by Bill Elliff | Jun 2, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Everyone is tempted. Jesus illustrated that; He was “tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15 NASB). But how do we overcome the constant pull of the world, the flesh, and the devil? Is it possible to not “enter into” temptation? Is there a pill...
by Life Action | Jun 2, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth, Say Yes to God
The advantages of a deep knowledge of the Bible are more than can be numbered here. It is the storehouse of God’s promises. It is the sword of the Spirit, before which temptation flees. It is the all-sufficient equipment for Christian usefulness. It is the believer’s...
by Life Action | May 26, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The greatest problem in the church today is that we have an increasing number of Christians who are under the Word of God but not in it for themselves. Being under the Word of God should be a stimulus—not a substitute—for getting into it for yourself. Why should we...
by Bill Elliff | May 19, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
All of God’s great men and women have seen this world properly. Lifted above the tiny island of Self, they are blessed to breathe the rare air of self-forgetfulness as their hearts are consumed with God. C. S. Lewis describes this humility as “not thinking less of...
by Del Fehsenfeld | May 19, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth, Say Yes to God
Never before have we been so alone. That seems impossible in a world of email, Smartphones, and Facebook. But while technology and mobility connect us to more people than at any other time in history, they have actually made us more isolated, not less. Most Americans...
by Bill Elliff | May 5, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
I have watched many people, often professing believers, who have entered into serious sin—often sexual sins you thought they would never commit. How does this happen? There is a pattern. King David shows us this pattern in Psalm 36: Transgression speaks [like an...
