MAY. 4, 2025Why can't we work together? (1)"Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence." 3Jn v. 9 NKJVReason one: insecurity. The Florentine philosopher Machiavelli said, "The first method f...

APR. 15, 2025Become willing to change."You will grow as you learn to know God better and better." Col 1:10 NLTTo grow, you must dedicate yourself to the process. Whether it's in your career, your marr...

APR. 24, 2025The waiting strategy."I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry." Ps 40:1 NKJVWhen you're up against a problem that seems too big for you or feel like you a...

APR. 25, 2025Resolve conflict quickly (1)"If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother." Mt 18:15<...

APR. 2, 2025Be real."People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1Sa 16:7 NLTJesus was rough on Pharisees: "People look at you and think you are saints, but beneath......

APR. 3, 2025Today, use your God-given power."You shall receive power." Ac 1:8 NKJVYou say, "If Christ lives in me, why do I still think and act the way I do?" A Christian leader explains: ...

Put God between yourself and the foe"There is none like you to help." 2Ch 14:11 ESVFaced with an enemy he couldn't conquer on his own, King Asa prayed, "Lord, there is no one like you to help the powe...

MAR. 11, 2025Born to believe (1)"Train up a child in the way he should go." Pr 22:6Training your child is both challenging and rewarding. By shaping their underlying belief system, you help their deve...

MAR. 10, 2025How God sees you."There is...no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." Ro 8:1Once we understand that God's love for us is based on what Christ did for us rather than what we do ...

Use your imagination."Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we... imagine." Eph 3:20 NIVLack of faith is not a failure of logic; it's a failure of imagination. Lack of faith is the inabilit...

Put away the measuring stick!"Jesus said to Simon Peter...do you love me...?" Jn 21:15 NIVReimar Schultze says: "The more conscientious we are, the more we...go to bed with some sense that we missed the elus...

Know when to let go."There's...a right time...to hold on and another to let go." Ecc 3:1, 6 MSGPersistence, determination, commitment, and recognizing the "right time...to hold on" are all commendable qualit...

MAR. 3, 2025Don't break, bounce back (2)."Though good people may be bothered by trouble...they are never defeated." Pr 24:16 NCVHere are two more keys to bouncing back: (1) Instead of c...

Jesus is the answer."I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to those who were not asking for me." Ro 10:20 NLTThe Bible says, "I was found by people who were not looking fo...

Refuse to wear the label. "His mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain.'" 1Ch 4:9 NKJVThe name Jabez means "pain and trouble." Perhaps that's why no other parent in Scripture g...

Today expect God's favor."For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield." Ps 5:12 NKJVThe Bible says that God will surround the righteous with favor. If you are...

Growth is about enlargement."You enlarged my path." Ps 18:36 NKJVRead these enlargement Scriptures: "You enlarged my path." "Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, that You wou...

Governed by Christ's love for us."For the love of Christ constraineth us." 2Co 5:14The most powerful incentive to overcoming sin is not our love for Christ, but His love for us. Even with the best of intenti...

God uses damaged people."When you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers." Lk 22:32 NLTToo often people are devalued or dismissed because of what they have been through in life. Somet...

Understanding the word "imputed""Righteousness...shall be imputed [transferred] to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus." Ro 4:22, 24 NKJVPicture a transfer of funds from one account to another. Banks d...

You are not beyond God's reach."But He needed to go through Samaria." Jn 4:4 NKJVThe Bible says that Jesus "left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria" (vv. 3-4 NKJV...

FEB. 13, 2025Change your routine."I will lead them in paths they have not known." Isa 42:16 NKJVAs attested by the law of requisite variety, the continued existence of any system requires the ability ...

Fear is the enemy of growth."Tell the children of Israel to go forward.'" Ex 14:15 NKJVIf you want to grow, you need to get over any fear you may have of making mistakes. As author and professor Warren Benni...

Keep trusting God."Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." Job 13:15 NKJVThe story of Job reads like this: Chapter 1, he is one of the wealthiest men in his generation.Chapter ...

FEB. 10, 2025Use your gifts in ministry to others."The gifts and...calling of God are irrevocable. " Ro 11:29 NKJVWhen God gives us a spiritual gift, He doesn't take it back. "The gifts and...calling of God are irrevoc...