MANY of us are spiritually self-employed. We work for ourselves. There’s only one negative of working for yourself. You’ve got to cover your own benefits. When you work for yourself you’ve got to pay for it. You’ve got to cover your own insurance. You are free to work for yourself. You are also free to … Continue reading “SELF-SUFFICIENCY,
DANGER OF”
SECOND CHANCES
IN FOOTBALL, basketball, and most sports, there is a halftime. Halftime is an extended break in the middle of a game so that the players can get themselves together. This is also a time for a coach to call in a struggling team, acknowledge the team’s performance, and encourage them to do a better job … Continue reading “SECOND
CHANCES”
SCRIPTURE, IMPORTANCE OF
I WAS having a great deal of trouble with my cell phone. A great deal of difficulty picking things up and hearing. It kept cutting off, so I had to get another one. I walked into the store, showed them what I had, and they told me which phone model was comparable to what I … Continue reading “SCRIPTURE,
IMPORTANCE OF”
SATAN, STRATEGY OF
WHEN the Mavericks play and the opposing team is up for a free throw, they run into opposition from the Dallas fans. The folks attending the game and sitting in the seats directly behind the basketball goals have posters put under their seats before the game. The fans hold these posters up to distract the … Continue reading “SATAN,
STRATEGY OF”
SATAN, LIES OF
GREAT efforts have been made to seek peace in the Middle East. Every time it looks like we’re taking two steps forward in our progress toward a solution to the age-old conflict there, something happens that takes us three steps back. It looks like there is an accord, and then there is an eruption, and … Continue reading “SATAN,
LIES OF”
SATAN, INFLUENCE OF
ONE day a woman bought a very, very expensive dress. When she brought it home and her husband found out how much she spent on it, he said, “Why in the world would you buy that expensive of a dress? You know we can’t afford it.” The woman looked at her husband and said, “But … Continue reading “SATAN,
INFLUENCE OF”
SALVATION, REJECTION OF
WHAT happens to people who die without Christ? They go to hell! There is no respectable way to say it. They go to HELL. For how long? Forever! There is always the person who will say, “Wait a minute. I am not sure I believe in hell.” This is one chance that may not be … Continue reading “SALVATION,
REJECTION OF”
SALVATION, PROVISION OF
THERE’S a barbershop in Dallas I used to go to. I’ll never forget the first time I went in. There was a sign and it said, “In God we trust, all others pay cash.” In other words, this barber only accepted cash payment. You couldn’t write a check; you couldn’t use a credit card. Cash … Continue reading “SALVATION,
PROVISION OF”
SALVATION, NATURE OF
WHEN a woman is pregnant, she is carrying a seed. Her husband’s sperm has fertilized her egg and now she has a unique life growing within her. The life in her is not her own. That life in her has its own DNA. The seed from her husband that fertilized her egg has produced a … Continue reading “SALVATION,
NATURE OF”
SALVATION, MEANS OF
THE STORY is told of a father who had five sons. The first son was an obedient child who loved his father. The four remaining sons were to varying degrees rebellious. One of the instructions of the father was not to go near the river because it had such a traumatic torrent. It was very … Continue reading “SALVATION,
MEANS OF”