Helping individuals walk with Christ
Is Jesus Enough? This is not a question that we hear discussed in the taverns of our city, nor in the country clubs after a round of golf. It is, rather, a question that comes to the hearts and minds of those who have begun the journey of following Christ. Last year, Beverly …
Resentment is the only Substance that Destroys its own Container Resentment is described by Webster’s dictionary as a feeling of indignant displeasure because of something regarded as a wrong or insult. Resentment is not static. It smolders. It grows. It claims idle thoughts. It spreads into the whole personality. Like a malignant growth …
Everybody can help Somebody Jim Morris When our youngest daughter was in her third year of Medical School, an Internal Medicine Resident demonstrated how to put in a central line. (A catheter threaded through a major vein in the upper chest area permitting access to veins close to the heart for measurement and …
If not me, then who? If not now, then when? Lorne Sanny When Lorne retired as President of The Navigators, he continued the Lord’s work by developing what was to be later known as the Business and Professional ministry. After turning the leadership of that ministry over to a colleague, he and his …
Be Shepherds of God’s Flock I Peter 5:2 As Peter wrote these words to his fellow elders, there is no doubt that his mind went back to an earlier time when he stood together on the shore of Galilee with the Lord. There, in his threefold answer to the Lord’s question “Do you …
Aim for the Ripple, not the Splash. Tom Yeakley It was a featured article in the church’s newsletter. For the past year there had been a large number of men attending their presentations, more so than in any other men’s ministry in that state. The men who attended were always eager to come …
Preach the Gospel to yourself every day. — Jerry Bridges As I consider Jerry’s statement as mentioned above, I first of all must ask myself this question. What is there about the Gospel that I need to be reminded of every day? It is obvious that my need is not partial. It is …
Freely accept them and seek their good. Lorne Sanny The above words were used by Lorne to summarize in a practical way the teaching found in I John 3:18. “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” Very often we are left with a fuzzy …
Live your life based on God’s promises to you, not your promises to God. Mike Treneer A number of those involved in our Kansas ministry were at Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs, CO where we heard Mike make this statement. He illustrated the necessity for this in his own life and called our …
How to Keep the Elephants off your Air Hose Howard Hendricks The alarm clock has awakened you early in the morning. After getting dressed and starting the coffeemaker, getting ready for your quiet time with the Lord, you remember a meeting that was scheduled early that morning. Without having time to really talk …