The Teachable Heart

You may not have much to offer, but we have a God who can make much of what we bring!

When we can't see a way forward, we can always look upward!

Before you make that post, ask yourself what impact your words may have on the unity and peace within the church? 

Melchizedek was a righteous king and a priest of peace. 

"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” --Jesus

What type of conduct reflects our heavenly citizenship?

Our first application of Scripture is to be in our own lives!

Our faith in Christ turns the Father's throne from a seat of judgment into a throne of grace.

There is a genuine need for Christian men and women in our culture to take loving action for Christ. 

Because God breathes life into His Word it is powerful and therefore effective.(Note: The focal verse is Hebrews 4:12; not 14:12 as stated).

Children are often generous because they believe their parents will give them more of what they need. 

Children aren't made to go at our pace; so we need to adjust to theirs.

The world stains; Scripture cleans.  The world wrinkles, Scripture smooths.

Handling the hard conversations in marriage well can lead to greater unity and intimacy.  Handling thempoorly, just the opposite.

We unwillingly, and perhaps unknowingly, act like jurors hearing only one side of a story.

The church is incomplete without you, and you're incomplete without the church.

Death hurts. But, the Resurrection of Christ changed everything.

Those things that get us worked UP, God has already worked OUT.

Do you view God through your circumstances?  Or do you view your circumstances through Him? 

God wants sincere worship from hearts that are fully His. 

What if we spent more time searching God's Word than we do watching man's videos?

No matter how dark and defeating your circumstances, God is with you, even there!

From cover to cover, Scripture's message is the same - grace is always received – it is never achieved. 

There is nothing we can see that God didn't create and claim as His own.

The time to encourage is NOW so that no unbelief sets in; no hearts become hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 

God is writing and directing scenes of our lives which are outside of our current vision.

What Noah needed to survive the flood was not control, but faith. Perhaps that's what we need to survive the storms of our lives too.

We can be certain that the entire course of our lives is within the capable hands of God (Psalm 31:15).

As followers of Christ, we're to cling to a few specific things to help us through the difficult times.

While we live in a culture that is uncomfortable with absolute right and wrong, God didn't shy away from it. 

What are we to do when Jesus has a different story for us than the one we'd envisioned? (PS - my parents have 9 grandchildren, not 8 as wrongly stated. Not sure which one I forgot to count, lol)!

Gratitude isn't just a mindset or an act of obedience.  It createsmeasurable changes in how your brain relates to others and to life itself. 

Far too often, we presume the people we could share our faith with have no interest in hearing.

Nine of the 10 lepers did not think it necessary to thank Jesus fortheir miraculous healing.  Would you have taken the time? 

“Couples don't fall out of love so much as they fall out of repentance.” (Gary Thomas)

Instead of allowing her heart to fill with bitterness, the girl's heart remained tender.

Scripture doesn't say, “Thou shall never be wrong.”  It actually presumes you will be wrong on occasion. 

Marriage is a great setting in which to live out the Golden Rule.

Criticism and rejection for your faith will come.  When it does, how will you respond? In this episode, we'll look at how Jesus responded.

Our duty as followers of Christ includes helping others become more deeply rooted in their faith.

Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, AND He satisfied the Father'swrath.

Joseph welcomed the new information, changed his mind, and altered his course of action.

Joseph chose an option in which justice was tempered by mercy.

Where do we find strength and joy when the going gets tough?

19 years of marriage to Mary prepared Lincoln for the difficulties he would face as our 16th, and greatest, President. 

If you're married, you are in a difficult relationship.  No if's, and's, but's, or maybe's.

Followers of Christ always have reasons to be optimistic – we simply need to look at the right things. 

If you struggle to be generous, evaluate if it might be more a matter of trust than of budget. 

There are some things people simply cannot comprehend without divine help.

When you're doing battle with a temptation to sin – Jesus is ready to run to your aide.

Migdal Eder.  You've heard of it; you just don't know thatyou have!