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Hello Friends! This past weekend I had a heart attack and ended up going to surgery, where a stint was placed in my main artery. Doc said everything else looked good. I'm a bit tuckered out today but feeling okay. I hear the third day out is a bummer for most folks; then you pick up. So...if you don...

In so many societies, a persons worth is determined by their talents, gifts, appearance, and so forth. We do look at outward appearance, as seen in 1 Sam. 16:7 ; after all, thats all we can see. Thus, our concept of self often is shaped by the reaction others display, based on their outward observat...

Self-Esteem Read for This Week's Study: Ps. 100:3, Acts 17:24 - 28, Rom. 12:3, Matt. 22:39, 2 Samuel 9, Luke 15, and Eph. 4:23 - 32. 1 Peter 2:9 "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of d...

Resilience Read for This Week's Study: Job 19:25; James 5:10, 11; Ruth 1; Esther 2; 2 Cor. 11:23 - 28; Phil. 4:11 - 13. Psalms 46:1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an everpresent help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the s...

Is Jesus Enough? Are you troubled and confused? Hes the Wonderful Counselor Are you tense? Hes the Prince of Peace Are you uncertain? Hes the Corner Stone and the Solid Rock Are you let down? He is Faithful Are you lonely? He is the Friend who is closer than a brother Are you defenseless? Hes the Ad...

Relief From Depression Read Psalm 39:2 - 7. "So I remained utterly silent, not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased; my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: "Show me, LORD, my lifes end and the number of my days; let me know how fl...

The Peace of Christ in Our Hearts Read Colossians 3:1 - 17. What are the specific actions that we are called upon to do in order to live the kind of life in Christ we are promised? Colossians 3:1-17 Living as Those Made Alive in Christ "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts ...

The Thoughts of Our Hearts Read 1 Kings 8:39, Psalm 19:14, 1 Chronicles 28:9, and 1 Samuel 16:7. What crucial point are these texts making? More important, how should this truth impact us and how we think? Does this truth idea make you nervous and fearful, or does it give you hope? Or both? Analyze ...

Wholesome Thinking Phil. 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things" What is the essence of Paul's words to us here? What is the key to ...

Thoughts as a Source of Distress What are the things that really frighten you? What are ways that you can learn to trust the Lord, despite that fear? After all, isnt the Lords power greater than whatever threats you face? Much suffering can occur through thinking. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo, in h...