The Teachable Heart

I'm sure your pastor wouldn't mind preaching to a few more on Sunday mornings. Who could you invite? 

Some things are too important to rush.  Show the necessary patience to get it right the first time! 

How welcomed by Jesus would others feel based upon how welcomed they are by you?

When fear threatens, remember the faithfulness of God.  

One only fully accepts correction when it's been carefully applied. But when we apply correction, Scripture says we're being sensible.

When they leave your presence, are they better prepared for the journey they'll face?

When facing a challenging situation do you typically react emotionally, or do you respond biblically?  Listen in to learn the difference.

Those with everything in this world are as dependent on God's mercy as was the thief on the cross.

God is rarely in a hurry; but He's never late! 

Do you consider how you might bless others by choosing a lesser thing for yourself?

One act of kindness can change someone's perspective of God.

We absolutely will spend our entire lifetimes in this world rubbing shoulders with unbelievers.

Have you ever wondered how Friday night + Saturday night could be counted as three nights in the grave? 

Christ did not come to be served, but to serve.  Surely we are not above our Master in that regard! 

If we are fully persuaded God will keep His word, we can be encouraged regardless of our circumstances. 

Do others see Jesus in, and through, you? What can you do to leave a little Jesus in your wake?

What do you do when you encounter a hard truth of God?

How can we grow in humility as we grow in biblical knowledge? Here are five ways (courtesy of John Piper).

Each day is filled with blessings and difficulties.  Which do we choose to see? 

When the praise others receive collides with our pride – watch out!  Sparks are likely to fly - unless we purposefully choose humility.

Invest yourself in others.  You might make a world of difference to them.

One thousand years from now, you will be more alive than you are today.  Where will you find yourself? 

Your circumstances can be rocked severely, but God and His Word will never change.

Just as my kitchen junk drawer attracts and retains our household junk, so my heart attracts and retains junk too. 

When you remember the price paid for your freedom, you want to serve your liberator.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be in a hurry. 

God sees what we do for Him, even if nobody else does.

When our world is shaken, we're to run to the Lord.  He is always nearby and will always help us!

All things may be possible with God, but few are guaranteed.

There is no “curve” in God's grading system.  All stand equally guilty before Him.

For any relationship to survive there must be a “holding fast” to one another.

How we show concern for others may be less important than THAT we show concern.

If you have a legitimate need, ask!  You have a good, loving Father who cares for your needs and is more than able to meet them!

Paul said he belonged to God, meaning that his entire reason for existing was God.  To whom do you belong? 

The world will one day bow to Christ; until then, the church should not bow to the world.

Our most careless words reveal what resides in our heart. 

Jesus taught that we're to make seeking, and granting, forgiveness a top priority.

Is your name in the Book of Life?  Only faith in Christ places itthere.

Nothing can prevent God from fulfilling a single one of His promises.  Because that's true, He is worthy of our loyalty. 

I need people in my life who can see what I can't see.  You do too! 

Early Christians changed the world because they had been radically changed by the gospel and well-equipped by the church. 

Most of us will never be asked to die for others.  But are we willing to live for them?

A reminder from Paul taken from Acts 26:22. If we're going to successfully serve God in any way, we'll need to lean on God's help and not our own ability.

Sharing this story in memory of my brother, Chris, who passed away four years ago today (4/28). The gospel is God's main way of reaching the lost; but it may not be His only way!

Christ died so we could receive forgiveness and a second family!

BELIEVE.  You can do that much.  Jesus did everything else.

Resisting God only hurts us. 

Paul's pre-conversation actions were driven by his opinions and his anger.  What drives your actions?

Jesus paid for you with His blood.  Are you living like you are truly His?

God is in the business of radically changing lives. 

We call it Good Friday, but why…