Opening: Chris Powell Closing: Courtney Sturgill Music: Greg Hardison
Opening: Chris Powell Closing: Courtney Sturgill Music: Greg Hardison
Opening: Michael Nunnelly Closing: Anna Simpson Music: Greg Hardison
Opening: Chris Powell Closing: Courtney Sturgill Music: Greg Hardison and Michael Nunnelly
In this episode, drPHIL examines the Apostle Paul and how he kept himself usable as a disciple of Jesus Christ. GOD CAN USE ANYBODY! “. . . Give yourselves completely to God – every part of you – because you’ve been brought from death to life, and now you want to be used by God for good, and for his righteous purposes.” Romans 6:13 (LB/TEV) PAUL’S SECRETS OF STAYING USABLE 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1-18 1. NEVER FORGET...
WHAT CAUSES OUR PERSONAL FAILURES? 3 Things Peter Did Wrong 1. WE OVERSTATE OUR _STRENGTHS__ 2. WE FEAR THE DISAPPROVAL OF OTHERS_ 3. WE SPEAK WITHOUT THINKING WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I FAIL? 3 Things Peter Did Right 1. GRIEVE 2. LET MY SMALL GROUP SUPPORT ME 3. CAST MYSELF ON GOD’S MERCY WHAT DOES JESUS DO WITH OUR FAILURES? “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented...
WHAT CAUSES OUR PERSONAL FAILURES? 3 Things Peter Did Wrong 1. WE OVERSTATE OUR STRENGTHS ‘“Jesus said ‘Tonight every one of you will desert me. For the Scripture says that when the shepherd is killed, the sheep will be scattered. BUT after I’ve been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.’ Then Peter boasted, ‘But Lord, even if everyone else fails you, I will NEVER deny you!’ Jesus replied, ‘Peter, the truth is that before this night is...
GROWING IN GRACE What is growth? Growth is not how many. Growth is how much. I want to look at how God grows us. There is a process of growth that God wants to work in our lives and here's the process: Ephesians 4:22-24. "You were taught with regard to your former way of life to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness...
"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5 (NCV) How To Be Transformed By Grace Change the way you think! "Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to Him and what is perfect." Romans 12:2 Change is a difficult thing. To change our thinking...
This we drPHIL explores perfectionism and how to let God's liberating grace help you let go and relax.
If you want to change your life, if you want to get well, or get over hurt you've got to change the way you think. Romans 12:2 says, "Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think." One of the things that can help us here is to understand what God says about us. drPHIL suggests that God changes our mind and helps us not only see God in a new light but see ourselves in a new light by recognizing the following: 1. I am acceptable. 2. I am valuable. 3. I am...
Psalm 145:8 tells us, "God is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in love." That means God loves to be gracious to you and me. God loves to bless people who don't deserve it. That's God's nature. We can't understand the Christian life at all unless we understand grace. It is the heart of our faith. It is the heart of our relationship to God. Do you understand the difference between God's grace and God's mercy? Consider: Mercy is when God doesn't give us what we do...
Guilt is actually a wonderful component of our human existence. It helps us recognize that sin is a part of our nature but we have a God who has provided for us to be forgiven. Guilt can weigh on us but the purpose is to be a warning that something is wrong and something needs to be fixed. drPHIL talks about two types of guilt - genuine and false guilt. How has false guilt been confused in your life with genuine guilt? Our ways of handling guilt are very different than God's ways. Our ways...
Sustaining grace is the power to keep on going when we fell like giving up. It is also the power to do the right thing when we don't feel like doing the right thing. There are a lot of pitfalls in the race of life, but regardless of what we go through, no matter what we face, we can count on God's Sustaining Grace. 1 Peter 5:11 says, "My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that the grace of God is with you no matter what happens". drPHIL suggested that Sustaining...
