Titus 2:1-6 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Children Need Love Salimbene, a thirteenth-century historian, wrote this about the attempt of King Frederick II to raise children without maternal affection: He wanted to find out what kind of speech children would have when they grew up if they spoke to no one beforehand.…

HOW TO AVOID ARGUMENTS Developing a Faith That Works - Part 10 of 15 James 4:1-10 Rick Warren My Idea: "Growing believers submit to God's leadership and resist Satan's setbacks in their relationships" James 4:1-10 I. THE CAUSE OF ARGUMENTS:______________________________ "What causes fights and quarrels…

Psalm 145 beautifully lays out the Reality, Responsibility, the Reason, and the Return for letting PRAISE of our Great God be the major theme of our lips. A community of praise is compelling.

Trash Talk I. Intro: Trash talk. With news paper build the highest stack of balled paper (5 min). Newspaper volleyball. The side with the most trash loses. Bury the smallest person. The best time wins. These games can be compared to what happens when we don’t use our mouth the way the Lord wants us to.…

What Defiles a Person Sunday, February 17, 2008 " And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered…

How do you face adversity? Pastor Wells shares Job’s experience to teach us how.

Paul gives 2 critical expectations of a Committed Christ Follower

Over the last few weeks we’ve learned about how the new creation lifestyle of love, peace and focus on Christ’s word deepens our fellowship with other believers in the church, and makes an impact in our homes and workplaces. This week, we’re going to see how that new creation lifestyle is meant to lead…

Last year we were invited to eat at someone’s house, and they had prepared a beautiful (and delicious) meal for us. Part of that meal was a bowl of fresh berries. They were absolutely beautiful and looked delicious. I didn’t eat any, because I don’t like berries, but they looked wonderful! There is something…

Biblical Dating: Growing in Intimacy by Scott Croft Before continuing with this column, please review the preamble included at the beginning of Scott's first article in this series, "Biblical Dating: An Introduction." * * * Last month's column ("Biblical Dating: Navigating the Early Stages of a Relationship,"…

Today we continue the "Credibilty Crisis", and talk about the three ways how you show your character. Showing your character is important in everyone's life; if you don't show your true character its hard for people to trust and like you as a person, and its hard for people to see you are christian.

Trash Talk Text Colossians 4:6 I. Intro: Trash talk. With news paper build the highest stack of balled paper (5 min). Newspaper volleyball. The side with the most trash loses. Bury the smallest person. The best time wins. These games can be compared to what happens when we don’t use our mouth the way…

Expectations of a Committed Christ Follower are Ethical Conduct and Evangelical Converstations

A man starting in the fish business hung out a sign, “Fresh Fish for Sale Today” and invited his friends to the opening. They all congratulated him on his enterprise, but one suggested his sign might be improved. Said he, “Why the “Today”? Of course it’s today, not yesterday or tomorrow.” So the fishmonger…

A study conducted by a Paris-based organization found that American high school students are generally satisfied with their lives, but their peers in other countries are happier. 15-year-olds who took part in the study ranked their lives an average of 7.4 on a scale of 0 to 10. According to the study,…

Have you ever sent a text message that you regretted? Wouldn't it be awesome if there was an app you could download that actually lets you delete your regrettable message after you sent it? Now, there is. Apple and Android users can download Wiper Messenger to send free and worry-free messages to friends…

We face choices every day and have a lot of things to navigate through in the course of a lifetime. Does God care about the choices we make? Does He care enough to SPEAK TO US about them? Yes! Learning to listen to God is just as foundational to being a disciple as learning to speak with Him.

Colossians 4:2-6 In order to rach up to God we need to be devoted to prayer. We need to keep in his word and wisdom so we can be wise in our conduct. So that that when we reach out to others conversations are FULL of grace.

26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, By Charles Trepany USA TODAY Posted May 27, 2020 at 11:19 AM The trio capped off their statement with a Bible quote from Romans…