Proverbs 12:1, “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.” The most difficult people to deal with in the church are those who are rebellious. Rebellious people think they can “teach the teacher” and be everyone’s “speck inspector.” However, just like with the rebellious hypocrites in Jesus’ day, they fail to see the…

Revelation 3:16, “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Some things are best served either hot or cold. Take for example coffee and milk, they both taste great hot or cold but when they are lukewarm they taste disgusting. Imagine forgetting that you had left the…

Colossians 3:9, “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.” Current studies show that the average person lies between 1-2x a day. Funny, but true, no one actual knows if these numbers are correct because people might have been lying during the research. Some people lie to…

1 Corinthians 13:6-7, “6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Many of us can relate to being hurt and disappointed in life because the people we trusted let us down. As a pastor I have to work extra hard at showing…

Matthew 23:28, “In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” One of the biggest issues Jesus had with the Jewish leaders of His day was their hypocrisy. The English word “hypocrite” comes from the ancient Greek word for “actor or…

Proverbs 19:11, “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Today in our modern culture people’s negative feelings have been given unprecedented attention through social media, reality TV, talk shows and customer ratings. Though people’s feelings are important in many aspects of life, at the same time, all this attention can lead…

2 Corinthians 11:3, “But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” Do you think people who are deceived know that they are deceived? Mostly likely they don’t see they are deceived because of the fact…