Dressing for a Successful Life
This is a study for June, 2020 about “A pattern for an Empowering and Beautiful Life” in Christ.
It’s Time for a Heart Change.
My friend Pastor Bryan Rosenbarger, preaching on Pentecost, said this: “No matter what laws are passed in this land, only the Holy Spirit can change hearts.”
My thoughts: It’s time for hearts to change! Make room in your heart for the grace, love, unity and compassion that the Holy Spirit will bring. Only the grace of God will make the difference. Take time to reflect on Romans 12:2 in the Passion Translation. It says, “Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.”
No Control? What Now?
“When you find yourself in a situation of no control, you just have to determine to be still, accepting that God is God and you are not. It sounds easy, but it would be very helpful to have a plan or formula for this to happen. Below, I’ve provided a three-part formula for bringing the noise of confusion into subjection so you can get your thoughts under control and begin to listen for the Holy Spirit’s voice. You will find the premise of this formula is perhaps not normally how you would attack the problem. It will seem illogical to quiet the noise in your soul by drowning it out. Nevertheless, here’s how you do it:
1. Begin with a steady stream of vocal praise. This becomes your go-to weapon to fight the noise in your soul whenever it pops up…
2. Offer thanksgiving as an integrated, ever-present part of your daily routine, inserting it into whatever you find yourself doing. This is a habit of overcomers…
3. Simultaneous with your praise and worship, find good, even sacrificial works to occupy a significant portion of your time. It’s always helpful to major on someone else’s needs, in order to drown out the noise of your own needs. You can be sure that when you have quieted your soul, and are listening to the Holy Spirit, He will tell you the next step. Most often, it’s this: “Don’t just stand there, do something to help someone else go beyond their own emotional needs. It will help you go beyond yours.”
Gifts from Heaven -Pastor Nancy Abramson 12-2019
This is a wonderful study about the “Gifts from Heaven” we receive when we invite Christ into our hearts.
No Control? What Now?
Paperback and Kindle eBook are now available: Have you ever suddenly found yourself in one of life’s unexpected storms? Think of a time when you were genuinely surprised at your situation and felt trapped, unsettled and without an apparent solution to your dilemma? You were sure there was no way out There was nowhere to turn and nobody to turn to. And so, there you were. There was just no way to control what was an apparently bleak path to any number of negative outcomes. When life confronts us with situations that seem beyond our control, what’s to be done? Every unsettling situation can tempt us to respond outside the will and covering of God. The answer to finding a way to escape such situations is to displace them with biblically proven choices. When God has a plan, He always has a way. This book is about practical, biblically proven ways to move beyond life’s challenges and into new seasons of opportunities. When you find yourself without any apparent control over your situation, and ask, “What now?
New for October 2019 – The Peace of God – Psalm 23
This is a new lesson from Pastor Nancy from Psalm 23, about the peace of God.
New for July – Communion with the Father – The Lord’s Prayer
This study will draw you deeper into understanding the power of prayer. It includes twenty-two principles for prayer at the end of the study.