Self-Control: The Culminating Grace Gift Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 15 If you…
When The Toddler Is In Control 1 Peter 4 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of…
Matthew 7: 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a…
Wasted Revelations. Revelations that don’t change you. Revelation requires response. Revelation + Response = Results. Have you ever received a revelation about God or yourself or someone else that was very powerful, and that, at the time, you thought that revelation would result in a permanent change in your life? But then your life and…
SELF-CONTROL: DECISION MAKING AS A FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Do you ever wonder why you might have victory in one area, but not in another? Do you ever wonder why you might have victory for a season, but then lose that victory in another season? What exactly makes or breaks us in overcoming our character…
text is from Galatians 1
What are things that frustrate you? What are things that happen over and over again that continually frustrate you? What is frustration, and why does it make us angry? Anger occurs when someone or something is blocking us from getting or keeping something we believe we need. Why is it important for us to not…
What Does Love Have to Do With Faith and Hope? Two weeks ago, we talked about how having faith allows us to say, as in 2 Timothy 1:12 – I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day. Our faith…
New International Version – Ephesians 5:1-20 1Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any…
James-1:19- Understand this my dear brothers and sisteres be quick to listen slow to speak and slow to anger.20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. -Your flesh will allways try to get you to avoid God! Galatians-5:17- For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the spirit, and the Spirit has…