Posted on December 11, 2009 by thinkpoint
By Steve Cornell
A Worldview is a way of understanding the world and your place in it. It is an outlook on life or a philosophy of life. It usually entails a a core set of beliefs and values that control your life. On the street, worldview is more of a gut reaction. Ask the [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2009 by thinkpoint
Click the link and listen:
http://www.millersvillebiblechurch.org/_audio/Be%20Renewed%20in%20the%20Spirit%20of%20Your%20Minds%20(pt%203)%2012-6-09.mp3
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Posted on November 26, 2009 by thinkpoint
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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Posted on November 16, 2009 by thinkpoint
Alone time with God is important. No. It’s essential! But can spiritual transformation as intended by God occur in isolation? Is it enough to rely on quiet time with God? Or, do you need other believers to be all that God intends for you to be? How important is the community of believers to spiritual [...]
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Posted on October 26, 2009 by thinkpoint
“If prayer stands as the place where God and human beings meet, then I must learn about prayer.”
(Phillip Yancey)
I identify with Philip Yancey when he confessed that most of his struggles with the Christian life come down to two themes: Why God doesn’t act the way I want Him to, and Why I don’t [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by thinkpoint
The key to living the life God wants us to live is the Holy Spirit—particularly—being filled with the Spirit! It is not an option in Scripture but a command. Are you a Spirit filled person? How do you know if someone is filled with the Spirit? I spoke on this at a Bible Conference in [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by thinkpoint
How does the language of lament relate to prayer? In the link below, I offer a perspective on prayer that is largely missed today (at least in the West).
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Posted on October 12, 2009 by thinkpoint
Posted on October 5, 2009 by thinkpoint
By Steve Cornell
Life is like a series of paths one chooses. The traveler rarely travels alone because each path has its crowd. Some roads lead to misery and destruction. The more dangerous paths offer excitement, ease and prosperity to lure the naive onto them. But wisdom requires one to look beyond the allurements to [...]
Filed under: Counseling, Criticism, Deception, Discernment, Disciple-making, Discipline, Encouragement, God's Will, Hope?, Pride, Self-deception, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Wisdom | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 28, 2009 by thinkpoint
Audio resource:
http://www.millersvillebiblechurch.org/_audio/Receiving%20Mercy%20&%20Finding%20Grace%20to%20Help%20Us%209-27-09.mp3
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