By Steve Cornell,
Listen to the Sermon:
http://www.millersvillebiblechurch.org/_audio/Be%20Renewed%20in%20the%20Spirit%20of%20Your%20Minds%20(pt%202)%2011-29-09.mp3
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Your Eighteen Year factor:
The early years of life are the most foundational and important to the formation of our identity, character, and future health and stability. If you’ve experienced a healthy and functionally stable upbringing, you’ve received a gift that has become increasingly rare. But if your 18-year factor was marked by a significant [...]
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Did you come from a toxic upbringing? Do you know someone who struggles with a difficult background? Was your 18 year factor significantly disrupted or characterized by a serious dysfunction? In the link below, I outline a detox plan for those who grew up in toxic homes or had toxic backgrounds? [...]
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Steve Cornell
My grandfather was an alcoholic for most of his adult life. Like many alcoholics, he was functional during the day and drunk at night. My mother recently told me that she never had a single meaningful conversation with her father. As a young girl, she tried to get rid of her dad’s alcohol and [...]
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What does Joseph teach us about forgiveness?
As a ruler in Egypt, Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers. After fifteen years of suffering and separation from his family because of his brothers evil treatment of him, “Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, ‘Have everyone leave my presence!’ So [...]
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I just returned from summer conference ministry. As I travel and teach about forgiveness and restoring broken relationships, people share many stories with me. Some have sinned in ways that make them feel beyond the reach of God’s forgiveness. Trapped in a prison of regret and guilt, they have lost their joy. Others have been [...]
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Grudge-bearers have a worship deficit
By Steve Cornell
Have you ever thought of forgiveness as an act of worship? If you haven’t, what you’re about to read could radically change the way you think about forgiveness. Jesus joined forgiveness and worship when he said, “When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, [...]
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One man’s story helps us know how to respond when life takes unexpected and painful turns. What should we do when prayer doesn’t make any immediate change in our circumstances? How does God relate to painful and confusing seasons of life? How should we relate to God in such times? Hit the link below to [...]
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“If you could lick my heart, it would poison you.”
This is how one person described his bitterness toward those who hurt him. Some people double their injury when hurt by others. They refuse to let go of their anger and resentment. And their increased injury is not only emotional. Anger, resentment and bitterness are [...]
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