Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Passage: Acts 15:22-41
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 17 secs
My way or the highway! Is that your attitude when you disagree with someone? Listen to this lesson to learn how to be gracious to others and seek the absolute best for them even when they don't deserve it. Discover five spiritual skills you need to practice so you can love others as Christ loves you. Find out how the early church handled people problems and how even a sharp controversy between Barnabas and Paul was handled graciously.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:3 & Romans 5:3-5
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 59 mins 18 secs
Are you still stuck in diapers in the spiritual nursery? Or are you zooming through spiritual childhood and reaching adulthood in your Christian life? Listen to this lesson to learn that the new believers in Thessalonica were grabbing hold of the Word of God and making great strides in their spiritual lives within an amazingly short time. Measure yourself on your mastery of three valuable virtues that Paul uses to show the stages of spiritual growth. Revisit the spiritual skills that should become second nature in your life when you reach maturity.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Passage: Romans 12:17-18
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 49 secs
Where's your comfort zone? Do you find it easy to dislike that obnoxious neighbor? Listen to this lesson as the Apostle Paul teaches us that the purpose of learning Biblical truth is to be changed. As we walk by means of the Holy Spirit we can learn to love one another, no matter how unlovable someone is. See the command not to demand justice and pay people back for what they do to us. Discover that our greatest enemy is what we think, considering ourselves to be better than others and deserving to get our own way. Examine the basic spiritual skills we need to employ in order to resolve problems with one another.
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-8
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 58 mins 40 secs
When you open a Bible are you almost overwhelmed by its complexity and vast knowledge? Listen to this lesson to learn ways to organize the contents into understandable principles. Follow a flow chart that takes a believer through the spiritual skills, beginning in spiritual childhood, moving to adolescence and on into spiritual maturity. Learn about the three phases of the Christian life and accept that testing and adversity will be a part of our experience. Rest in God's promise that we will never be tested beyond our ability to endure it and that passing these tests will result in eternal rewards.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Passage: Romans 15:13-16
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 30 secs
"Now, what?" you ask, throwing your hands in the air as a steady stream of bad news spews out of your TV. How should we handle all the threatening events in our lives and in our country? Listen to this lesson to learn that God is always in control and we can have confidence that all is working according to His perfect plan. Understand the ten spiritual skills available to believers in Christ that enable us to have this firm hope in God and the peace and joy that follows even in the midst of disaster. Focus daily on the many Scriptures that encourage us and take us out of the mire of despair.
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 13 secs
"Help! O, God, help!" When things in your life are spinning out of control, is this what you pray? Listen to this lesson to learn that there's a better way to prepare for disasters. This better way is called the faith-rest drill. Understand what this means and how to apply the 3 stages. See the importance of learning Biblical promises to mix with faith. Anticipate the results as we meet the pressures and promises of life without falling apart.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Passage: 1 Peter 1:7-9
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 13 secs
Have you ever been so happy you were almost ecstatic? Maybe you got that raise you've been wanting or got accepted into the college you had dreamed about. It's easy to be happy when things are going your way. Listen to this lesson to learn about a true joy believers can have in the middle of unimaginable disasters. See that God has a training program tailored for each of us to develop the spiritual skills we need to experience this joy. Find out that this requires choices on our part so that even when it's hard and uncomfortable we can apply the Word of God to guide our actions.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Passage: 1 Peter 3:9-12
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 17 secs
Would you like to live a good life? The answer to that is pretty obvious because everyone would like that. The good news is that the Bible tells us how to achieve it. Listen to this lesson to see what it takes. The basic requirement is that we are believers who do not pay people back when they wrong us. If that seems impossible, it’s because it is unless you are confessing your sins, being filled by the Holy Spirit, and walking by means of the Spirit. Listen to the other requirements to guarantee happiness in the Christian life. See that this is best illustrated by the Good Samaritan.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Passage: Psalm 62:3-12
Series: God’s Protection in Any Crisis
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 3 secs
Confident, strong, and content or fearful, angry, and panicked? Which describes you? Listen to this lesson to learn that you have two options you must choose between based on whether you live God’s way or the Devil’s way. Find out why you can’t depend on your own strength but how you can walk by means of the Holy Spirit. Learn about the first four of the spiritual skills that can be developed in your life by studying and memorizing God’s Word. Always keep in mind that God is in control and has a perfect plan that is working out for our benefit and we need to trust in Him.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Passage: Psalm 62:3-12
Series: God’s Protection in Any Crisis
Duration: 1 hr 9 mins 45 secs
What determines who will be successful in the Christian life? Listen to this lesson to learn that it depends on the decisions we make and in learning spiritual skills that will guide our decisions. Continue studying these ten skills beginning with where we left off, doctrinal orientation, which is studying all realms of God’s Word. Begin to realize our eternal destiny and find out how we can measure our love for God. Learn that it is possible to love even unlovable people. See that the focus of our life should be the Lord Jesus Christ. As we master these skills learn that we will then have a life of stability, true happiness, and contentment.