How to Frustrate Your Child’s Spiritual Growth

While parents should be the supportive catalysts for a child’s spiritual growth, sometimes just the opposite is experienced. Have you ever thought that your words, expressions, and actions might be discouraging your child’s personal discipleship?

You Were Made for Something Special

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them (Eph. 2:10). Not only were you created by someone, but you were created for something. To understand your purpose, you must pursue the one who created you in the first place. God designed …

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Why Your Marriage Is So Difficult

31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. 32 This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife …

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Marriage is Not When Two People Give 50%

Marriage is not when two people both give 50%. Marriage is when two people both give 100%. In Ephesians 5, Paul sums up his discussion on marriage by telling husbands to love their wives and wives to respect their husbands. Women need love. Men need respect. Simple in concept, difficult in application. 31 For this …

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7 Ways to Pray for Another

We need to discipline ourselves to pray for those we are around on a regular basis. Earlier this week, you probably heard requests from people around you concerning prayer requests.  Have you prayed for them yet?  Today is a great time to start! You will pass by co-workers or associates numerous times this week. While you might …

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The Armor of God

To be able to fight well in spiritual warfare, we must rely on the teachings of Scripture and on the one who is greater who lives in us (1 John 4:4). Paul teaches that to fight spiritual battles, we must put on the armor of God. The description can be found in Eph. 6:10-17. 10 …

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Never Go to Bed Angry

In marriage, you must learn how to deal with today’s problems today and not let them linger into tomorrow.  Here is a pivotal marriage tip for you – never go to bed angry.

Washing by the Water of the Word

Last year, we celebrated my birthday at Family Camp and this year, Amanda gets the honors!  We get to celebrate the love of my life today who deserves celebrating every day of every year! I love the picture above because it describes us right now.  Making sure we have those moments to connect and enjoy …

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You Will Never Do Enough Good Works to Impress God

Preaching from Eph. 2:1-10, I address the issue of how good you have to be for God to love you. I often hear people say, “I sure do hope that when I die I have been good enough to get into heaven.”  It is scary that those words come out of the mouths of those …

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