by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 29, 2013
Peace With One Another As children of God we are the salt and light of the world (Matt. 5:13-16). We have no light in and of ourselves, but we have the life of Christ within us and John said of Jesus, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men” (Jn. 1:4)....
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 28, 2013
11/1/13 – Absolute Truth 11/4/13 – Owning the Truth 11/5/13 – Emotional Truth 11/6/13 – Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge 11/7/13 – The Nature of Faith 11/8/13 – The Object of Our Faith 11/11/13 – Growing in Faith 11/12/13 – Faith and Works 11/13/13 – Living by Faith...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 28, 2013
The Ministry of Reconciliation The fellowship offering (Lev. 3) was given in voluntary gratitude for past blessing, answered prayer, or a bountiful harvest. It has traditionally been called the peace offering because the root Hebrew word, shalom, means peace. The...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 27, 2013
Overcoming Rejection Everyone knows what it feels like to be unduly criticized and rejected, especially when it comes from people we want to please. Nobody can be their best at everything, and sometimes we fail to live up to other people’s expectations. We were born...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 26, 2013
November 26- Acceptance and Affirmation Romans 15:1-7 Ultimately we are accountable to God, but we also need to be accountable to one another. This ensures proper care and discipline in our churches and homes. As we consider how this can happen amongst ourselves,...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 25, 2013
A Proper Defense What should we do when someone wrongly judges us and attacks our character? Should we be defensive, or follow Christ’s example? “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his steps; He...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 22, 2013
Discipline and Judgment In our relationships with others we are commanded not to judge one another, but we are instructed to discipline one another when appropriate. Knowing the difference between the two has serious implications for how we relate to others. Judgment...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 21, 2013
Relating to One Another The greatest challenge in life is learning to love one another in a fallen world. The Lord exhorted us to love our enemies (Lu. 6:27-36), and restrain from judging one another (vss. 37-42). It takes the grace of God to love those who hate us....
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 20, 2013
The Lordship of Christ The number one obstacle that is keeping us from being all that God created us to be is ourselves. Self-sufficient and self-centered living keeps us from finding our sufficiency in Christ. To deny ourselves is to deny self-rule. The flesh...
by Cindy Bergenback | Nov 19, 2013
The Great Commandment Jesus silenced the Sadducees who questioned Him about the resurrection, which they didn’t believe in (Matt. 22:23-33). Hearing this, the Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. “An expert in the law, tested him with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the...