As Peter says, shepherds are called to care for and build up their flock. This necessitates authority to govern and speak into the lives of those under them, but also to speak out God’s spiritual authority and blessing over them. Let’s dive in!
Read MoreAs children, we developed defense mechanisms as we mentally processed the environment in which we were raised. We are not in bondage to traumatic experiences; we are in bondage to the lies we believed as a result of those experiences.
Read MoreCan you be deceived even though you have been saved? In short, anyone can be deceived.
Read MoreWait and pray, pray and wait, this is our calling. And to these we add trusting in God.
Read MoreHalloween is full of all sorts of activities that many people enjoy and celebrate, but the practices surrounding Halloween should cause Christians to ask important spiritual questions. Here are some frequently asked questions we should consider!
Read MoreSatan tempts us to sin and stops us in our tracks by accusations, but his most insidious weapon is deception, because we don’t know when we are being deceived. Scripture identifies at least eight ways that we can deceive ourselves.
Read MoreCan we really impact our grown children? Yes! The more we can become part of their social structure in a healthy way, the more our spirit will touch their spirit and help them understand the truth.
Read MoreSeeking forgiveness from others is the process of seeking to reconcile, to make right, and possibly even renew a broken relationship. As you reconcile with your child (or children), you are building the relational bridge upon which they can return to you and perhaps to the Father Himself.
Read MoreWhat does pride look like to our children? Especially when they are young, but even as adults, our children seek genuine relationship from us. Arrogance and pride are self-focused, and feel like neglect to our children.
Read MoreLove expressed as mercy and grace is one of the best ways we can build relational bridges with our children, or anyone for that matter. Strong relationships are where love, grace, and truth can be expressed, which accelerates the opportunity for life change in those we love.
Read MoreFellowship in the family of God affirms our identity in Christ. We absolutely need God, and we necessarily need each other.
Read MoreWe must lay aside our former way of life and embrace the new life we have in Christ.
Read MoreWe wait, we pray, we love, and we humble ourselves before our own children and others. By doing so, we build a bridge of communion and communication which can be accessed in time of need when they are ready.
Read MoreChristians have an inner person and an outer person. In other words we are part material and part immaterial. They work together in unison as body, soul and spirit.
Read MoreWe are created by God to experience and live in His presence and in joy. When we walk by the Spirit and live in the Spirit, it will become a part of us and flow out from us.
Read MoreGod has given the keys of the Kingdom to those who deny themselves, pick up their cross daily and follow Jesus. Whatever they bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever they loose on earth will be loosed in heaven
Read MoreSome people experience internal interference when demonic powers are confronted by the truth. But the power for the Christian is in the truth. That is why it is truth that sets us free.
Read MoreDo you want to learn to walk in the way of the Spirit? It takes practice. It takes humility. It takes community. But it is possible.
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