Our Service as One Body When considering the diversity of the body, it is sure that we have been lavished by the Lord with different functions for the purpose of glorifying Him through our service with one another. Scripture states in Romans 12:4-5, “For as in one body we have many members, and the membersContinue reading “Loving One Another”
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Taking One’s Thoughts Captive
An Age of Untruths and our Own False Presuppositions How do we take our thoughts captive in an age that wants to fill our minds with untruths? External influences are not the only battle we face but we also face the battle of our own presuppositions, the beliefs we’ve formulated for ourselves concerning our viewContinue reading “Taking One’s Thoughts Captive”
Cultivating Sincerity in the Heart
Sincerity in the Inward Being We as Christians are called to have the aim of cultivating sincerity in our inward being. In Psalm 51:6, the Psalmist states that God “delights in truth in the inward being”. When looking at the nature of a person, who we truly are, our “inward being”, it is often describedContinue reading “Cultivating Sincerity in the Heart”
Remember Your First Love
God’s Agapē Love The greatest commandment we have in Scripture is that we ought to love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind. This is the great and first commandment and a second was also given from God like the first, that is toContinue reading “Remember Your First Love”
Dating
How to Date as a Christian When You’re Older. Well, you might be an older Christian thinking, “Why don’t I have this dating thing all down packed already, what’s wrong with me?” It can feel very disorienting when you feel like you have lost a battle over and over to something so dear and youContinue reading “Dating”
Anxiety
Anxiety, A Sinful Tendency to Worry & Fret. Anxiety is a sinful tendency to worry and fret. This problem area signifies a tendency to place one’s desires and trust in other things rather than in God Himself and having His ruling position over our hearts. In this shrinking of God from His position, we inContinue reading “Anxiety”
Loneliness
Loneliness: On This Side of Life, Nothing Will Ever Satisfy Our Longing Souls. Writing on a blog topic that resonates so deep in one’s own heart can feel reflective, but I can see how this is not a topic unique to my own personal experience but is quite common to that of many. To beContinue reading “Loneliness”
Mental Illness
Creating a Culture of Understanding of Mental Illness Within the Context of the Church #Recommended Book for this Topic# The mission of the Christian within the context of the local church is to serve others as Christ served the body. In this time of rapid mental health concerns, the church should be concerned and equippedContinue reading “Mental Illness”
Overcoming Conflict
Applications from Ken Sande’s, Peacemaking for Families Overcoming Conflict: *Highlighted Book-Peacemaking for Families by Ken Sande* When people are faced with conflict in their relationship, it provides an opportunity for them to rest in the power of God. Experiencing conflicts in a relationship should be seen as a chance “to glorify God, to serve otherContinue reading “Overcoming Conflict”
Fear of Man: Seeing God and People Rightly
Applications from When People Are Big and God is Small by Edward T. Welch What are the key principles of the selected reading? In seeing God and people rightly, as the author of this book asks, we all must ask ourselves, Whom will we fear (need, be controlled by)? Will we fear God or people?Continue reading “Fear of Man: Seeing God and People Rightly”
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