The longer we serve the Lord the more susceptible we become to this Wild Thing. Like wax removed from the heat of a candle’s flame, our hearts can slowly, imperceptibly, begin to harden if we drift away from regular contact with the Lord. We may even be actively serving the Lord, as the disciples were in this story, but still be hard in our heart toward God and out of touch with the spiritual realm.
Fear is a “wild thing” that can be just a little nagging irritant or an overwhelming, debilitating monster. Jesus regularly told his disciples to “Fear not” which indicates two things. 1. Humans, by nature, have tendency toward fear. 2. Fear is something we can choose to “not” have. So what is the secret to choosing to not fear? Discover the simple answer in this message.
An insidious “wild thing” is eating up our society, families, marriages and relationships. The pull of pornography and immorality is greater than ever before. This message offers five tips for singles and five tips for marrieds to to conquer impure thoughts.
What do you do when the memory of your past continues to haunt you? Is it possible to live above the overwhelming sense of shame? If so, how do we begin to step out of the shadows of the past? In the following message, we can discover God’s answer to shame of the past.
Every person, no matter how confident they may appear, fights insecurity. This Wild Thing creates fear, causes many to flee from God, keeps others from fulfilling His purpose for them and is even responsible for much of the war, death and conflict in our world. Discover the cause and cure for insecurity.
“We are commanded to not only rule over the wild beasts outside of us but also over the wild things within us.” – Clement of Alexandria (c. 195 AD) What are the wild things that threaten to “eat you up” if you do not learn to tame them? All of us face the “Wild Thing” of anger. Sometimes it roars from inside us and sometimes we are simply its victim when others are roaring. Three steps to help tame this beast.
