Integrity

Article: Preachers: Save Yourself and Your Hearers

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/johnnyberg 1 Timothy 4:16 (KJV) - Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. Paul was instructing Timothy as he was to remain in Ephesus to charge the churches concerning doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3). In this first letter, Paul tells him to: take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. As a pastor and leader, the way for him to save his hearers is to...

Article: Public Success, Private Failure

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/Mart1n Many people today lead different lives. They have different sets of behavior while at home and in public. Though this can be broken down even further, there are specific behaviors for the public and private life. People have a desire to be liked, understood, appreciated, and successful within their professional and personal life. To achieve these, people may adjust their conduct or character. (This doesn't mean the person will commit illegal acts.) Though someone may achieve success in their professional and personal life, they may experience the exact opposite in their...

Article: Relationship Standards

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/melodi2 1. Know yourself. You will be tested and/or tempted based on WHO you are and what Satan can find in you. You are in a war and the enemy will use your weaknesses to destroy you. 2. QUICKLY establish the relationship as being NOTHING more than professional.

Article: The NO NO (Poem)

Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/lbogdan Say no to sex before marriage and out of its bed Set boundaries on your life and tame the thoughts in your head Speaking lying 'benefits' that won't get you far Save yourself for the wedding night and not the back of a car Don't listen to the flesh with its desire for pleasure It's a lie to destroy you and your sacred treasure Life's too precious for two minutes of naughtiness Sin and disease spill over and makes your life a complete mess You think that's pleasure? Think again and turn over the sin Lace up your shoes on...

Article: Wired for God

Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/sundstrom In today's society, many people are living with sexual addictions, fetishes, etc. - and this is within the church. Across the spectrum of life's dilemmas, people find themselves stuck being the way they believe they were created (by no choosing of their own) and living as a child of God. So what to do? Many have tried (or portrayed) to live for God during the day (or at least in public) and then in the darkness, at night, or when no one is looking, they will satisfy their longing desires.