ACCEPTANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS – Romans 15:5-7

Romans 15:5-7 June 2009 ACCEPTANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS Ill. When Myrtle met George there were many things about him she felt she would like to change, but she thought she would wait until they were married. On the wedding day she was standing nervously at the back of the church waiting for the signal to walk […]

DECEPTION IN RELATIONSHIPS – 1 John 1:5-10

1 John 1:5-10 June 2009 DECEPTION IN RELATIONSHIPS Jesus once stood before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor and said,” For this reason I came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” And Pilate said, “What is truth?” I guess what Pilate was saying was, “It […]

DECEPTIVE THINKING IN RELATIONSHIPS – John 8:31-47

John 8:31-47 June 2009 DECEPTIVE THINKING IN RELATIONSHIPS After 59 years of living with myself and others I have observed that the unpleasant and painful experiences of the past have a powerful affect on how we relate to people and situations in the present. It is not so much what happened to us in the […]

WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY? – Ephesians 4:25-32

Ephesians 4:25-32 May 2009 WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY? Ill. A man was pushing a trolley around the supermarket with his little boy sitting on the seat in the front of it. The boy was screaming and crying because he wanted some junk food. The man kept repeating, “Don’t get excited, Albert. Don’t scream Albert. […]