2 Cor. 3:18 and Romans 12:2 use the word “transform” which is translated from the Greek word that we derive metamorphosis from! Are you a metamorphosis? Are you a “new creation” in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)? Have old things passed away? Or are you just the same old person you used to be? In Christ, we…
What about in the arena of giving money? “I want to give to this organization” rather than “I feel led to give to this organization.” Sometimes, I think we want to justify our giving as though it is super-spiritually led by the Spirit and it makes us feel more secure in our decision – almost…
We say this phrase a lot and sometimes it’s a good phrase. But whatever happened to “I want to…” What’s wrong with “I want to…” when we are Spirit-led? God says that when we delight in Him, He gives us the desires of our hearts (Ps. 37). “I want to pray” rather than “I feel…
This may sound harsh at first, but people want to claim that excessive video game playing is an “addiction” but that is not true if you begin with the Word of God. The Bible says it’s a sin. Specifically, it’s idolatry, or a false god that they are completely devoted to more than anything or…
I think there are 2 very different models for churches in America today: an Evangelist model vs. a Discipler model. Here’s what I mean. The Evangelist model emphasizes conversions and is wonderful in bringing people to Christ, but deficient in discipling those new converts into strong believers. On the other hand, the Discipler model emphasizes…
Do you know facts about God? Or do you KNOW God intimately? There is a difference. God wants you to know Him relationally, deeply, and intimately. He doesn’t want you to simply know facts about Him. When you know Him, you find eternal life (John 17:3; I John 5:20). Think about that: eternal life is…
A first “fruit” I look for in a “transforming” (Rom. 12:2) addict is RESPONSIBILITY. Is the person taking full responsibility for his/her actions or are they shifting the blame to someone else and/or other things? Only when we take FULL responsibility for our choices, wrongs, and sins, does healing begin. Proverbs 28:13 tells us to…
If you do counseling, what’s your message? Are you preaching yourself? Are you proclaiming the so-called “wisdom” of mankind? OR are you proclaiming Christ? 2 Corinthians 4:5 states: “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”** The reason our ministry uses “lay counselors”…
You hear a lot about hypocrisy. People act like Jesus talked about hypocrisy all of the time, but He didn’t except when He dealt with religious Pharisees. Today, Christians are afraid to be bold and to biblically counsel or tell others about Jesus because of the “hypocrisy” or “sin” in their own lives, but we don’t…
For those of you who are new readers, I blogged a lot on UNITY in the early days of this blog! Unity is near and dear to my heart though it’s a struggle for me at times. I have to fight to keep unity just as you do, too, I’m sure! I love unity in the body…
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