It’s tempting to think that life is pointless. I’m just one person. Can I possibly make a difference in the world? In his parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus says an emphatic yes (Luke 10:25-37).
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Attitude and Character
Dependability is a character quality that we all need and appreciate in others. But how do we find people who can be trusted? The Bible gives us a challenging answer.
In the 1960s, Americans decided that biblical morality was a sentence. All that Christian stuff about purity was sucking the fun out of life. Do your own thing, throw off the shackles of decency, answer to no one. It was a grand experiment – and the results are in.
The secret to lasting happiness isn’t much of a secret. Paul says, “Rejoice in the Lord” (Phil. 4:4). The hard part is believing what these words imply.
Paul wrote Philippians with chained hands. And yet the letter is known for its many expressions of joy. How could Paul rejoice in prison? He wasn’t thinking about himself.
An epitaph is an inscription on a grave marker that conveys a message to bereaved loved ones and to coming generations. In his letter to Philippi, Paul makes a firm statement about his priorities and feelings that would grace the tombstone of any committed Christian (Phil. 1:21).
Paul’s circumstances were painful. He was a Roman prisoner for Christ. But he had a wonderful outlook on life. He even saw his imprisonment as a victory (Phil. 1:12-18).
Philippians is known as the “epistle of joy.” And it was written from prison. What’s the connection between joy and the thankfulness in his heart?
Researchers have carefully investigated the causes, symptoms, and treatments for depression. But what about happiness? University of Pennsylvania researcher Martin Seligman has identified the characteristics of happy people. Surprise, surprise — the Bible said it first.
We have a good number of words to describe the person who gets angry over nothing – hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered. Why isn’t there a word meaning long temper? Actually, there is. The word is “patience.”