Get Over Yourself: No Willpower, Part 2
December 1, 2020
Christians are not to be pushovers; Jesus said to turn the other cheek, but He did not say to grin and bear it. The solution is inside—it's determining in the quiet of your soul that if you never get that promotion, what really matters is that you've loved Jesus and your neighbor.
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!
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There are great pitfalls to power. If you've been given great authority, you’d better be careful. All of us have a degree of power and authority over at least our own lives. We must make sure to use that power carefully and in a godly way.
November 30, 2020
The only way to have our holidays be holy days, to become more spiritually mature and to deal with sin in our lives, is by a process Pastor Josh calls "spiritual violence." We've got to rip out sin out by the root.
November 29, 2020
Gideon's anger and jealousy was undermining the moral credibility of his victory. How often is that the case for us? Today our society is characterized by anger, and everyone is posturing for their own positions. There is so little harmony.
November 27, 2020
If you'd had to avoid the secret police to get to church this morning, I bet you'd be listening more intently. It is, perhaps, too easy to be a Christian. What are you willing to give up to keep the peace? The danger of peace is that we get spiritually lazy. We aren't sharpened by a conversation with an atheist or by the challenge of real suffering.
November 26, 2020
Have you ever noticed that there are two methods for getting into a cold swimming pool? There's the "inching yourself in" method, and there's the "I'm going to jump in; watch out for the splash!" Now's the time to jump in, and we'll see what it's like to start to trust God.
November 25, 2020
God has spiritual victories for us to achieve, moral character for us to obtain, and experiences of Him for us to enjoy. This passage is not about getting prepared or understanding the strategy. It's about taking the plunge!
November 24, 2020
Gideon is filled with the Spirit and reassured by God, so he is ready to go to battle against the Midianites with all his troops. Except God has different plans. He wants a smaller army so that Israel understands that it is God who wins the battles. Today, we think that the size of our church or the degrees we have after our name are the things that count. What really counts is the character of God.
November 23, 2020
You can say that you understand how to become a real Christian, then seek Him as an act of will, and then set your mind to what pleases Jesus. But what if you still don't feel very motivated? Why should you be holy?
November 22, 2020
Gideon set out wool fleeces to test God. How does God guide us? Ultimately, we rely on what God says in His Word.
November 20, 2020
Fear that does not lead to faithful obedience is not fear of God, it is fear of consequences. So don't be frightened of your doubts; asking the hard questions is often the first step toward faith. Doubting is often the pathway to true trust.
November 19, 2020
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!