I believe that a teacher is defined by their attitude. There are many who teach but really aren’t teachers. Teaching is not about telling … it’s about asking. At least this is the reason I use questions in my approach. Granted I love to teach – my purpose is to touch the life of the […]
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I know I’ve mentioned this before but it is soooo very relevant in a variety of ways. Recently I was faced with a difficult relational problem. Frustrated and a bit irritated, I decided I would just walk away. Good plan… yes? Partially. My reality is that I was also walking away with unresolved ‘forgiveness’ –
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In considering you and your gift, to get to that, we have to start with the Holy Spirit – the dispenser of gifts. When Jesus ascended after spending time with His disciples (and other followers), after rising from the dead, the Holy Spirit was sent to the believers to help them. Example: Jesus said that
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
Perhaps I should have said… how much of you do you know? I would contend that many times we surprise ourselves – both good and not so good. In some matters, those around us probably know (differently) about us than we might think. Another way of saying this is – is the You you present
Point #1 The Great Commission is NOT a suggestion – but a commandPoint #2 You have a MessagePoint #3 You have a Role I suspect that I did indicate in Point 2, this point. But I also believe it needs emphasizing. If you are a Christian, then by definition… WE ALL HAVE A ROLE. You
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For example… do you consider yourself as an encourager? What kind of encourager? Do you placate or condescend or commiserate… or do you empathize? The latter is the preferred the former 3 are easily detected by another. When you encourage another do you do so based in the will of the Father as shown in
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Personally… I hate, despise, and abominate waiting. I am a terrible wait-er. But… sometimes there is a ‘waiting period’. And there are preparations that need to occur prior to the ‘event’. Finally I’ve discovered that there are things I can do during this time rather than just pacing. The part of the fruit of the
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Which are you? Do you act… and then think. Or think… and then act? The latter is the much preferred method. The former can, or does, result in multiple missteps, apologies, scrapped knees, bumped noses, embarrassment – and the list goes on. Personally I prefer the latter but more often than not act the latter.
You made Jesus your Lord… even if you don’t know all that this means.Step 2:1.You’ve been saved/born again for a couple of months.2.You have found a church that is Bible believing-Bible teaching and3.you have begun regularly attending.4.You have a Bible and have begun studying it (if not daily, every other day).5.You are learning about praying
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
