self-examination

Sunday, December 31, 2023 – New Year's Eve Sunday morning – the message title is "Reflecting and Proflecting." I know, I just made up a new word – Proflecting. What does it mean? When we 'reflect,' we look backward and think about the past, so it only makes sense then to 'proflect' would mean that we would look forward and think about the future. And that's what we're doing today, the last day of 2023. We are reflecting on the year behind and proflecting on the year ahead. There is much to learn as we study our text of Paul's writing to the church of Philippi in Philippians 3:13-14, "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead." Our past can be a friend or a foe. There are things to learn from our past BEFORE we forget about it that can make our past our friend. And there are things in our past, if we don't deal with them properly, that make our past our foe. We will explain what that means. Then Paul tells us that moving forward into our future will take a determined commitment and will require a "straining and a pressing on" if we are going to end well. We will also talk about what that means. You're encouraged to worship and study with us and learn together what it means to forget what God forgets and press on toward the Heavenward goal.

Sunday, December 31, 2023 – New Year's Eve Sunday morning – the message title is "Reflecting and Proflecting." I know, I just made up a new word – Proflecting. What does it mean? When we 'reflect,' we look backward and think about the past, so it only makes sense then to 'proflect' would mean that we would look forward and think about the future. And that's what we're doing today, the last day of 2023. We are reflecting on the year behind and proflecting on the year ahead. There is much to learn as we study our text of Paul's writing to the church of Philippi in Philippians 3:13-14, "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead." Our past can be a friend or a foe. There are things to learn from our past BEFORE we forget about it that can make our past our friend. And there are things in our past, if we don't deal with them properly, that make our past our foe. We will explain what that means. Then Paul tells us that moving forward into our future will take a determined commitment and will require a "straining and a pressing on" if we are going to end well. We will also talk about what that means. You're encouraged to worship and study with us and learn together what it means to forget what God forgets and press on toward the Heavenward goal.

When we harden our hearts, it can cause us to miss the miraculous.

Jesus’ Parable of the Sower helps us to examine whether the Word of God is continuing to take deep root into our hearts by inviting us to examine its harvest in our lives.

Self-examination is never unimportant or useless for Christians; and an exhortation to do it is always in place. Every Christian should be often prompted from within to examine the foundation of their hope of eternal life and salvation in Christ. During this series of lessons, we will do a (re)Call to ourselves to see if we have strayed or are straying away from the faith in Jesus Christ.

Self-examination is never unimportant or useless for Christians; and an exhortation to do it is always in place. Every Christian should be often prompted from within to examine the foundation of their hope of eternal life and salvation in Christ. During this series of lessons, we will do a (re)Call to ourselves to see if we have strayed or are straying away from the faith in Jesus Christ.

Self-examination is never unimportant or useless for Christians; and an exhortation to do it is always in place. Every Christian should be often prompted from within to examine the foundation of their hope of eternal life and salvation in Christ. During this series of lessons, we will do a (re)Call to ourselves to see if we have strayed or are straying away from the faith in Jesus Christ.

Psalm 19 declares God’s glory as revealed in the heavens and in His Word. Psalm 20 is a blessing that God will answer prayer and save His anointed.

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Tina Gilbertson was living the dream. She resided in New York and had inched her way up the corporate ladder to finally arrive at a successful position in television. The only problem was; it wasn’t her dream – it was everyone else’s. Eventually Tina’s dissatisfaction led to the therapy couch; she had decided to find her answers in therapy. This time of self-examination came with a surprise; Tina uncovered her true passion— she wanted to help people as a professional counselor.  

After going back to college and becoming licensed, Tina found herself specializing in feelings and how people actually sabotage themselves by trying to feel emotions for which they’ve built no foundation. Her new book, Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Allowing Yourself to Have Them is the result of years of hard work (on herself) as well as helping others. Tina has written feature articles on emotional intelligence and health for Portland’s Natural Awakenings magazine, and contributes wisdom as a self-esteem expert for online therapist directory GoodTherapy.org.  Visit TinaGilbertson.com.  Watch Tina on AM Northwest.

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In this powerful message after morning prayer, Apostle Fran reveals what hidden agendas look like in the lives of those who operate in this sneaky spirit. We all have something we need to be delivered from, and this message brings this point to a head. Listen and find out what is in you that promotes the flesh and not God. Be healed as you listen.

Message preached by Pastor Rick Schupp on July 31, 2010

Mary Black on how, for partnerships to succeed, there must be careful consideration of all the different players involved and a strong guiding vision.

Transcript -- Mary Black on how, for partnerships to succeed, there must be careful consideration of all the different players involved and a strong guiding vision.

Apply Word to self first. Walk in love. No Hypocrisy.

Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 13:5 are often misunderstood. What does Paul really mean when he says "Examine yourselves...whether you are in the faith..."

Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 13:5 are often misunderstood. What does Paul really mean when he says "Examine yourselves...whether you are in the faith..."