One of the most often recited parts of the Bible is the Lord's Prayer. But didn't Jesus tell us not to make prayer a rote exercise? Maybe Jesus had something else in mind. In this new series, The Lord's Prayer, we take an expanded look at what Jesus was teaching Christians about prayer.
Presidents, in the United States, are traditionally evaluated for their accomplishments after the first 100 days. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ will return to the earth and make sweeping changes. What will it be like in His 100 days?
How we think about the forces at work in our lives it is supposed to change once we become Christians. This is because God begins to work with us in a different way than he did before we came to him. Learn more about these changes in How Christian Life Works.
Black cats, four leaf clovers, walking under a ladder, rabbits’ feet—all examples of common superstitions. Many people, after coming to Christ, turn away from these common superstitious believes. And then become superstitious about their Christianity. Are you a superstitious Christian? Learn more in this presentation.
There is a lot of curiosity about the Devil. People wonder about him and even dabble in the occult. A lot of people have made a lot of money making movies, write articles, and singing songs about him. But we think most of all that is a smokescreen, a diversion to keep us away from his greatest secret—one he desperately does not want you to know.
Jesus promised to Heal the broken hearted. That's also in a prophecy about what He will do when he returns. And it is about what he did at that time, in his physical life. What does it mean to be broken hearted? Do we have a part to play in the healing of our own heart and the hearts of others? How do we do that?
Humans develop in stages. Not exactly big news - everything that develops does it in stages. But did you know that for each stage of human development, there is a corresponding stage of spiritual growth too? And the most important of these comes first! Order the fifth of the series Spiritual Growth and Human Development and learn about the fifth stage of human development, from 12-18 years of age, and the corresponding spiritual piece.
Some think the law of God is done away. They read only the New Testament. Order The Law in Our Hearts to shed some of God's light on this issue.
At one point in time, there were people in the United States who thought "the common people" should not have cars. Henry Ford changed all that. He democratized the car. There are some people who think they ought to control the Holy Spirit. A foolish notion. Learn more in The Democratization of the Holy Spirit.
Church unity has been an issue since the first century. Is it even possible for people to be unified in their Christianity? Are all the different variations a good thing that allows for human variation or a bad thing that limits the Church's power for good? Consider the issue more in this second of a two-part presentation, Body Unit Part 2.
Church unity has been an issue since the first century. Is it even possible for people to be unified in their Christianity? Are all the different variations a good thing that allows for human variation or a bad thing that limits the Church's power for good? Consider the issue more in this first of a two-part presentation, Body Unit Part 1.
Does psychology square with the scriptures? Learn how in Mental Health and the Bible.
Elaine Jacobs' presentation at the Feast of Tabernacles in Destin Florida, 2006. Of all the presentations we have done, this one has received the most postive response to date.
Introverts is part of the on-going Mental Health and the Bible series.
Humans develop in stages. Not exactly big news - everything that develops does it in stages. But did you know that for each stage of human development, there is a corresponding stage of spiritual growth too? And the most important of these comes first! Listen to the first of the series Spiritual Growth and Human Development and learn about the first stage of human development, from birth to two years of age, and the corresponding spiritual piece.
Jesus told a parable of the judgment in which those who did not follow the King were told “I don’t know you.” His statement brings to mind an important question: How does one get to be known by God – in the sense of being taken into God’s family for eternity?
Each of us is a project God is working on. When we interact to enhance, build up or help others in some way, we become a fellow worker with God. God draws people into relationship with him through relationships with others. Meeting people's needs is the Biblical way to make disciples. How can we best minister for God?
We have learned in this series, Relating to God, that how we are treated by our parents has much to do with how we relate to God. Now, in the 5th in our series, Parenting for God, we will look at how parents need to interact with their children to make it easier for them to relate to God.
If you think about God up there and we down here, what gets in the way? I’ll read it to you in the Bible...
Attuning ourselves to God's will for us certainly would qualify a spirituality. How can we know what God is doing with us? Learn more about it in God's Salvation Plan, part of the True Spirituality series.