by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Maturity – by Ken Turner, June 22, 2018
James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
Thought for today…
Want to be blessed in all you are doing today? Start “doing the Word.” It’s easy to hear the scripture and agree with it and move on. But the real impact comes when a person hears (or reads) the Bible, ponders its message, decides how it applies and moves forward putting it into action. Don’t be a hearer without being a doer.
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by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Maturity – by Ken Turner, June 21, 2018
Hebrews 5:12-13
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
Thought for today…
True or false? You should be teaching the Bible by now. Are you are still consuming the milk of the word or have you moved on to bread and meat? It’s easy to find many living in the misery of “unskilled in the word” Christians. Today’s passage says, “You ought to be teaching the word by now, but you still need someone to teach you.” Get started, once and for all, mastering the scripture. How do you start? Begin by reading it daily… even a few verses each day will make a big difference. Use Bible apps like Just1Word, Blue Letter Bible, Bible Gateway, and listen to sermons at One Place. You’ll be on your way to learning the word.
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by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Maturity – by Ken Turner, June 20, 2018
Ephesians 4:14-15
That we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head… Christ.
Thought for today…
Spiritual “grown-ups” have learned that it’s not enough to know truths about God, you must embrace and internalize those truths into real life. The wisdom God delivers to us through scripture is worthy to be applied and practiced. It becomes our “spiritual DNA,” it is woven into the fabric of our character. His truths make us better spouses, better parents, better sons, better daughters, better employees and better friends. We also become better Christians.
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by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Maturity – by Ken Turner, June 19, 2018
I Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Thought for today…
Have you committed your heart to God to pursue Him to the next level of spiritual maturity? Don’t let Satan use obstacles and tactics to convince you to stop growing in Christ. It’s easy to allow stumbling blocks to stunt our growth. A Christian friend may have offended you, a pastor let you down or hurt you, or you were disappointed in others who claim to be committed to Christ. The truth is, it’s time to move forward. It’s time to focus on Christ, His promises, and His unwavering power to change your life. It’s time to move to the next level of spiritual maturity.
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by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Maturity – by Ken Turner, June 18, 2018
James 1:4
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Thought for today…
“Patience” is your unwavering, steadfast commitment to the faith and the truth you really believe. Allow that commitment to have its full effect in your life, so you be spiritually mature. You will be complete, mature, and not live with gaps and blind spots in your life.
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by Ken Turner | High Impact Living
This Week’s Theme: Availability – by Ken Turner, June 15, 2018
Ephesians 2:10
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Thought for today…
We are His workmanship, created for good works. Christ has a plan for you to impact the world. His plan is perfect. There are and will always be so many needs, problems and people in pain. You have a spiritual role, a spiritual purpose in this world for this time. You were made to make a difference. You were made for this.
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