Jesus continued His Inaugural Address, saying, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). His ideas were new and no doubt captivating to His audience. He had already talked about the poor in spirit and those who mourn; then, He brought up the meek and their inheritance. Everyone likes to hear…
DetailsLast week, we talked about being poor in spirit. This week, we continue with be-attitude #2, blessed are they that mourn. First, we enter into the kingdom of heaven by being poor in spirit, then we mourn. From there He says we’re blessed to be meek, to be merciful, to be pure in heart, to make…
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Once you have the accurate, error-free and fact-based “Understanding of Your Self,” (which can only come from God) the next question is, “now what?” What are God’s Intentions For You, Your SELF? This teaching (which is really Part Two of “Understanding Your SELF”) is designed to take you forward to answer the, “now what” question.…
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You are important. What an understatement! Unfortunately, we learn early in life to view ourselves the way others treat us. In a competitive world we can be easily damaged at deep, deep levels. One Scripture says, “…a wounded spirit who can bear?” (Proverbs 18:14) One’s view of his or her self must neither be skewed…
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The Fathering crisis is here and now. 42% of children raised without a father present in the home. Your guess is as good as mine as the functionality levels of the 58% who are physically present. Children as a consequence are being under fathered and over mothered. The moral and social consequences of this must…
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It’s not nice to be degraded or damned. If you live in a situation surround of judgmental-ism, criticism, accusation, or rejection, then you know real pain. You do have an enemy. When asked why he believed in the Devil, one person responded, “I believe in a big devil because I see so many little devils…
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Negativity is the vicious opponent of thanksgiving. A negative viewpoint is basically the fruit of selfishness. And our culture is riddled with it. What to do? Give thanks to God! Turn it all around! We don’t have to live our lives under the oppression of other people’s whining and complaining. We don’t have to be…
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Ever wonder why it’s so easy to identify weaknesses in others? And when we do, what should we do about their weaknesses? How should we respond? There are two fundamentally different ways and they are consequentially very diverse. In this teaching you will discover four reasons why it is crucially important to respond the right…
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It’s not nice to be a target, to be assaulted or under attack. Attacks can be mental and emotional, spiritual and social as well as physical. Whatever the case, it’s not nice. It’s even worse if the attacks come from persons you thought were your friends. Oh, the pain of disloyalty and treason. David of…
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What do you do when you are put down? Or hated? Or feel heart pains? Or face fear? Or feel weak? Or feel like running away? What do you do when you have a “Judas” in your life, a traitor, or a disloyal friend? The secrets to handling all of the above with peace and…
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