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One of the greatest mistakes that many parents make is they leave their children alone because they “trust” them. Years ago, I had an older gentlemen give me some advice before I even had children. He said, “Never trust your children.” I wish every parent would heed that advice because “a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” One of your responsibilities as a parent is to be sure that your children are safe. A child left to themselves are not safe because that is when the Devil will do his work in their hearts. With this thought in mind, let me give you several areas where you should never leave your child alone.

The verse above is the result of a very sick story about a man whose concubine left him to go to her father’s house. During the time that she was with her father, she lived an immoral life, but though this man knew about it, he still wanted to reconcile their relationship. He journeyed to her father’s house to reconcile the relationship, and apparently was successful with his attempts.

Abimelech was a very wicked man. His desire for power was evident when he killed anyone who could have challenged his ability to reign. He was so wicked that he killed seventy of his half-brothers all because he was afraid one of them might try to remove him from power.

The sermons for the week of 04/10/16 are now up at Baptist City!

Many things can damage or destroy a relationship, but one of the biggest contributors is jumping to conclusions. I’ve seen people hear something and instantly correct people without ever giving that person a chance to tell their side of the story. Jumping to conclusions will at best damage the trust in a relationship and at worst destroy it. Many leaders have hurt their ability to lead because they jumped too soon on something they heard. Many friendships have been destroyed because one side believed a rumor and responded without hearing their friend tell their side of the story. This damage to relationships doesn't have to happen.

The verse above is an itemization of Israel’s victories. At the point this verse was recorded, they had conquered several cities, but they still had more land to subdue. One of the reasons God wanted this recorded was because He wanted Israel to keep a victory mindset. God wanted them to remember what He had already helped them to do, but He also wanted them to keep perpetuating victories so that future generations would learn a victory mindset. There are several principles seen in these verses if you want to experience victory perpetuity.

Taking over the leadership role of Israel was no small step for Joshua. For most people, this would have been an intimidating task, and maybe that is why God said, “Be strong and of a good courage…”Joshua completely understood that he couldn’t replace Moses, but he also understood that somebody had to lead.

Tuesday, 4/5/16  Ps 13:1-4 are gloomy. Yet, in v6, David says his situation is “bountiful.” The difference? An awareness of His mercy and the availability of prayer. Are you aware? Do you pray?                     Job 4:5, But now it is [problems are] come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.  ¹It’s easier to talk a truth than to the live the truth, but don’t let that keep you from talking it.  ²Give a lot of leeway to those who may not walk as well as they talk.  ³Their talk could still be true and valid even if their walk is not.  ⁴(Reread all of those, but especially that last one!!)

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Several years ago, I started publishing books that I wrote. The purpose of publishing these books was to get the information out to the public that I felt would be helpful and would build them into stronger Christians. If I never published these books, many of the people who were helped by the information I published would have never received the help they needed.

As much as you may try to avoid controversies, they will come. There are going to be times in your marriage when you and your wife will have a controversy you need to settle. In every church, there are going to be times when disagreements will come up. Settling them properly so that the church is not destroyed is imperative for the sake of reaching the lost for Christ. With all the different relationships you have in life and the complexities of each one, there are going to be times when controversy will arise. How you handle them will determine the quality of future fellowship in that relationship.