Guarding Our Partnerships
We must guard the personal partnerships in our lives, so our devotion to Christ is not imperiled and our usefulness to the Lord remains uncompromised.
Relationships
October 9, 2025
Questions in this episode: – How do I restore a relationship with someone who is very bitter toward me? – Will our children know us in heaven? – What is important for a new Christian to understand? – If we die in sin before we can confess it do we go to hell? – How …
June 25, 2025
Questions in this episode: – I was studying to be a Roman Catholic priest and I realized that during my studies it didn’t jibe with Scripture. – Could you explain what’s going on with Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9:39-41? – Should we have different types of being nice or should we …
February 13, 2025
Questions in this episode: – Does God want us with a specific person for a relationship? – Where did Adam and Eve find wives for their three sons? – As Christians, how do we understand the verses about judging others? – What do we do when a pastor says he’s not going to assign gender …
October 31, 2024
Questions in this episode: – It’s Reformation Day – How do I talk to a friend who says that the Holy Spirit prompts him to do everything in life, including eating or showed him this or that? – I survived a bad car accident, I am guessing that I have a purpose in life and …
October 30, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Can you clarify “Good Works without Faith is Dead,” and “Faith without Good Works is dead?” – Is there an issue with a christian spouse going through a Catholic Consolidation ceremony if their other spouse who is Catholic wants to have one? Is there a way I can support the …
The Right Kind of Forgiveness
We must understand our Christian requirement to forgive, and God’s appeal for us to forgive willingly, sincerely, and fully as we are reconciled with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
October 22, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Do you have any insight on how a Christian should vote and what should drive their choices of candidates? – Was in a bad relationship that I left, she still contacts me and I feel pulled back but know that it’s a bad relationship and should not go back. What …
January 23, 2024
Questions in this episode: – When did the devil first sin? – After Jesus is baptized, he talks about “us”. Who does that refer to? – As a husband and godly man, what should I do when my wife and I are in constant disagreement? – What should I do when my wife walks …
When It Sorts Out Relationships
All of our connections, relationships, and friendships must be evaluated, strengthened, distanced, or dissolved based on the Lordship of Christ.
Relating Skillfully
The book of Proverbs sets before us several thought provoking and inspired truths that can and should have a significant impact on how we “wisely” relate to one another. Take for instance the curious and seemingly obvious…
Isolation
There is too much spiritual danger inherent in Christians choosing to be isolated. The New Testament model shows us Christians who are interested and involved in each other’s lives. Paul shared his joys and victories, as well as his hurts and struggles…
Cornelius: The Life Changing Message
God is at work preparing people for their engagement with his gospel message which we should always be ready to deliver with conviction, hope, and expectation.
Cornelius: Family & Friends
Our conversion to Christ and our subsequent work of sharing the gospel ought to impact and involve a network of friends and family members.
Loving God's Flawed People
We must remember that our friends’ sanctification is flawed, just like our own, and so we must continue to graciously forgive them when they sin and be wholeheartedly restored to them when they repent.
Worldly Comforts & Godly Sacrifices
Jesus, with every right to establish the terms, makes clear that to be on his team we must give up the worldly norms of managing our own lives and putting our own interests and loves above his sovereign leadership.
The Fear of Perfect Justice
Understanding that God is able to be gracious toward us because his perfect justice was satisfied on the cross should prompt us to be profoundly grateful and extraordinarily gracious toward others.
The Fear of Broken Relationships
While one day all pain and problems will be behind us, for now we must draw strength from God’s family as we endure the sting of strained and fractured relationships that are inevitable because of our alliance with Christ.
Motivated by Real Christian Friends
Drawing near to God is in many ways a team effort as we help and encourage one another to love him more and live more effectively for him.
Pursuing Loyalty to Christ as a Team Effort
We have an urgent responsibility to police one another in our pursuit of loyalty to Christ because there are far reaching corporate consequences for individual unfaithfulness.
Trusting God in a Stinky Field
Because of our relationship with God (and each other) we can wisely & productively navigate any difficult station in life.
Three Key Perspectives That Will Keep Us Together
If we are to maintain the unity God calls us to we must understand our permanent bond, keeping earthly heroes in perspective as we together exalt Christ.
Attacking the Problems That Attack Our Unity
We must vigilantly guard our unity by being ruthless about the symptoms of selfishness that seduce us to divide.
Embracing God’s Goal for Christian Relationships
It is of vital importance to our personal and corporate spiritual health that we work at relating to each other as loving siblings, resolved to agree.
Committed to Communication
We cannot be used of God to impact other Christians’ lives unless we are committed to truly relating to them on a personal basis.
Dark Days – Part 2
Don’t despair if friends fail you when you need them most, God will always pick up the slack.