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August 11, 2020

Letting Go of the Old Master and Serving the New Master!

Once you choose a master as we discussed yesterday, you must then walk away from the old master, let it go, repent. Peter said to the crowd, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 To serve the new Master, you have to leave the other one..

August 10, 2020

We Must Make a Choice

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." -Matthew 6:24. Nothing narrows the road more than this one choice.

August 9, 2020

The Narrow Road

It is a narrow focus, a narrow road, but Jesus walked this road and he is now sitting at the right hand of God. We have been told to walk in his steps, and this cannot be said enough, for it is essential that we think like he thinks, love like he loves…

August 8, 2020

Introspection is the Key

In the end, introspection is the key that unlocks the first door on this journey. James, the brother of Jesus, said it this way: "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like..."

August 7, 2020

It Does Not Take “Will Power”

A second wrong path people take with feelings of guilt is projection is so common. This second path is not calloused over—they sin and then feel the guilt—but instead of repenting, they blame everyone else near them for their plight...

August 6, 2020

Outside Force Versus Inside Force

An outside force is anything that surrounds us, influencing what we are doing. It is natural that all of us depend on such a force at one time or another, such as the highway patrol car sitting alongside the road that makes our foot pull back from the accelerator. This is an outside force...