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Category Archives: Conceit
Four servants of God who battled fierce despair
Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship
Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide
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Are you a cantankerous Christian?
Whether old or young, ask yourself if you’re known for being cantankerous and irritable or gracious and grateful. Continue reading
Posted in Antagonists, Attitude, Behavior, Complaining, Conceit, Contentment, Glorify God, Gossip, Gratitude, Selfishness, Speech, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Tagged Complaining, Gossip, grumpy christians, slander
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We serve no sovereign here
We now live in bondage under the final authority of the individual will, whose impulses and decisions are their own moral index. Even our religion betrays our inviolable spirit of autonomy. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Attitude, Authority, Behavior, Blaming religion, Christian worldview, Christianity, Conceit, Culture, David B. Hart, Democracy, Democrats, Equal Rights, Equality, Ethics, Fear of religion, First Amendment, Freedom, Glorify God, Government, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Meaning of life, Morality, Narcissism, Politics, Progressive?, Religion-not the answer, Republican, Selfishness, Separation of Church and State, Sovereignty, Wisdom
Tagged David B. Hart, Freedom in America, Liberty, no sovereign here, Self-determination
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Four lessons in greatness
Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Communion, Community, Conceit, Elders, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Heaven, Humility, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Leadership, Local Church, Poor in spirit, Pride, Relationships, Repentance, Restoration, Servanthood, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, True Christianity?, Unity
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Moving from anxiety to peace
Anxiety can trouble our minds and distract us from the normal flow of life. Anxiety can be anything from annoying to distracting to debilitating. It can also be caused by and effect physical conditions. Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol addiction, Anxiety, Behavior, Christian life, Comfort, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Divorce, Drug addiction, Dysfunctional, Emotions, Enabling, Fear, Fear of death, Freedom, God's control, Guidelines for living, Holistic ministry, Medicine, Mind, Mind Renewal, Pain, Peace, Pride, Psychology, Radical love, Restoration, Sanctification, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Social work, Suffering, Trials, Unresolved issues, Wisdom, Worry
Tagged Anxiety, Fear, panic attacks, Worry
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Watch your tone!
When one of the tones listed here is prominent in your way of communicating, it points to deeper issues, — heart issues that must be resolved. Continue reading
What does God do for your self-image?
How do I see myself? How does faith in God change the way I view my life? Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Conceit, Counseling, Fools, Freedom, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Honor, Humility, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Legalism, Mercy, Narcissism, Parenting, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Pride, Prodigal son, Psychology, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Self esteem, Self love, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual transformation, True Christianity?, Walking with God
Tagged Bible, Christ, God, Gospel, Jesus, Salvation
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The first threat to Christian unity
The first issue threatening to divide the followers of Jesus was the egos of the leaders in training. “A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest” (Luke 22:24). The threat of ego … Continue reading
Looking for the Devil in the wrong places
“Men don’t believe in a devil now, As their fathers used to do; They reject one creed because it’s old For another because it’s new. If the devil is voted not to be, Is the verdict, therefore, true? Someone is surely doing the work The devil … Continue reading
What Should You Expect?
What should we expect to see in a person’s life if he or she experiences God’s forgiveness and salvation? Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Audio Resource, Blessed are those who mourn, Broken Relationships, Christianity, Conceit, Counseling, Dating, Discernment, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Humility, Kingdom, Links to see, Marriage, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Seeking God, Should I get married?, Unbelief, Walking with God, Wedding, Wives
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