We are going to look at the art of self-denial.  Sounds like fun right.  It really is more fun than it sounds.  Self-denial is part of the sanctification process we go through as a follower of Christ.  Jesus practiced it when He walked the earth.  He is our example.  If…

The Cross of Christ is first a bondage breaker and then becomes a bondage blocker.  We do not want to be like Lot’s wife where we are always looking back to what we once had.  If what we used to have was so good, we would never have left it…

One of the problems we have in life is that we tend to operate on both sides of Calvary.  We struggle when we are trying to live out the new life by old life principles.  It is like taking a shower and getting clean only to put our old smelly…

Have you ever gotten into conflict with a friend, family member, or co-worker?  Sometimes they are just a bump in the road while other times they can be a train wreck.  What happens is that people will stop talking to each other and this can go on for years.  The…

Relationships develop through fellowship.  We need to get to know and connected to other Christians of like precious faith.  Life isn’t always what you know, it is who you know, we need to know fellow believers in the local church.  Starting out, I kept my Sunday world separate from my…