Do you like using analogies? Do you like it when someone else uses an analogy? How many analogies do you hear each day? Are some of them cliché? Are some ones you have heard many times? Have you learned anything from the analogies or parables Jesus told? Analogies can help us understand complicated things. TheyContinue reading “Wise or Foolish”
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Trumpet Call
What is your long-range plan? Where do you see yourself twenty or thirty or forty years from now? What will you be doing? Where will you be? Who will be with you? Will you even be alive? Where will you be when Jesus Christ returns? If we have been in professional classes or in business,Continue reading “Trumpet Call”
Promised Hope
Have you grieved during your life? Was it for a loved one? Was it for a pet? How did you handle your grief? Was your grief overwhelming? Were you unable to function? Did hope have a positive impact on your grief? Do you know it could? Grieving can be difficult. When we lose a parent,Continue reading “Promised Hope”
Learning Something New
Are you willing to be taught? Do you yearn to learn new things? Or do you prefer to continue to think you know it all? How many questions do you ask each day? How many do you answer? Are you willing to hear the words of truth? Are you willing to learn from God? WhetherContinue reading “Learning Something New”
Covenant
Have you ever taken an oath? Was it an oath in court? Was it an oath to enter the military? Have you entered into a covenant? Was it a covenant of marriage? Was it a business contract? Have you made a covenant to obey God? We swear oaths in many different settings. It may beContinue reading “Covenant”
Choose God
How many choices do you make every day? Have you ever thought about it? What thought process do you go through to make a choice? Is it different depending on the question? Have you made the most important decision? Have you decided to serve God? We make more choices each day than we think weContinue reading “Choose God”
Humble and Exalted
Do you consider yourself a humble person? If so, you might not be as humble as you think. Do you like to be put on a pedestal? If so, you might find yourself knocked off of it. What if you knew you could be humble and exalted simultaneously? Being humble is challenging. When we startContinue reading “Humble and Exalted”
Obey the Teacher
Are you good at obeying rules, policies, and the law? How do you feel if someone who is telling you the rules does not obey them? Do you want to justify your disobedience with their disobedience? Do know justifying your actions by someone else’s actions doesn’t fly? We may experience in our jobs bosses whoContinue reading “Obey the Teacher”
Accept God’s Word
What do you believe? Where do you get your most dependable information? Is it on social media? Is it on national news broadcasts? Do you have your favorite internet news source? How do determine if the news source you choose is reliable? We can get news from more sources than we can count. There areContinue reading “Accept God’s Word”
Blameless Conduct
How is your daily conduct? Do you take your conduct seriously? How do you treat others? Do you treat them with respect? Is your conduct and treatment of others beyond reproach? Do you see others as Jesus sees them? Are you willing to change your conduct? We all have our normal conduct. We have learnedContinue reading “Blameless Conduct”
Marty Pressey 