Christ Was Love
This is my Christmas Mentoring Minute. Unlike the others, I did not prepare it before I spoke it. I wanted it to come from my heart to yours. It is all about the true meaning of Christmas. (more…)
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Living in the Jackpot
I want to share a decisive moment of truth that struck me in a powerful way. On the way to church, I was joking with my wife, Nancy, about hitting the jackpot in the lottery. No, I do not play the lottery! God is my source and (more…)
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Keep Your Hands Out of the Press.
Here is an account of something amazing that happened many years ago in our church in the Fiji Islands. It was in a Sunday service that the Lord gave me a word of wisdom, which I spoke to the congregation. It was a specific warning that (more…)
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Stop Fighting. Start Worshiping. Start Cooperating
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I would like to share something my pastor, Dr. Tom Peters said years ago, while I was pastoring in New York City. He sent me a recording of one of his sermons and his thoughts caused me a great deal of introspection. Dr. Peters said, “Religion worships God for what He did, while fighting what He is doing. (more…)
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The Song of the Wind
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to share a very special poem that was written by a very special young lady who is named Sala (Tamanikaiwaimaro). We were blessed to know her during our time as missionaries in the Fiji Islands. She wrote this heartfelt poem and sent it to us after we had left Fiji and gone to our next assignment from the Lord. I know this will touch your heart as much as it did mine. Listen carefully and prayerfully to it. “In the song of the wind, in the shout of the strong, in the mighty thunder or in the whisper of the sunset… GOD is seated on the throne… GOD alone deserves all the adoration, the glory and the praise… Everything has its being through HIM!” The cry of my heart is to know HIM and to daily fall in love with HIM!!!” Every time I read this poem, I cannot help but be drawn to Isaiah 57:1. The New King James Version says, ““For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit…”” As often as necessary, remind yourself that God sits on the high and lofty throne and watches over every step you take. Now, ask yourself what more you need today than to be reminded that as He sits on His high and lofty throne, He watches over every step you take. I’m Dr. Bob and that is a Mentoring Minute you really should share with someone. You can listen to additional Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs.
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Sitting In The Sun
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute let me share one of my fondest memories with you. It began with a cold morning in New Zealand many years ago. It was one of those bone-chilling days that felt so cold, I could not get comfortable. At the time, we were staying in a home that had a big sliding doorwall just off the kitchen. I sat down in a chair next to that doorwall because the sun was shining through it. In a very short time, the sun began to warm me through and through. Even though it is many years later, I still recall how great it felt to feel the effects of the sun. Here is my point. If you have a cold feeling in your soul today, I heartily recommend you quietly sit with the Son, the S.O.N. of God. His loving presence will drive out the cold, warm your soul and fill your heart. I promise you that whatever feels cold and dark, or anything that burdens your heart, with will evaporate in the presence of Jesus’ loving warmth. Take time to sit with Him today. Oh, go ahead. Give it a try. I promise you it works. I’m Dr. Bob. This Mentoring Minute comes like a ray of sunshine, straight from God’s heart, through mine, to yours. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs. While you are there, find something in my Free Resources that will encourage you. Then, share it with someone else who needs a warm-up. These days, such people are not difficult to find.
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He Looks at the Lamb
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to set things straight. If you have given your life to Christ, but have been living with condemnation because of your past, it’s time to change your focus, which will change your thinking. When you gave your life to Jesus, God changed His focus. He no longer looks at your sinful past. He now looks at you as a washed in the blood of the lamb, devil stomping son or daughter of God. He sees you as a winner and a champion. When God considers a believer’s value to Him, He looks to the Lamb, not at the sinner. Your performance is no longer the standard of God’s acceptance. Jesus took care of that. Your acceptance by God is complete because of the grace-filled sacrifice of the Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only spotless, sinless Person who could ever have met the standard of holiness in heaven. So, just relax. Do your best and let God’s view of the Lamb do the rest. That is the truth. It will set you free, and keep you free, as often as you need to remind yourself of it. I’m Dr. Bob. That’s the truth and you can hear more of my Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com. I know they will bless you.
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Simply Because…
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask you this question. Have you looked past your problems lately and focused on your blessings? I would like to remind you that God has blessed you simply because He can, and is motivated to do so simply because… He loves you. Furthermore, you have an eternal destiny simply because… Jesus died for you on the cross. Why have I written this for you to read? Simply because… I have been thinking about all these things as they apply to my own life, and I am grateful that I could bring them up to you. Let’s face it; God thinks you are somebody special. As a result, He has poured out His grace and loving concern upon you. Now, you have a life filled with the power of opportunity. All this happened simply because… Jesus was raised from the grave, is alive and functioning with all the authority of heaven. God sees you as a winner and a champion, someone who is the devil’s worst nightmare. He celebrates the reality that you are a miracle waiting to explode on the scene – simply because… you have surrendered your life to the Lord Jesus Christ. I’m Dr. Bob and that is a Mentoring Minute you can shout about. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs simply because… you can.
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Love is Grace Released
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to point out to you that it is easy to recognize genuine love. A great deal of the trouble in our lives comes from failing to recognize and understand the life-changing, life-saving value of love. This value is clear to see in love’s simplest, focused definition, which is that “love is grace released.” I want to assure you that if you think you love or are loved, but the love is defined by feelings alone, or driven by selfish motivations, it is not love. It cannot meet the definition. It is just a counterfeit that will disappoint, damage and possibly even destroy you or someone else involved with it. To decide whether love is real, ask if, when released, it becomes the delivery vehicle of God’s grace. When you demonstrate unselfish love toward others, your actions release a divinely designed dose of God’s grace into their lives. Most of the time, this release of His grace depends on your willingness to provide it, even knowing it might cost you. If you hold love back, or selfishly substitute something you deliberately disguise as love, someone will miss the grace. However, as you release a demonstration of real Christian love, God’s grace lands squarely on the need it has been designed by heaven to fill… only because you cared enough to love enough. I’m Dr. Bob and that’s a Mentoring Minute. You can listen to previous Mentoring Minutes at http://www.mentoringministry.com/blog/.
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His Banner Over Me Is Love
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to share my excitement with you. I could not help reminding myself that Song of Songs 2:4 (NKJV) says, “He brought me to the banqueting house and His banner over me is love.” In all my imperfections, all my weaknesses, all my failures and even in my sins, His banner over me always says, “love.” I know there is a reserved seat for me at banqueting table in God’s house. It has my name on it. It waits for me until that glorious day when I will come before Him and begin the first day of a new eternity of worship at the throne of His loving grace. What a blessed hope. I’m Dr. Bob. Is that your hope and expectation for yourself? Write me at Dr.Bob@mentoringministry.com and share your vision of that banqueting table with me, so we can both be encouraged by God’s loving faithfulness.
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