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How to Conquer Your Demons – Breakthrough to Be Set Free

Tanja Anderson interviewed me for her online summit: "How to Conquer Your Demons - Breakthrough to Be Set Free."https://youtu.be/AxlHQA3GbeQ Tanja Anderson interviewed me for her online summit: "How to Conquer Your Demons - Breakthrough to Be Set Free." "How to Conquer Your Demons" was an interesting, and wonderful, interview. Whenever I'm asked to participate in an online summit, I have the same request: I can be bold and share whatever I want from God's Word. This is why I have almos...

Understanding Money: Is It Moral, Immoral, or Amoral?

Is money good or bad? Is it moral, immoral, or amoral to be rich or poor? Are people with money better or worse than those with less money? Read on to find out!Table of ContentsMistake 1: Thinking Something Is Amoral When It Is Moral or ImmoralMistake 2: Thinking Something Is Immoral When It Is AmoralThe Amoral Nature of MoneyHow We Spend Money Is MoralHow We Feel About Money Is MoralThe Love of Money, Versus Money, Is the ProblemDuring college, I took a world religions class. A Buddhist...

What Was Lawful on the Sabbath? (Luke 14:1-4)

In Luke 14:3 Jesus asked lawyers what was lawful on the Sabbath. They were experts in the law. This is their language! They were always deciding what is and isn’t lawful. If anyone should’ve been able to answer this question it was them. But they couldn’t answer, because they created a complex system of rules that made the Sabbath a burden instead of a blessing. Learn why doing good was appropriate and lawful on the Sabbath.Table of ContentsFamily Worship Guide for What Was Lawful on the Sab...

Christians Should Give Willingly Not Reluctantly or Under Compulsion

Christians should give willingly: "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7). This stands in contrast to giving a tithe in the Old Testament, under the Law, which was "under compulsion."Table of ContentsThe New Testament Expects Giving Willingly Versus Giving a TitheGod Sees the “Heart Gift” Versus the “Hand Gift”Giving Willingly in the Old TestamentJacob Demonstrates Giving UnwillinglyAbraham D...

Sizzling Hot Christian Marriage Show Interview

Joseph Follette interviewed me for the Sizzling Hot Christian Marriage Show. Watch the video of the interview or listen to the audio, which is also on my podcast.Table of Contents Video of the Sizzling Hot Christian Marriage Show Description of the Sizzling Hot Christian Marriage ShowYour Marriage God's Way - Book and Workbook Video of the Sizzling Hot Christian Marriage Show https://youtu.be/rzUGgnv2yV0Husbands lead your wives by obeying Ephesians 5:25-33. The most common complain...

Bowing the Knee to Jesus Christ (Luke 13:34-35)

Bowing the knee to Jesus Christ is something each person will do, whether on this side of heaven or the next. Everyone will come to the realization that Jesus is the Son of God:Isaiah 45:23 [God says], “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.”Romans 14:11 “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”Philippians 2:10 At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.How can it be...

Jesus Christ’s Compassion for Sinners (Luke 13:31-34)

We see Jesus Christ’s compassion for sinners when He said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Luke 13:34). The Jews murdered the prophets, apostles, and Jesus, yet He still wanted to gather them under his wings to love and protect them.Table of ContentsFamily Worship Guide for Jesus Christ's Compassion for S...

Four Ways to Know When to Spend Money

Because we know we must spend money, and because there are times when you really will find a good deal—many people have saved hundreds or thousands of dollars finding the right purchase at the right time—how do we know when to buy something?Let me first suggest this: Regardless of how attractive it looks, if you must take on debt, don’t make the purchase. Without the money, it is not a good deal for you. You might be tempted to say, “If I don’t get this now, I’ll never find this good of a de...

Why Many Will Seek to Enter but not Be Able (Luke 13:25-30)

Jesus said, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able” (Luke 13:24). In last week’s sermon we made it halfway through this verse. Notice the two halves. The first half is about people striving to enter through the narrow door now while they can. The second half is about people seeking to enter later when it’s too late. So Jesus spoke of the narrow door that’s open now and the closed door people encounter later. Not only is the door na...

Why We Must Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door (Luke 13:22-24)

Jesus said, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able” (Luke 13:24). There is probably an obvious question you are asking. It’s the same question I asked when reading these verses and I looked forward to studying them to learn the answer. Jesus says we are supposed to strive to enter through the narrow door, so does that mean we get to heaven by trying hard enough? It almost sounds like:If we put forth enough effort we will be sav...