Your Responsibility In Gen 43:9, Judah said to Jacob, concerning Benjamin’s safety going to and returning from Egypt, “Let me bear the blame”. To bear the blame is to take responsibility. To blame is to hold responsible. Judah took personal responsibility for Benjamin’s safety. Even though Joseph told Judah and...
Troubled But Not Distressed 2 Cor. 4:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO How was Paul able to be troubled but not distressed? When most of us are troubled, we get very distressed. Here’s how our life generally goes. Things are rocking along pretty smoothly. Then trouble starts to build and we start...
Stand Still Ex. 14:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are times in our lives when we just need to stand still. Too often when facing a difficult decision or a stressful situation we get busier so that we don’t have to think about it. We’re afraid that if we stand still...
Cumbered About Much Serving Luke 10:38-42 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Martha’s problem in Lk 10:38-42 is that she was cumbered about much serving. She is not unlike many of us today. We have a lot going on and much of this “serving” is hampering us or cumbering us. Being cumbered about...
In Ps 142:3, David wrote, “my spirit was overwhelmed within me.” In Ps 142:6, he said, “I am brought very low.” A fair number of good people whom I know are overwhelmed right now. There seems to be an oppressive spirit attempting to discourage and defeat good men and women. ...
David Was Greatly Distressed 1 Sam. 30 :1-19 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When David went to the Philistines to get away from Saul’s constant attempts to kill him, he allied himself with Achish. Achish gave him and his men Ziklag as their city to dwell in. After nearly one and a...
Slow to Anger CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Today we are going to look at some of the factors in your life that contribute to your outbursts of anger or to that seething internal anger, if you are one of those who is able to control the outbursts. Solomon said that you...
Matt 11:28-29 How To Deal With Stress CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO I don’t recall a time when I have seen myself, so many of you and so many of my friends weighed down with such a load of care. We have to be able to function with this load without getting...
