by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 17, 2014
Betrayal and Restoration Many Christians struggle with a deep-seated sense of self-deprecation. They don’t feel important, qualified or good for anything. They are paralyzed in their witness and productivity by their thoughts and feelings of inferiority and...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 16, 2014
Setting Prisoners Free A year after conducting a conference in the Philippines I received the following letter: After I retired from being a missionary, I found I had a burden for seeing prisoners in the Manila, Philippines, Correctional Institution for Women come to...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 15, 2014
The Unpardonable Sin In Mark 3:22-30, teachers of the Law came from Jerusalem to accuse Jesus of being possessed by Beelzebul, whose name means “lord of the flies.” The teachers thought Jesus was driving out demons through the power of this prince of demons who dwelt...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 14, 2014
July 14, 2014 -The Narrow Way The grace walk is like a narrow mountain road that is always climbing upward. On one side of the road is a cliff. It is too high to jump and too steep to climb down. On the other side is a roaring forest fire. There is a roaring lion...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 11, 2014
Jesus, Our Advocate The book of Hebrews starts by presenting Jesus as greater than the angels, greater than Moses, and all other mortals. The purpose of Hebrews is to help the Church transition from the Old Covenant of law to the New Covenant of grace. Under the...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 10, 2014
The Accuser The Lord revealed to Zechariah a heavenly scene in which Satan’s accusations of God’s people were put in perspective (see Zechariah 3:1-10). The cast of characters resembled a heavenly courtroom. God the Father was the judge. Satan was the prosecuting...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 9, 2014
Too Much of a Good Thing Satan is too clever and subtle to tempt committed Christians to do perverse and grossly immoral deeds. He knows that they will recognize the flagrant wrong in such temptations and refuse to act on them. His tactic is to push something good...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 8, 2014
Pride of Life Eve saw that the tree was “desirable for gaining wisdom” (Genesis 3:6). The chink in her armor was now a gaping hole, and Satan drove the final stake: “God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 7, 2014
Lust of the Eyes Eve saw that the food was “pleasing to the eye” (Genesis 3:6). The “lust of the eyes” was the second channel of temptation through which Satan took advantage. Eve’s resolve was weakening. It looks good and I want it. What harm could possibly befall me...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jul 3, 2014
7/7/14 – Lust of the Eyes 7/8/14 – Pride of Life 7/9/14 – Too Much of a Good Thing 7/10/14 – The Accuser 7/11/14 – Jesus, Our Advocate 7/14/14 – The Narrow Way 7/15/14 – The Unpardonable Sin 7/16/14 – Setting Prisoners Free 7/17/14 – Betrayal and Restoration 7/18/14 –...
