2014-05-12 00:34
This whole area of admitting instead of blaming can be a difficult thing to do. Lionel my fictional friend who came to my front porch for emotional healing found it so. So I… Read More
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2014-05-06 13:34
Lionel as so many others do had an issue in an area of his life that was hindering his view of what life could really be like and he had come to my front porch to see what he could do.It see… Read More
2014-05-05 13:34
There was this father who was trying to get a Sunday afternoon nap in his living room but his little boy kept bugging him saying, "Daddy, I'm bored." So the dad came up with a game for… Read More
2014-05-03 13:42
No matter whatyou've done the good news is that you, too, can have a fresh start. Only JESUS CHRIST can make changes in a person regardless of what you've done, or who you are or what'… Read More
2014-05-02 13:31
What comes out of our mouth is an overflow of the heart. Someone with an angry mouth has a harsh heart. Somebody with a negative mouth is displaying a fearful heart. Somebod… Read More
2014-05-01 12:58
Another thing to do in managing our mouth is to ask CHRIST for help everyday. We need help.Psalm 141:3 (NIV) says, "Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD, keep watch over the door of my li… Read More
2014-04-30 13:32
Proverbs 15:4 (LB), "Gentle words cause life and health." Your words can cause life and your words can cause health. That's the power of gentle words. A pastor a few years a… Read More
2014-04-29 13:31
So in strving to manage your mouth, you think before you speak, always speak the truth, then speak the truth in love.Proverbs 12:18 (TEV), "Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword… Read More
2014-04-28 13:04
There is no intimacy without truth. The problem is that truth comes out of conflict. Am I saying you can't have intimacy without conflict in a marriage? That's exactly what… Read More
2014-04-26 13:56
Proverbs 24:26 (TEV), "An honest answer is the sign of a true friendship." Dishonesty is just a lack of love. If I'm not honest with you, it means one thing, I don't really love y… Read More
2014-04-25 13:20
In managing your mouth you think before you speak then you always speak the truth.If I were to ask "How many of you believe honesty is the best policy?" all of us believe that in general.&nb&hell…Read More
2014-04-24 13:00
What you say can make you happy or sad. It can make you healthy or unhealthy. It can make you wise or foolish. It can build people up or tear people down. It can get… Read More
2014-04-23 13:02
We all know what a lack of self-control can do to us. But it also affects our relationships. It affects those that we come in contact with. As Proverbs 25:28 (LB) says, "A… Read More
2014-04-22 13:02
One thing to do to become proactive instead of reactive in a relationship which is more natural is to seek first to understand then to be understood. Seek first to understand the probl… Read More
2014-04-21 13:06
We need to be in control of our response, not to react. Gentle people are proactive not reactive. A proactive person is someone who is responsible. They are response-able &n&hell…Read More
2014-04-19 13:59
Proverbs 15:4 (LB), "Gentle words cause life and health." Ephesians 4:2 (LB), "Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each others faults because of… Read More
2014-04-18 13:20
We become gentle when our expectations are under GOD's control.When someone disappoints you are you gentle or are you judgmental? Your response will determine the health of that relati… Read More
2014-04-17 13:05
We become gentle when our words are under GOD's control.All of us know the power in words. They can be destructive or they can build up. James says in 3:6,8 (LB), "The tongue is… Read More
2014-04-16 13:00
Philippians 2:4-5 (LB), "Don't just think about your own affairs, but be interested in other's too and what they are doing. Your attitude should be the kind that was shown to us by JES… Read More
2014-04-15 13:03
Another character element in gentleness is outlook. As our character begins to change it has an incredible affect on our outlook, on how we see other people. How we see other peo… Read More
2014-04-14 13:02
Ephesians 3:20 (LB), “GOD who by HIS mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers… Read More
2014-04-12 13:58
JESUS' three closest friends had major character flaws and HE didn't give up on them. Peter, James and John were JESUS' best friends. They were HIS inner circle. Mark 10 kin… Read More
2014-04-11 13:07
So what does a gentle person look like? How does a gentle person act? I want us to look at whatI think are some common characteristics of people who are gentle. And if we put the… Read More
2014-04-10 13:07
Today we are going to start looking at the secret of gentleness in our relationships. Most of you men are probably ready to check out, "What is this guy going to say about gentleness t… Read More
2014-04-09 13:03
On the pathway back to purity the first step is to acknowledge the sin. Just admit it.Then step 2. End the relationship immediately.Take action immediately. Don't dela… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We are looking at how affairs develop and step three is physical involvement. No explanation needed here. The line has been crossed. There is actual physical contact. … Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You know and you have to be responsible before God to guard your own thoughts. If you don't it can lead to step two, which is emotional, non physical involvement.To assume that all is… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Let me ask you, what do CHRISTians do with fantasies? You don't stop being a human being when you become a CHRISTian. GOD made us as sexual beings and that is a part of who we ar… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
People don't just fall into immorality. They are not moral and upright one day and the next day they have an affair. It doesn't work that way although it looks that way sometimes… Read More
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