Thursday, October 22, 2009

Coming Clean

Have you ever done something you felt guilty about later on? What takes the guilt away? Is confession a way to remove guilt? What if we're forgiven by those we have wronged? Do we still sometimes experience guilt?
What about the forgiveness of God which covers all of our sins? Do we still sometimes hold onto those sins through guilt? How much happier could we all be if we could learn to fully accept forgiveness and release our guilt?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Power To Change

Does God really have the power to change our lives? Can our addictions be broken? Our wounds healed? Our broken hearts mended? If so, why are there so many Christians throughout the world that are hurting? Do we find hope in God's power or does it serve as a source of doubt to our faith?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Hope

Where do we find hope? Is it in our families? Our jobs? Our success? What about in God? Is there hope in the promises of God? Do we even need hope or is hope just something else that eventually lets us down?

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Poor in Spirit

What does it mean to be poor in spirit? Or for that matter, what does it mean to be blessed? Matthew 5:3 says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs."Does poor in spirit have anything to do with money?

Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Beatitudes

Of all the things Jesus said, why are the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5) singled out and so highly esteemed? Is it because He talks about blessings? What kinds of blessings is Jesus referring to? Financial blessings? Emotional blessings? Spiritual blessings? Eternal blessings?