We need to learn to communicate. Either we will communicate or disintegrate. There are five levels of communication:- The frivolous level – Talk about sports, clothes or the weather. The factual level – Talk about the news or things that… Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Submission In The Workplace – 1 Peter 2:18-21
God takes a complex social system and defines it in one statement. 1 – The mandate for submission (vs. 18) We are to be submissive. In the time of this letter there were many slaves. The Romans used their POWs… Read More ›
Reality Check For Wives – 1 Peter 3:1-6
Husbands need to be changed and their wives know it! There is a way in a woman that goes about changing her husband in such a way that is destructive rather than constructive. See Proverbs 14:1. 1 – Words won’t… Read More ›
Reality Check For Husbands – 1 Peter 3:7
God gives the woman six verses and the men one verse. If you want a marriage that will last then the man needs to do six things. 1 – Spend time with your wife We are to live with our… Read More ›
Reality Check About Discipleship – 1 Peter 2:19-25
Discipleship has been on the mind of Jesus since he started his ministry. He called disciples to follow him. It is important that we follow Christ. Other things get in the way. We criticise the world. We are not called… Read More ›
Keep An Eye On The Sky – 1 Peter 4:1-11
See 1 Peter 4:7. The end of all things is at hand. We can see the signs of the times. When bad things happen we should look up for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. There is sin in… Read More ›
How To Get Your Life Out Of The Pit – 1 Peter 5:5-10
This notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: “We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects… Read More ›
God Has A Plan For Your Life – 1 Peter 4:8-11
See Jeremiah 29:11. God is in control. He has a plan for our lives. He wants us to serve in the Kingdom of God. How is your service? Can it be improved? We’re not talking about sport! How is your… Read More ›
Five Ways to be a Successful Husband – 1 Peter 3:7
Men need to learn the five ways to be a successful husband to their wives. 1 – Intimacy The deepest craving of a wife is intimacy with her husband. What do we mean by intimacy? It is not just a… Read More ›
Watch Your Tongue – James 3:6
The Word of God compares the tongue to fire. It says that it sets things on fire. That it gets its fire from hell. In its design, the tongue is quite a piece of handiwork. A unique muscle that is… Read More ›
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