Luke 6:41-42 “It’s easy to see a smudge on your neighbor’s face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you,’ when your own face is distorted by contempt? It’s this I-know-better-than-you mentality again, […]
Luke 6:41 “You look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye. But you pay no attention to the piece of wood in your own eye.” No one is perfect. We are all sinners and we all fail when it comes to meeting God’s standards. So why […]
Don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, […]
1. STANDING by a purpose true, Heeding God’s command, Honor them, the faithful few; All hail to Daniel’s band! Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone, Dare to have a purpose firm, And dare to make it known. 2. Many mighty men are lost, Daring not […]
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up […]
Mark 14:37-38 He came back and found them sound asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, you went to sleep on me? Can’t you stick it out with me a single hour? Stay alert, be in prayer, so you don’t enter the danger zone without even knowing it. Don’t […]
Mark 14:38 Watch and pray. Then you won’t fall into sin when you are tempted. The spirit is willing. But the body is weak.” We need to be aware in the process of recovery of our strengths and our weaknesses. We all have weaknesses in some areas of […]
Matthew 7:15 “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character.”
Matthew 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you pretending to be sheep. But on the inside, they are hungry wolves.” In the process of recovery, we are going to come across people who seem like they are in recovery. They will make all the right […]
1John 1:8-9 If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins–make a clean breast of them–he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins […]