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Status

Great people are not driven to compete and compare. Great people are more inclined to reach out to the lowly than to be grasping for the top.

Strength in weakness

God is willing to use imperfect people to further His ends—so long as they acknowledge their dependence on Him.

Restoration… in time?

In some instances, a failed ministry leader can be reinstated—but not quickly. It takes time.

Calling and character

The words of Dr. Peter Kuzmic, the gifted Christian leader in the former Yugoslavia, should be heeded. “Charisma without character equals chaos.”

Parental limits

Parents can’t manufacture dedicated servants of the Lord. But they can help their children grow in that direction!

Lust for power

There’s only one sure way to handle the lust for power, and Gideon said it: “The Lord will rule over you!”

Valuable but expendable

It’s the broken pots that let the light inside them shine. Intact ones simply sit in their own darkness.

Shadow of the Almighty

Faith takes the long view, and God’s shadow is a long shadow.

Productive listening

As hearers cling to the truth of faithful preaching, huge harvests of blessing abound in their hearts.

Logic and love

Expressing Christ means to think logically about Jesus and His grace and let their reciprocal love show.

Doubt

Even though John the Baptist wasn’t perfect and had his doubts, Jesus thought he was the greatest!

Miracles

Miracles serve God’s purposes in His time, and to believe that is indicative of a heart that is reverent and worshipful.

Family tree

God looks for a person whose heart is right before him, regardless of race, class, or even one’s past!

Bitterness and grace

What happens when the long-term believer living joylessly meets a young believer living in the joy of salvation?

Conversations with the Lord

It is beyond reason to pass on an invitation to open your heart to the living God who loves you.

The danger of success

Sometimes the heady atmosphere of continual victory contributes to the factors that lead to eventual defeat.

Half-hearted or wholehearted?

If God is who He says He is and can be trusted to do what He promises, then He is worthy of our loving, trusting obedience.

The value of one

In the warm heart of God, though, individuals are never expendable. Each of us is of infinite worth to Him.

Memorials

Good parents thank God for divinely-ordained memorials, and they pass on the memories to their children.

Trial by water

Each generation needs to learn the lessons of history—the story of God’s dealing with His people through the ages.

Self-interest

Self-absorption should be seen as immaturity run rampant. Caring for and loving others sacrificially is the only way to grow.

The surrounding Lord

The Lord can be trusted to respond positively to those whose hearts in tune with Him.

Authority and power

Responding to Christ’s call—and receiving His Spirit—believers are endowed with both power and authority.

Faithful and fickle

It’s possible that telling the truth will cause rifts—even among friends.

Resisting temptation

Jesus overcame temptation by the Holy Spirit’s power and deft use of Scriptures. By God’s grace, we can too!

The ethics of believing

True repentance means learning to hate the sin you once loved, and starting to love the people you once despised.

Raising an adolescent

Imperfect parents never raise perfect kids. But mature parents give their children monumental advantages.

Old, bold prophets

We need more seasoned, bold people who speak truth with love in the Spirit out of their rich experience.

One day in the sanctuary

A visit to God’s sanctuary can get you back on track—stronger and settled, calm and collected, contented and confident.

Serpent on a pole

God graciously heals both body and soul in response to faith and obedience—in the context of His eternal plan.

Relative values

We can choose our friends, even if we do not have a similar freedom of choice with our relatives.

Miracle at Meribah

People who speak rashly and react impulsively run the risk of missing out on God’s best!

God and authority

Rightly understood and appropriately applied, authority is divinely delegated for man’s good.

Between the living and the dead

The children of Israel dodged a bullet when Korah and his followers challenged the leadership of Moses and Aaron.

Power play

Ultimate authority resides with the Lord. So embrace what He grants you and avoid grasping for what isn’t yours!

Cosmonauts and astronauts

“The Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.”

Fan the flames

When faith meets suffering, heroes hold on and triumph in the power of the Spirit.

A letter from Christ

It’s the people who have been made right with God who are Christ’s letters—ready to be read by others.

Living a new life

In saying yes to Christ, the believer is also saying no to the sins for which Christ died.

Secret wisdom

Street smarts don’t work in the Ivy League, and classical thought is useless on city streets. But the secret wisdom of God…

Special abilities

The church is special because she is comprised of ordinary people who have been granted gifts by the Holy Spirit.

God’s building

Church life is neither mundane nor routine. It’s God’s work, and we are what He’s building!

One generation at a time

It has been said that the Christian faith is never more than one generation away from extinction.

Hero worship

When a person rightly understands who God is, he will be awestruck by the discovery.

Mixed metaphors

Despite all the world’s turmoil, the church will survive and triumph—glorious and global.

All things new

The divine assurance of a new world helps us hope in the midst of death, sorrow, crying, and pain.

The white horse

Jesus rides an awesome white horse, but for the humbly repentant He will graciously dismount.

Judgment and reward

God’s people have prayed for centuries, “May your kingdom come soon.” And it will.

A new song

Many things have changed in the history of the church, but none more than musical styles in worship.

What is going to happen?

“The one whom all nations will obey” pointed far beyond David to his most famous descendant, the Lord Jesus Christ.

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