Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 14—God's Community—Exodus 21-24
Read moreJesus Famous Men Serve Their Homes for Christ
Every person on earth is shaped in some way by his or her father. While a male will contribute to a pregnancy, a father contributes to a legacy. Like the church, family is an entity created and designed by God, and fathers play a huge role in the development and leadership of the individual family. (20 Minutes/5000 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: Your Teenager Can Help You Destroy Hypocrisy
Your Teenager Can Help You Destroy Hypocrisy
Archival Post
When a child grows into adolescence, they begin seeing their parents in a new light. During their younger years, mom or dad was right and true, a source of illumination in a dark world. But, as the teenage years kick in, children begin to discover the world on their own.
Read moreA Decision-Making Mindset (1 Corinthians 16:5-7)
A Decision-Making Mindset
(1 Corinthians 16:5-7)
I have never been great at decision-making. At least, I have never felt great at it. Looking back on the last couple of decades of my sojourn, I can see a track record of critical choices that yielded good fruit. So I do not mean I constantly make bad decisions. I do make them (the bad ones), but what I mean here is that I am one of those people who struggle and deliberate and vacillate while making decisions, and, because of all this, I feel I have never been great at decision-making. (3 Minutes/900 Words)
Read moreExodus 32
The section that we're entering into here in chapter 32 actually extends all the way through to chapter 34. We're not going to cover all three chapters in one sitting, though that would be an appropriate exercise because they are a unit. And this unit is meant to communicate a message about the rebellion of the people, the mediation of Moses in interceding for the people, and God's restorative process in the people's lives, bringing them right back into the covenant.
Read moreGenesis 32-34
In our continuation through the Book of Genesis today, chapters 32-34, we’ll be looking at the story of Jacob returning to the land of promise after years on the run. And before we get into that, I just want to thank you for joining and continuing through the Book of Genesis with me.
Read moreYour Teenager Can Help You Destroy Hypocrisy (Luke 12:1)
Your Teenager Can Help You Destroy Hypocrisy
(Luke 12:1)
When a child grows into adolescence, they begin seeing their parents in a new light. During their younger years, mom or dad was right and true, a source of illumination in a dark world. But, as the teenage years kick in, children begin to discover the world on their own. (2 Minutes/500 Words)
Read moreHow to Counsel Yourself (Nehemiah 5:7)
How to Counsel Yourself
(Nehemiah 5:7)
Bobby Brown once sang, "I talk to myself when there is no one to talk to." Nehemiah talked to himself when there were others to talk to. The dude had enemies, and frienemies, who tried to bring him down. (2 Minutes/600 Words)
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