Those who serve the public like waitresses feel much stress and temptations. Taking time to relate has the potential to transform them in Christ. Let’s journey with Jesus to learn how to move from temptation to transformation in Christ.
Trusting God during temptations, crisis and stress reap benefits. By committing to purity, you reap greater learning and competence in your work. By asking God for wisdom and communicating with humility during a crisis, you reap promotion, provision and influence. By refusing to worship idols and trusting God during stressful circumstances, you see unbelievers praise God. …
Many forces conspire to prevent you from speaking God’s word openly as Christ’s disciple. Learning evangelism presentations and applying church growth methods are not sufficient. When close friends betray you, you may lose confidence in the gospel. When persecution makes life harder and more complicated, it becomes tempting to pursue the American dream of prosperity…
Lust or strong sexual desire for someone transfers down from one generation to another. David’s lust of Bathsheba (2 Sam. 12) set up his son to also make a wrong decision, which resulted in the following chain act sinfully, refuse wise counsel, harm innocent people, cause offense, trigger revenge and reap family problems. Wrong DecisionDavid’s…
The world mocks Jesus and wants to put Him to death so He can’t be Lord in your life. The world fights back through temptation, lack of provision, intimidation, mocking and unbelief in God’s power and authority. Obey God’s Word, participate in regular observance of the Lord’s table, serve others, resist temptation through prayer so…
Each of us face constant bombardment of messages and information from friends, family, work, media, internet, etc. How does a person stay sane and in their right mind? Let’s journey with Jesus in learning how to move from temptation to transforming lives. The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness for 40 days and was…
Our preoccupation with sex has degenerated with recent news outlets saying young female starlets are seeing their careers take off because of sex tapes. Will this really help them? Samson’s sexual temptation beginning in Judges 14-15 bears bitter fruit in Judges 16, which fulfills an old and true saying: “Sin always takes you farther than…
Sometimes it seems everything goes against us. People refuse to help us finish a project. Our best friend makes decisions that violate our convictions. An agreement with someone comes back to bite us. It’s tempting in times like these to withdraw, give up and pull out of the battle. In this study, we receive encouragement…
Our culture focuses on individual rights. We think our actions only affect ourselves and no one else. Many people live like lone rangers in a vaccuum. They don’t understand how little things reap dire consequences in the larger community, including their families and church bodies. Just like a stone being thrown in a pond, concentric ripples move outward affecting the whole body…
It’s easy to become distracted, even with good things. Work at the office involves getting through our daily “to do” list to meet deadlines. Once we arrive home, we go through an endless round of meal preparation, laundry, mowing, repairs, etc. Family members need attention and a listening ear. We don’t want to neglect our friends either. In the…