DRY BONES RATTLING: It’s time to live again.  Invite Jesus to make that happen for you.  Starting now.

AN EYE FOR AN EYE:  The Old Testament, which is the Jewish Bible, is useful for history and background but is not binding for followers of Jesus. Our second core value needed to be changed to reflect this.   The teachings of Jesus are the final authority for faith and practice.

HOW TO RENEW YOUR ATTITUDE, PART TWO:  throw off your nasty old thoughts and attitudes like you would throw off nasty clothes.  Then, let the Spirit dress you in new thoughts and attitudes and watch your behavior make a positive change.

HOW TO RENEW YOUR ATTITUDE, PART ONE.  Throw off your nasty old thoughts and attitudes like you would throw off nasty clothes.  Then, let the Spirit dress you in new thoughts and attitudes and watch your behavior make a positive change.

GRAY STONING OR THROWING STONES:  Living up to your calling means making allowance for each other’s faults and being humble, gentle and patient.  When we do this, our relationships deepen with God and the people in our lives.

HOW TO OBEY THE DEVIL:  We obey the devil when we succumb to our negative emotions and selfish desires.  God changes us through faith because of what Jesus has done.

FREAKING OUT: the goal is to someday get to the point where we can trust in God in the moment and not just in retrospect.  Maybe things will work out, maybe they won’t – but we can either have a sense of God’s love during the crisis, or we can be so freaked out that we forget he is there.  Let’s choose to trust him in the storm.

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR KARMA: God cannot be bribed or manipulated.  If you want better results, you need to plant the seeds of better thoughts and better actions.

 

WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS LOSING IT;  When your friend is losing it, the Christlike thing to do is to offer non-critical assistance while taking note of your own brokenness.

HOW TO CONTROL YOUR FEELINGS:  Feelings are the flatulence of the mind, or, as the Scriptures say, the desires of your sinful nature.  You don’t have to let them rule your life.  Instead follow the desires of the Holy Spirit and you will experience the beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven in this life.  Children are dominated by their feelings; adults learn how to manage them.  How do you do this?  It is simple.  Invite the Holy Spirit to lead you.