Our attitudes can make us do the things we do. We often miss this point and pray that God will change the things we do. The priority of prayer should be to change who we are. The priority for prayer is to be.
The name Satan means adversary. He is our accuser. What a contrast to Jesus who lives to make intercession for us. Human nature being what it is, it is more natural for us to condemn each other than to intercede for one another.
The modern culture tells us to look back. However a true Christian cannot live in the past because he has, in the words of Jesus been born again.
The gospel also does the greatest favor one could possible do a human being, and that is it holds us accountable. We do not hold a poisonous snake accountable for biting someone or a lion for eating cattle. That is the way those animals are. But thank God He does not treat us like animals, He holds us accountable.
Have you ever noticed who generally gets the blame when we get sick? God. If that is not the case, then why do we pray, Lord, why did You let this happen to me? Researchers have estimated that 80% of the things killing us result from our own lifestyles.
Someone has said that health is not everything, but without it everything is nothing. God made us to be healthy. But we must remember that the foundation upon which the principles of health rest is self-control.
The conscience was designed to react to lawlessness and irresponsibility. The conscience is the place where guilt, shame, and even fear of punishment are registered. While society may see the conscience as a defect that is robbing people of their self-esteem, this is simply not true. The conscience doesn\\\'t create guilt (Isaiah 59:2), it detects guilt.
Correction is necessary, because we must realize we are wrong before we feel any need to change. The law of motion is that an object will continue moving in the direction it is headed until an outside force impacts it to go in another direction. Guilt is the feeling that something has gone wrong.
Perhaps nothing brings us back to reality more than physical suffering and pain, including the enormous grief of losing someone we love. Though we tend to resent it greatly an avoid it at all costs, often it is suffering that is the ultimate reality check.
Jesus humbled Himself and so must we (Phil. 2:8). He humbled Himself, not so that we wouldn’t need to, but so we in spite of our pride and selfishness can through the Holy Spirit be like Him.
The devil knew that the only way he could make the two great commandments unworkable would be to add a third. The problem is that many of us have bought into the idea.
The principles of the sermon will help you do more than lose weight.
Fruit of the Spirit - If It is Cracked, Don't Break It.
Fruit of the Spirit - Lord, Give Me Patience Now!
If one of the characteristics of the saints is that they are patience, then we had better take it seriously.
Fruit of the Spirit - What Do You Mean You Love Me?
Fruit of the Spirit - What Is Faith For?
God Do I Know You?
Someone once said that if you want to make it impossible for your enemy to express his ideology, take over his language.
We need to learn sooner than later that in the Christian life we can not have it both ways. Yet..... .
It appears that many are more concerned with how their stock portfolio is coming along than how their marriage is coming long. The pastor shares with you some of the things he has learned after more than fifty years.