Last week, we looked at the early life of David and his interaction with a foolish man named Nabal. At this early point in his life, David did not display a high level of maturity when he responded to Nabal’s disrespectful remarks. Much has happened in David’s life since that encounter—way too much to even…
We are starting a new sermon series this morning—“Practicing the Way of Peace.” This five-week series will be focused on the biblical principles concerning conflict resolution. As we live our lives, conflicts are bound to happen—there’s really no way to avoid them. The question, then, is not how can we avoid them but how should…
The most important determining factor in a person’s life is their character. Your character includes all aspects of your inner being— your social awareness, your intelligence quotient (IQ), your emotional quotient (EQ), and your spiritual maturity. If someone is deficient in one of these areas it will limit their ability to be the person that God wants them to be! So Paul encourages Timothy to reject his immature tendencies of adolescents and diligently pursue the heart of God.