Written by Dawn Rutan In some recent reading I encountered the idea of “sins of identity,” where we justify or even celebrate sin by saying “That’s just the way I am.” In our scientific-oriented society, we tend to point to biological factors to explain and excuse the way we think, feel, and behave. But a […]
1) My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, 12) for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. (Proverbs 3:11-12) Don’t hate or dread the Lord’s corrective work in your life. It means he loves you. Discussion Starters Catch up
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1My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; 3yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5then you
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Written by Dawn Rutan Last night I got to thinking about Joshua 24:15 (ESV), “Choose this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” We tend to fall into the trap of thinking that following God is a one-time decision rather than a daily choice. I’m
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2:14). Discussion Starters: Catch up together. Read 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4. Then read 2:14 again. What kind of person is “the natural
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Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been thinking about Sunday’s sermon from 1 Corinthians 2 on the wisdom that comes from God, and at the same time the first chapter of James has been on my mind as I’ve been reading Warren Wiersbe’s study of James in Be Mature. The first few verses of James contain