acquire Eternal Life”
Disciple
Who do you say Jesus is? Do you consider yourself a follower of His? Do you realize Jesus is the Son of God? Have you recognized Him as God? Is your confession mere lip service, or do you truly put forth the effort to follow His lead? As much as we might like to thinkContinue reading “Disciple”
Dig Deeper
Are you moving on? Are you moving on in maturity? Have you learned the elementary teachings and learning more complex instruction now? Are you learning to think logically and put the pieces together to gain a deeper understanding? As we go through school, we begin with very basic teachings. We learn our alphabet before weContinue reading “Dig Deeper”
Unite With God
Who do you support? Who do you stand with? Do you stand with family? Do you stand with friends? Do you stand with co-workers? Do you stand with any number of other groups we see in our society today? Do you stand with God? We see people divided into more groups in our society todayContinue reading “Unite With God”
Overcome Fear
Are you fearful? Do you fear losing your job? Do you fear being attacked? Are you afraid of going into a relationship? Are you afraid of losing a relationship? Do you fear our world is crumbling? Are you afraid of where you will spend eternity? There are many things going on in our culture todayContinue reading “Overcome Fear”
Love Like Jesus
How well do you love? Do you love deeply in your heart or is it superficial? Do you show your love or speak empty words? Do you recognize real love or are you only looking for love on the surface? Are you willing to love as Jesus has commanded? We see a lot of hateContinue reading “Love Like Jesus”
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