Our individual responsibility What is it to humble ourselves? The perils of "positive thinking" Whose honour do you want? Always learning Is God a spoil-sport? Not my fault! What about good luck charms? How do you talk to your Father? Are you in love with Jesus?

How we miss out on God's best Beware of becoming mechanical Experiencing the new covenant A value system that propels us Balancing mercy and truth When we are weak, we are strong Peace in the storm Two types of faith Comfort in God's chastening Time for resolutions

Pointers #21-40

Nothing automatic Many voices to choose from Two ways of asking "Why?" What can give us depth? Are we childish in Christ? Will we receive the promises? We need the Holy Spirit Demystifying faith Rising in faith Standing on our feet

The pressure to give up The gospel package Missing the point! Do we really know grace? Take it to the Lord in prayer Experiencing God's love A command to love Yielding in worship Many Ebenezers to strengthen us Why me, Lord?

Pointers #41-60

We need the others Jesus as Lord Want to change others? We have a choice Testing ourselves Blessed forgiveness The new testament way of life The excuses we make Faith vs. obedience? Scared of the Holy Spirit?

Faith vs. optimism Remembering God's mercies The Ephesus syndrome Overflow from inside The offer of forgiveness The way we think Putting away childish ways Active prayer Which side are you on? Give and take

Pointers #61-80

How do we judge ourselves? How we conclude Is God our genie? Curiosity can kill How do we make decisions? Practical forgiveness Sometimes just to endure Why do we backslide? Running to the Father Standing with the others

Proactive thinking Talking with God How shall it go better with me? The first sacrifice God's love and the fear of God We all make many mistakes Taking our position Learning relational skills In line with the promises Threefold forgiveness

Pointers #81-100

The comfort of God's company Our private world Nurturing depression? More blessed to give? Looking for feedback Getting shaken up? Determination to change When a bad mood creeps in Persevering faith Nurturing temptations

Looking ahead Things that are not promised Misunderstanding God's word It is possible to change What forgiving others is not Helps for humility Are you lonely and without friends? Thanksgiving from the heart With a pinch of salt Grace, unbelievable but true

Pointers #101-120

Escape from responsibility? Receiving grace The bridegroom and the best man Sharing our griefs You are altogether beautiful Not in competition Chosen for a special task Would you like God to change? Would you like God to use you? Doctrines, doctrines

The new deal from God Servants of God Leaving the past behind Oh, those dry times Reckoning with others Walking alongside to help The ten commandments Learning from others God's promises and grace The risk in trusting

Pointers #121-140

God wants our fellowship Our unique role The things that drove Paul People are fragile Constantly on guard Mary and Martha Owning up Growing into maturity To be pleasing to the Lord Getting to know God

Perfection and perfectionists Emotional security in Christ Our faith and calling Walking with the Holy Spirit Sincere and blameless Blind faith? The real me Mistakes and failure Undeserved gift More blessed to give

Pointers #141-160

Experiences with God Facing the consequences Faith, and living faith Having, and getting more Sin, or not sin? Confronting the accuser Wrong while being right? Peace from Christ The ultimate deliverance Criteria for success

Learn, change, learn Will the Lord leave us? Thanksgiving from the heart The blame experts Respect for other faiths? Love, hate, like, dislike Spiritual laziness Favourite subjects God can, but will He? A false sense of security

Pointers #161-180

The danger of false surrender Faith, and what we say Two kinds of favour God with us and beyond us Keeping our heads high The enemy of love How do we know we love God? Insight from perplexities Conscious of our dependence Reality check

The warning to Baruch The mechanics of backsliding Generation to generation Believes all things and judges nothing? The problem of Doubting Thomas A successful man God who never changes Power is of God A weak man's covenant When we can't understand

Pointers #181-200

Moving through life changes The power of repentance Acceptance and growth Thinking through temptations Love that harms? Whatever happened to conviction of sins? Responding to criticism Learning things first hand The rod and the staff These Christians!

