DON’T DEVALUE YOURSELF PART 2 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Peter 2:9 NKJV) Yesterday we learned that for God we are very valuable, and He…
DON’T DEVALUE YOURSELF But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Peter 2:9 NKJV) How important are the children of God to Him? Look how God calls us:…
MATURE TO LIVE JOYFULLY Part 2 …I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11 NLT) Yesterday we learned that in order to be happy we need to grow…
MATURE TO LIVE JOYFULLY …I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11 NLT) 1. Be joyful. We must not be bitter or resentful. Don’t be negative. Don’t be…
WE CAN RE-OPEN OUR HEART? Part 2 I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us! (2 Corinthians 6:13 NLT) We must learn to set boundaries to toxic people in our lives and separate them from our circle of influence, so they don’t affect us, but…
CAN WE OPEN RE-OPEN OUR HEART? I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us!(2 Corinthians 6:13 NLT) It’s not easy to be vulnerable by opening our hearts to other people, especially when we have been hurt in the past. Abuses and disappointments in childhood, in…
NEW PERSON Part 2 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) Yesterday we saw three points of what Christ does in our life and when we come to Him and now, we will speak about…
NEW PERSON When I come to Christ, I become a different person. This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!(2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) 1. If before I was antisocial and isolated myself, now in Christ I have learned the power…
BONDS THAT BRING CONTENTMENT I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren’t here to give me. They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you…(1 Corinthians 16:17-18 NLT) 1. The arrival of some people cause us stress, but…
HAVE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS – part 2 THE WORLD IS NOT PERFECT No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land. These wicked people are born sinners; … (Psalms 58:2-3 NLT) Can we live successfully in a world where good and evil exist? Yes! Three things we can do to enjoy life…