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Give it up…

We are in a series called Give It Up!  Rick Warren and his church have pointed us toward some truth and Hope and we want to pass it on to you. Sunday we said everyone suffers from life. We have all been hurt and we have hurt others. We all have hurts, habits and hang ups.  Because of that, we try to control things.  We try to control them.  We try to control and manage our environments, people around us...

The Path… lessons from the path.

When it comes to God’s principles, we don’t really ever break them… we simply break ourselves against them. Your path always determines your place. Proverbs 7:25-26 (NLT) 25  Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path. 26  For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims. Your path, not your intentions… not your hopes… not your dreams… not your prayers… not your wishes…  Your path determines your place.  ...

Watch Your Step… God’s Spirit Will Guide You

  God’s Spirit will never guide you where God’s Word forbids you.  God’s Word trumps our instinct, our feelings, our peace and our conscience. Here are some pointers from Charles Stanley as you explore God’s Word. Caution: It is not a good practice to search Scripture for verses that support “what I believe”…  Rather, we look in the Bible with an open heart that says, “I want to peer into the mind and heart of God… teach me.” With that...

Watch Your Step… Pay attention to His peace

    The Holy Spirit will guide us so we should watch our steps.  Pay attention to the presence or absence of peace because it is the Holy Spirit Guiding your life. The absence of peace is not God leaving you.  It is His Spirit trying to get your full attention and trying to guide or redirect you.  Pay attention. To help you think about your situation, answer these questions related to a decision you are facing: 1. As I...