Natural vs. spiritual needs Living in fear? Only a righteous life can make us happy Listening to God! When sparks fly Salt, light and political correctness A question of identity Frugality is out of date! The Age of Complaints Prophets and prophecies

Pointers #201-220

Can faith save us? Learning from the opposition Why aren't we thankful to God? More of God! Why aren't we seeking after God? Shortcuts for hearing God? Why do we lack discernment? When someone fails us Risk taking and faith Power corrupts

When God doesn't seem near Keeping the commandments No ask, no get Know them by their fruit Rules or principles? The mark of the beast Unexpected twists Living for ourselves Accepting forgiveness My punishment is too much!

Pointers #221-240

Living from a knowledge base Faith in action A question of priorities As the deer pants... To be sure of eternal life Serving the Lord We and our five loaves Not my will The easy way out? If God were to ask...

Bearing with God! Deeper than what meets the eye Getting to the heart of God The great commandments Emerging from the past The problem of being different The one and only foundation of grace The treasure and the vessel Our reasonable response True through and through

Pointers #241-260

Guilt as a driver How do we read? Willingness to change Quick to judge! When we disagree Real transformation A desire to serve Forgiving and forgetting Serving God with submission Straying off from the centre

When things go wrong Who is righteous? Attitudes in hiding Wiser than God! Eroding values The God we ignore To have faith like a child Living in acceptance God's marvellous ways 'Jesus, come into my heart'

Pointers #261-280

Looking for a quick fix God who answers prayer To bless or impress? The problem with the others! Turn the other cheek? Dealing with pride Are you waiting for an apology? What is our life worth? God as He is A righteousness not my own

Our adversary, the devil Are you on the way in or out? The problem of literal interpretation Turning grace into law! Spiritual giving OT men in NT times Boldness or familiarity? Hating father and mother Love our enemies, huh? Relaxation techniques

Pointers #281-300

Every time we sin The leap of faith? An issue of compatibility How we blind ourselves The Saviour of the weak Great is your faith Which race are we running? What does the word say? Blind belief can lead us astray A lie behind every temptation

Dealing with personal financial problems Determined not to sin How 'almighty' is our God? True grace is a dangerous doctrine! The problem with being radical What is a normal Christian life? Why pray and read the Bible? Who is our brother? Why do we call Jesus 'Lord'? What makes God happy with us?

Pointers #301-320

To the rich! When we love Serving in style What is on our mind? Is it OK to disagree? The power of the tongue When we look back Every blessing a test Insecure in Christ! Rom.8:28 -- What does it say?

From head to heart The snare of riches Planning on miracles I am special, watch out! Why was Jesus silent? Unbelief that destroys Pursuing peace and sanctification Outside our well Disillusionment with God Learning with balance

Pointers #321-340

Respect for the devil! A lesson from Nicodemus Children of God Serving tables Our God is lovely! Creating our destiny Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit The Spirit and our reason Submitting to one another The outward call

When we don't like someone Sometimes we just need to be tough Doing the will of God Are we the 'sensitive' type? Tests of faith Feeding the flesh? Extreme preaching Finished with the law? Walking with Jesus Two groups of people

Pointers #341-360

Why aren't they like me? Entering the kingdom as a child To love God's way Full time Christians Faith works, or does it? Responding to God Sacrifice vs. obedience Praying in faith The promised land Experience and the Word

Our lines of responsibility Religion cannot save! A two way transfer Second hand Christians The wicked and the righteous It's not in us What happened to Moses? Building ourselves up God's control over everything The highest form of prayer

Pointers #361-380

Through many troubles We are weak and strong Sanity amidst confusion Saints and sinners The new covenant and surrender Just passing through Living works Promise seekers A question of semantics Follow me!

Give up on God? Covering our sins Unlikely disciples To make more money? Don't we need to think? The intoxication of ministry The choice that Lot made From error to growth Preacher bashing? Little sins, big sins?

Pointers #381-

To remain humble Why don't we just trust and obey? Oh to be poor in spirit! Fulfilling the Law Bringing honour to God Action without vision Experiencing the new life