Category Archives: Partner Ministries

THOUGHT STARTER: What do you say?  God is, or God isn’t. “I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”—2 Corinthians 11:3, KJV When I enrolled in graduate school, for the first time in my life I …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Why are Christians not in the least embarrassed over the absence of peace and rest in their lives? “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”—John 14:27, NKJV “These …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Why do people blame their present behavior on their past experiences? “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Can you explain the change in some people’s lives when they become Christians? “Men can only reproduce human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven; so don’t be surprised at my statement that you must be born again!”—John 3:6-7, LB “Now if I am doing what I don’t want to, …

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THOUGHT STARTER: If you don’t know what sin is, you will inevitably suffer from its effects and probably wonder why! “The wages of sin is death.” —Romans 6:23, NKJV “He will save His people from their sins.” —Matthew 1:21, NKJV One day I walked out to the plant with another engineer named Al. He said, …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Is it difficult to deal with the negative in your life? “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”—Galatians 5:16, NKJV My good friend, Dick Andrews, is a dentist. One day when I went to his office as a patient, I was startled to see him approach …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Why do you do and say things that you later regret? “So be careful. If you are thinking, ‘Oh, l would never behave like that’—let this be a warning to you. For you too may fall into sin.”—1 Corinthians 10:12, LB Throughout life, I have tended to resist facing up to my sinful …

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THOUGHT STARTER: Is the real you underneath your skin? “Take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently.”—Deuteronomy 4:9, KJV When people come into my consulting room, I can see that they have taken time to look nice. However, what we talk about is the part of them you can’t see, the world of thoughts, …

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