"Of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."         Lk 6:45 Let's answer some communication questions: (1) What is good communication? It's honest,

"Of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."         Lk 6:45 "Oh, it was just a bunch of meaningless words. No big deal!" Wrong! Our words are a big

"I pour out my complaint before him."             Ps 142:2 NIV Learn to pray the Psalms. They run the gamut of human emotion from thanksgiving, to

"You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."             Ps 142:5 NKJV Hard times energize some people, yet paralyze others. Look at

"Please...settle your disagreement."             Php 4:2 NLT Euodia and Syntyche were two women who worked hand in hand with Paul in building the

"He was...a mighty man...but a leper."             2Ki 5:1 NKJV Before leaving the story of Naaman let's observe two more things: (1) Everybody

"He was...a mighty man...but a leper."             2Ki 5:1 NKJV When God gives you an answer, don't argue and don't rationalize. Just do what He

"He was...a mighty man...but a leper."             2Ki 5:1 NKJV Naaman had a problem, a unique one. In recalling this story Jesus said, "Many lepers

"He was...a mighty man...but a leper."             2Ki 5:1 NKJV In examining the story of Naaman the leper, we begin by looking at his condition.

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me."  Mt 11:29 NKJV Some of us find it easy to trust God for health, yet we

"The people stood afar off, but Moses drew near...where God was."             Ex 20:21 NKJV Moses alone knew what God's presence felt like, what His

"Our sufficiency is from God."             2Co 3:5 NKJV God will never give you an assignment that does not require His involvement. He calls us:

"Get rid of the old yeast."             1Co 5:7 NIV Paul gives us four thoughts to keep in mind when it comes to temptation: (1) Where we

"If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also."        Mt 5:39 NLT Do you feel taken for granted? You thought they cared about you, but

"Daniel distinguished himself...because an excellent spirit was in him."            Da 6:3 NKJV Daniel is remembered for three things: (1) Standing

"The blood...makes atonement for the soul."  Lev 17:11 NKJV Jeffrey Ebert says: "When I was five years old, before

"Abide in My love."             Jn 15:9 NKJV If "abiding" is the key to "abounding," why don't we achieve it? Because: (1) We think abiding is based

"Abide in My love."             Jn 15:9 NKJV To make yourself at home in God's love you must: (1) Give Him the first part of your day. The Psalmist

"Abide in My love."             Jn 15:9 NKJV If our need for a relationship with God is so deep and constant, why do we fail to pursue it? One

"It is like the...oil...running down."             Ps 133:2 NKJV If people lift you up, they can also bring you down. In April 1993, after Steve

"Having hope will give you courage."             Job 11:18 NLT Hope is a powerful force. It arouses your mind to explore every possible angle. It

"You have [circled] this mountain long enough; turn."             Dt 2:3 NKJV Do you live overloaded and overwhelmed? Like a driver who's lost his

"Her children rise up and call her blessed."             Pr 31:28 NKJV Our children are born to soar, not settle. "As an eagle stirs up its nest,

"Oh come, let us worship."             Ps 95:6 NKJV In his book Good Morning, Merry Sunshine, Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene chronicles his

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."             Ps 150:6 NKJV A woman in Kansas City entered a Häagen-Dazs store for an ice cream

"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power."             Eph 6:10 NIV In 1917 Aqaba seemed impregnable. Any army approaching its port would have

"He will sit like a refiner of silver."             Mal 3:3 NLT Are you in the refiner's fire today? If you are don't rebel or try to run away, just

"We have different gifts."              Ro 12:6 NIV You may have several different gifts, but you must discover your core gift and build your

"I have lived in all good conscience before God."             Ac 23:1 NKJV Commenting on the Watergate scandal, Nixon aide Jeb Magruder told the

"Abraham lifted his eyes."             Ge 22:4 NKJV Three times the Bible says, "Abraham lifted his eyes." They represent three stages in your walk

"The Lord disciplines those he loves."             Heb 12:6 NIV God's correction is not rejection. His disapproval of your actions is not