How Do You Feel About Your Body?  Good Morning Friends,  Jesus can change even the most hopeless of situations for he brings hope to those who are struggling to hold on. Think of the victim by the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan. Think of the status of church in … Continue reading How Do You Feel About Your Body? →

How Is Your Faith In Christ's Authority Forming Your Love For Others?  Good Morning Friends,  Having great faith enables us to stop worrying about ourselves which then frees us to look out for the interests of those around us. There are plenty of people who need saving in this world. Great faith enables us to … Continue reading How Is Your Faith In Christ’s Authority Forming Your Love For Others? →

Are You Ready To Show People The Light?  Good Morning Friends,  When God turns off the lights one must have faith to act otherwise one is stuck in the dark. It is a good time to have friends and especially a friend in Jesus. It is a good time for us to shine from the … Continue reading Are You Ready To Show People The Light? →

How Does Christ Heal Us?  Good Morning Friends,  If all the things about Jesus were small enough to understand it would not spark the Spirit big enough in us to prompt us to worship. The mystery is that God is like us and not like us. There are going to be things we cannot wrap … Continue reading How Does Christ Heal Us? →

What Is The Condition Of Your Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's scripture from Corinthians are the words of Paul and not Jesus. Sure, they are inspired, but after 2000 years, the grounds for his advice have not materialized…at least not in the way we might at first think. Paul is being completely honest in his … Continue reading What Is The Condition Of Your Heart? →

Who Is Best Qualified To Handle Grievances?  Good Morning Friends,  Paul rebuked the Corinthian Christians for trusting secular sources in rectify grievances among themselves. He claimed the Church is uniquely fitted to properly rectify personal grievances because Christians are qualified thru their selfless loving concern and wisdom. But then Paul argued for his own case … Continue reading Who Is Best Qualified To Handle Grievances? →

How Do We Deal With Sin In The Church?  Goof Morning Friends,  There is a difference between church growth and church health. And the distinction comes to roost in the church when we make allowances for sin and especially sins involving sex. The problem is that we were created as creatures with a sexuality and … Continue reading How Do We Deal With Sin In The Church? →

Do You Profile For What You Think Is Your Own Best Interests Instead Of Choosing God's Better Way?  Good Morning Friends,  We often do not know what we really want and sometimes what we think we want is not what we really need. No wonder we all too often choose the wrong things. Do You … Continue reading Do You Profile For What You Think Is Your Own Best Interests Instead Of Choosing God’s Better Way? →

How Does The Church Balance A Changeless Message In An Ever Changing Culture?  Good Morning Friends,  Some argue that Jesus came to initiate a New Covenant, not to improve the Old Covenant. Jesus came to give us new life, not to change our old life.Top of FormBottom of Form And to some extent that is … Continue reading How Does The Church Balance A Changeless Message In An Ever Changing Culture? →

What Amazing Things Would Come Our Way As A Culture If We Too Would Not Give In To Hate?  Good Morning Friends,  The most amazing thing in the Bible… and there are a lot… maybe even more powerful than the mystery of the resurrection… more spectacular than the miracles of Moses… more exciting that Peter … Continue reading What Amazing Things Would Come Our Way As A Culture If We Too Would Not Give In To Hate? →