Some folks will say, "All you need is God's Word," as though the Bible is a "magic book" that can do incredible things.
However, this perspective does not account for all the heresies, or plain weird teaching and application, or why Phillip would ask, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" in Acts 8:30-31.
We believe that God's Word has all we need for life and godliness, but it is not a magic book; we need each other to ensure we use it correctly. https://youtube.com/shorts/tN4CPZkX-vI #teaching #bible #biblestudy #lifechange
The shocking and inspiring story of Sophie Ottaway.
Watch the full interview here: https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-490-sophie-ottaway-engineered-at-birth-to-be-a-girl/
Focus on the Cause, not the Effect, so you can remove the cause and not be affected by the effect.
A local church’s worship value is not primarily about the music but the lifestyle because you never ask, “Are you worshiping?” The reason is that we worship all the time. God made us for worship—wired us for worship, you could say.
Worship is part of what it means to be image-bearers. Who could do otherwise? The better question is, “What or whom do we worship?” https://lifeovercoffee.com/three-characteristics-of-a-fantastic-local-church/
Whenever a person chooses sinful anger, he is, in effect, giving the other person control over him. It’s counterintuitive. In his anger, he is like a marionette, a puppet on a string.
Anger toward someone is the total submission of their thoughts, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors to the other person. It is not self-control, as governed by the Spirit of God, but someone out of control or under the control of another spirit. https://lifeovercoffee.com/podcast/ep-110-help-for-the-angry-person/
