At the end of the previous session we just started into chapter 12 of Hebrews and we had considered the first two verses. I will simply read those two verses from the New American Standard and comment very briefly to bring you up to date, then we'll [...]

John 8:28, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak these things as the father taught me". What I love about this is that Jesus did not live by his own [...]

If you've ever thought that more money would be the end of all your problems, consider the story of the man who made 200 million dollars when his company sold, and was bankrupt within five years. Owing 50 million dollars he did not have. One news [...]

So, we need to learn how to parent in the world in which we live. You know what parenting today is like? It's like building a fire in the rain. You ever tried to build a fire in the rain? I have. It's tough, isn't it? Man, a lot of things you gotta [...]

Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law; you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. - Psalms 94:12-13, NIV God is the greatest of all teaching psychologists. For a number of [...]

One of the most important parts of parenting is discipline, loving parents discipline, lovingly; God is the same. In Deuteronomy 8 God speaks about leading Israel in the wilderness to reveal what was in their hearts, verse 5 says, "You should [...]

Well, do you ever wonder why you want to make significant changes in your life and you try and you try to change, but you can't? Anybody ever frustrated with that? What I want to do today is I want to show you what I really honestly believe is an [...]

Welcome to, "Enjoying Everyday Life". Thank you for joining me today. I'm gonna talk about everybody's favorite subject today: discipline and self-control. Now, see, aren't you excited? Now, don't you turn your television off. You need to [...]

When our kids were young we had two rules on our home just two. Honor your mother and don't tell a lie. Honor your mother and don't tell a lie. Now, having observed a lot of families, we concluded that if our kids honored Sandra and I honored [...]

First of all, I want us to look at 2 Peter chapter 1, verses 3 through 8. I really felt from the Lord that this is what I was supposed to teach here. Not just here for you, but I'm sure for a lot of people that will get this on television at just [...]

God has called each of us to love the Lord our God with all of our minds. He's told us that we can have the mind of Christ, and the mind of Christ is the mind of humility. When we were together the last time, we learned that God has required of us [...]

All right, greet at least three persons, and I mean you greet them, okay? Say something nice to them. Say something good to them. God is a good God, a wonderful God. And every time we come to God's presence, we never leave the same way, amen? We [...]

The last characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit is self-control. Let's face it, if you wanna love more but you don't have any self-control, you won't do it. If you want to have greater generosity in your life, you don't have any self-control, you [...]

Alright, well, let's grab our Bibles. We're going to turn to two passages today. We're going to turn to John chapter eight, the gospel of John, chapter eight, and also, Psalm 19. Psalm 19. And the title of my message is The Disciplines of a [...]

Scripture tells us that the Lord disciplines those HE LOVES. God’s discipline is never to punish, humiliate or embarrass. It is part of His discipling unto alignment, empowerment, and protection. [...]

I’m in the Galilee and this is where Jesus said to many, “Come and follow Me.” He made it very clear though, what it would cost to follow Him: It would cost absolutely everything. One relationship would have to be supreme and that would be their [...]

We've been talking about the fact that there's an invisible reality waiting for you and I to discover. It's here and it's now. You don't have to wait to die to go to heaven to be there. I mean, some people believe, beloved, in a historical Jesus. [...]

As followers of Christ, we know the blessings and positive consequences of fulfilling the Lord's will for our lives. However, our obedience isn't something that just happens naturally--it requires discipline. In this message, Dr. Stanley explains [...]