Introduction: What I want to talk about in this hour is the principle of “not whether, but how” should we be training our children to be godly? We want godly children, not well behaved children or nice kids. On one hand what we do with them will often look similar, but when we really get […]
I’m saying eat and drink
I mentioned in the exhortation that we are the people of God and God is our God. This means that we live in the presence of God, knowing this to be true all the time. The Holy Spirit is always and constantly telling us that we are his friends. Jesus called us friends (Jn. 15:14) […]
God wants to praise us
Everywhere we look lately, it seems that suffering and pain are on the rise. Maybe it is age related , culture related, government related or simply what God has decreed for us for our growth in grace. The Bible tells us that though suffering always comes, it is never an excuse for sin. Sin is […]
A Young Man’s Desire to Know the Will of God
Hi John, Knowing God’s will about life is a matter, mostly of spending time with him and then doing what you want. As you spend time with him, you become like him. Then you begin to think like him and do the things he does. As this happens, you begin to anticipate how he thinks […]
life is heavy for the strongest shoulders
Our challenges always build. A ninety-five-year-old man sits in his chair with a wandering mind because a century cannot pass without many blows. That much life is heavy for the strongest shoulders. A young man might feel bold; he might feel courageous, gambling with life and death. And he might be courageous. But he trusts […]
At The Center of Your Confession
None of this is helpful, but it’s what most people do in their struggle with pornography and lust. Mental punishments are not helpful because they deal with sin in a self-centered way instead of a Christ-centered way. Meditating on how miserable and pathetic you are only perpetuates the sinful self-centeredness that led you to look […]