by Nancy Wolgemuth | Jan 27, 2017 | Featured, Forgiveness
If we have wronged another, we must humble ourselves and do whatever is required to gain a clear conscience with God and that person. Reconciliation sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want to experience the thrill of having a long-lost friend restored, or of...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 26, 2017 | Pastoral Leadership, Spiritual Challenge for Leaders
As he often did at the end of his letters, Paul left the Thessalonians some rapid-fire bullets of instruction. Any one of these commands would change us. But just think of what your life would be like this week if you simply followed all four of these instructions in...
by Nancy Wolgemuth | Jan 13, 2017 | Featured, Forgiveness
Have you ever considered that Jesus takes personally what we do or say to another person? Two New Testament passages make this particularly clear. In Matthew 25, Jesus commends the righteous for ministering to His practical and personal needs, and He condemns the...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 12, 2017 | Pastoral Leadership, Spiritual Challenge for Leaders
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of...
by Life Action | Jan 6, 2017 | Featured, Forgiveness
Having a clear conscience means there is no obstruction in our fellowship with God or anyone else. It means we are careful to avoid sinning against God or others with our words, actions, or attitudes. It also means that when we do sin, we quickly repent, admit our...
