Questions in this episode: – How do you approach the ESV verses that have been changed? – Does reading or watching unbiblical books or shows curse us in some way or put my salvation in doubt? – As a Christian, do we have to be friends with everybody? – What does it mean that the …
God can accomplish a lot of good in the lives of his people when they take their meals together. Think of how often throughout the Bible a feast, a banquet, a breakfast, lunch or dinner serves as the setting for some profound lesson, as an opportunity…
We must employ the divinely sanctioned means of comfort modeled by the Apostle Paul to experience God’s strength and hope in the midst of difficult times.
If we are cognizant of the ways God helps us through our trials, we can then become skilled at helping other Christians through their seasons of suffering.
We should be prayerfully confident that God will orchestrate and apply comfort to our hearts as we draw near to him and each other in the midst of difficult times.
We must evaluate our competing desires to serve God and our own comfort, resolutely deciding to persist in fulfilling the particular calling he has laid on our lives as Christians.
We must work to be aware, reflective, and profoundly grateful for God’s grace in forgiving us, kindly upholding us, and providing us with a secured eternal hope.
Even as regenerate children of God we should not be surprised at the pain and suffering in our lives because we live in a fallen world, which thankfully will one day be made perfect by the exercise of Christ’s power.
We must understand the problem of people who are content to ask and receive God’s gracious and generous gifts without the costs, sacrifices, and devotion associated with following Christ.
When times get tough Christians need to rely on the unchangeable realities that are guaranteed to us because of the grace provided to us in Christ.
We must recognize the immeasurable value of having Christ as our sympathetic and powerful helper to give us what is needed to live a faithful Christian life.
Marriage is not easy being made up of two fallen and sinful individuals, but God is ready to assist us in utilizing the difficulties of marriage as catalysts of spiritual growth.
Even when we think our plans have been disrupted, it is God’s timing that we need to keep in mind as the most important schedule.
We must cling to God, his word and his people if we are to experience God’s sustaining power amid painful times.
It is always worth it to trade comfort & convenience for the joy & fulfillment of assisting Christ in building his church!
When tough times hit remember that as a part of God’s family he’ll help you establish what is right as you entrust yourself to him!
Diligently seek God in the midst of your pain, because his encouragement comes in unlikely places!
