Relationships

How important is it for Christians to have relationships with other people? Isn't God supposed to be our focus? And if relationships aren't important, then why does the Bible talk so much about them?
The only possible outcome: it is vital for Christians to have relationships with other people. God doesn't just want us to build relationships with others, He wants us to build healthy relationships and work on repairing any broken ones.
So how do we do this? How do we earn back trust we've lost? How do we forgive when the hurt still exists? Where does restoration begin?

Transformers

With the recent release of the motion picture, Transformers 2, the world seems to be obsessed with Transformers. The basic premise of Transformers is, they are robot-like beings who can take on the shape of modern vehicles but have they also have the ability to "transform" back and forth between robot state and vehicle state.
God wants us to be one-way transformers. He wants to transform our hearts and minds to think and love like Him. We come into this world as sinners, full of ugliness and evil, but a transformation takes place when accept Jesus Christ's forgiveness. Suddenly the sin is washed away as if we were born again. Sometimes it is hard not to fall back into our old habits. We can be influenced by this sinful world to allow sin back into our hearts and minds which dictates our lives.
Do you need transformed today?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Problems

Have you ever had a problem that just won't go away? What do you do about these types of problems? Do you try to solve them yourself? Do you seek solutions from others? Is it a combination of both? Why do none of your methods for solving the problem ever seem to be effective?

A Genuine Hope

It is the hope of most Christians that there is an imperishable, everlasting inheritance waiting for us in heaven. This is the hope that fuels us to push on through the difficult trials of life on earth. But, is it our hope that everyone receive this inheritance? What about those who are different than us? What about those we don't like very much? What about those who don't like us? Does our our hope include them as well as ourselves?

Our Faith

Have you ever had your faith challenged? Have you ever been asked, "How are you so sure what you believe is true?" Christians must live in a cynical world where every day is a test of faith. So where does our faith come from when our beliefs are challenged?

Who Is Right?

Imagine, if you will, that a group of people gathered in a room to discuss the purpose of life. Among the people was a Buddhist, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian, a Mormon, and an atheist. Each of the people claimed that their own beliefs were true, yet each of their beliefs were contradictory to the others' beliefs. So who's right? Is it possible that they're all right? Is it possible that they're all wrong? So, how do we know?

Connect-the-Dots

Have you ever done a "Connect-the-Dots" picture? The pictures have dots that are numbered in sequential order to instruct drawers where to begin, and then, how to proceed accordingly. But what happens when the dots aren't numbered? How would you know where to even begin, and if you should manage to get started, where would you go from there?
The dots in the picture of life are not numbered, but we're expected to know how to connect them. We have to find the proper starting point if we're going to have any chance at connecting. So where do we begin?

Get Connected?

What does it mean to, "Get Connected?" I suppose it depends on what you're trying to connect with. For instance, connecting with a new pet would be different than connecting with an old friend wouldn't it? So what does it mean for the church or God? Can one connect with God? If so, how? How do you connect at church? Must you connect with God to connect at church? What about other people? Is it important to connect with other people at church?

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