We are at the Garden of Eden. Eve has been successfully deceived. Adam has, who knows? God has shown up and flushed them from their hiding place. And, everyone is pointing fingers at everyone else for blame. God’s clearest word to them was one of condemnation, but He does not leave them without hope. [...]
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Men in Black, Leadership and the Garden of Eden: Taking Responsibility
We all want to be the “best of the best of the best.” (“GIJoe” and Agent J, “Men in Black”). Everybody wants to know how to stand out as leaders, and rightfully so. Your life is complex, and there are many areas in which you are responsible for leading “your”people. And, you are [...]
Parental Responsibility
Now we know The kids, Adam and Eve, are in the Garden of Eden. They have eaten the forbidden fruit. As painful as it might sound, Adam was probably not too far away while Eve was having her interaction with the serpent. There are a number of things that Adam did not do. He, Adam, [...]
Are You Leading or Following?
Our subject is: Taking Responsibility Recap: We are in the Garden of Eden. We have 2 people, Adam and Eve. Satan approaches Eve while she is alone. He comes to her as a seeker of knowledge and enlightenment. But he soon gains the upper hand, making Eve doubt the motives of God behind [...]
Is Your Team Sabatoging You?: Taking Responsibility
We are in the Garden of Eden looking at how Satan used his approach to Eve, and derailed an ideal system. I want you to see and take away the lesson that, the same tactics used in the Garden, are the same ones taht people still use against us, our family members, and work-mates every day. These are [...]
Beware the “Super-Nice”!
Genesis Three chapters into the Bible, and things begin to literally and figuratively fall apart. The falling part goes pretty quickly, it only takes about 7 verses. Adam and Eve have a perfect life. I mean really, what did they have to do? Tend a few trees, watch the animals, etc etc. So how did this [...]
Taking Responsibility [1]
It is important that we step up, stand up for people and take responsibility for our own actions. This is a long-standing societal issue. Many people would like to point fingers at politicians, greedy corporations and claim that they bear full responsibility for the state of our economy, the state of our world and the [...]
Compromising a Lot: Road Trip Gone Wild [5 / conclusion]
Lot has compromised everything he is and everything he has! He has compromised his relationship with Abraham Lot compromises the blessings of God Lot compromised his family And we see, also that… Lot compromised His integrity Lot also compromised his integrity as a follower of God. His own family laughed at him when he [...]
Compromising a Lot: Road Trip Gone Wild [4]
Lot has offered his daughters to the sex-crazed mob so that they will not touch the angels. When we finally get through that selfish fiasco, and the angels must “force” him to leave Sodom, with those self-same daughters and Mrs. Lot. Then, while he is still on the road running away from Sodom, Lot [...]
Compromising a Lot: Road Trip Gone Wild [3]
Lot is rapidly becoming a man of compromise. Recap: Things started out pretty good for him. Even though he lost his father, his uncle Abram stepped in and took care of him. His uncle has had direct “conversation” with God about moving away from his home. And, he takes Lot along. They have both been [...]
Compromising a Lot: Road Trip Gone Wild [2]
Our anti-hero, Lot has been on the road with his uncle, Abraham (Abram). They have been doing fairly well. The flocks have multiplied. They each have their own workers. They have been so blessed that they don’t have enough good ground to feed both herds. The workmen start to argue blessed so much that [...]
The Road to…..Compromise
We have just completed a series on standing firm by our commitments. So, I thought we’d switch gears and talk about someone who compromised everything, Lot. Lot is one of those names, that when mention, people will say, “Who’s That?” By examining these lives, we often find some parallels between their strengths and weaknesses, [...]
Lessons in The Flood [Genesis 6, Part 7 / conclusion]
Our final lesson from Noah: It takes a lot courage and fortitude to stand against the tide, especially when the forces of that tide are very forceful. So, how do we do it? Noah did two practical things: First, he “walked with God.” (Genesis 6:9) This is a phrase applied to only [...]
Lessons in The Flood [Genesis 6, Part 6]
What other lesson can we learn from this story of Noah, the Ark and the Flood? What else can we take away from this story about desolation, destruction, grace and love? Our first lesson is that Noah was different than his peers. He was “God’s man,” long before it was fashionable. He followed God’s plan, [...]
Martina G. McGowan
