Victory Over Victimhood How can there be victory over the victim mentality? Take Responsibility Those who see themselves primarily as a victim in this life often will fail to take responsibility for improving their situation. After all, they are the powerless victim. The world is against them. It is Read more…
From Victim to Victory In episodes of the Three Stooges when “Curly” fell victim to his own folly, he was often heard to complain, “I’m a victim of circumstance.” Most of us at one time or another have had a victim mentality. I know I have. Since all of us Read more…
Jesus is Calling Matthew 4:12-25 Matthew’s narrative of the life of Jesus picks up with Jesus returning from the wilderness having been tempted by the Devil to Nazareth and on to Capernaum. The time is set when John the Baptist is in prison. However, according to John’s record a great Read more…
When a Sincere Heart Meets the Truth In the previous article we explored the role that a sincere heart plays in what one believes, practices, worships, and trust for salvation. Sincerity is not good enough to substitute for obedience to the Truth. Now we will look at how sincere hearts Read more…
Is Being Sincere Good Enough? Sincere means “free from pretense or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings.” People who are sincere are said to be honest or unhypocritical. The sincere person will state what they genuinely believe without trying to deceive or be hypocritical. On the other hand, insincerity is a Read more…
Resisting the Government & Pleasing God When Superintendent Dr. Rodney Cavness of the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District received a directive that states transgender students must be allowed to use restrooms of their choosing, and cannot be discriminated against, he said, “That letter is going straight to the paper shredder…I Read more…
Christians Have Superpowers To be able to fly like Superman or run like the Flash or have the strength of the Hulk or control the weather like Storm or to have the power of invisibility are the things of childhood dreams and imagination. The superpowers of the superheroes are the Read more…
Who Will Follow Jesus? Matthew 8:18-34 Jesus, because of the crowds, decides to get into the boat and cross the Sea of Galilee. Mark tells us other boats were loading up to follow. It is at this time two of Jesus disciples approach Him to declare their intentions of following Read more…
Generation of Brats Matthew 11:16-27 In this next section of Matthew chapter eleven Jesus shows the end result of those who will not use their ears and understand the Good News. These would rather foolishly reject the message and the Messenger. To what can such a generation be compared? “To Read more…
The Great Water Gate Revival Nehemiah 8 William Wilberforce spent most of his life trying to end the slave trade in England. When news finally arrived that the government had abolished it, Wilberforce turned to his friend Henry Thorton and said, “Well, Henry, what shall we abolish next?” Nehemiah had Read more…