The Law of Sin

By Kerry Skinner / January 25, 2022 / Comments Off on The Law of Sin

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. (Romans 7:23 NKJV) The Bible is the source of knowledge yet most people who are having so much trouble with sin don’t read the book…

Spirit vs Sin Living

By Kerry Skinner / November 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Spirit vs Sin Living

I have used this Spirit chart for years to stay up-to-date with God! Can It Really Help? For years God has used this simple chart to help believers use the truth of God’s Word to reveal the condition of their spirit. Thousands have used this in their daily walk with God to keep them on…

Kindness Refreshes the Soul

By Kerry Skinner / September 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Kindness Refreshes the Soul

Kindness refreshes the soul, unkindness poisons the spirit. How’s your Spirit? Is it sweet or sour? How’s your temper? Do you have a temper? Do you quickly respond to things around you with a sourness? Do situations like, heavy traffic, try your spirit? You know what I mean, when somebody does the wrong thing and you…

Significance for Christ

By Kerry Skinner / September 9, 2021 / Comments Off on Significance for Christ

Significance for Christ is what believers live for. But what difference can your life really make? Does your life really count? It certainly does! God never wastes anything! God created you for His purposes and your life really can and does make a difference. Many however, do not seem to have an accurate view of whom God…

How Does the Truth Affect You?

By Kerry Skinner / July 20, 2021 / Comments Off on How Does the Truth Affect You?

When you are faced with the truth, how does truth affect you? Christians who have knowingly committed sin and then are corrected in humility will either become mellow or hard hearted when they hear the truth. If you are the one being corrected, you will face the same choice of response. Your response to truth…

Are You Ready To Change?

By Kerry Skinner / June 21, 2021 / Comments Off on Are You Ready To Change?

Change may be needed but are you ready to change? How do you you know when a friend is ready to hear and apply the truth of their situation? There is no guarantee that you will know but you must estimate when the counselee is ready to consider a biblical description of the problem and take…

Unnoticed By People But Heard by God!

By Kerry Skinner / June 21, 2021 / Comments Off on Unnoticed By People But Heard by God!

Being unnoticed by people is self-defeating to many–but it is not so much what others think about you that is important, rather, it is whether you are accepted by God. If thousands of people in this world accept you, but God does not accept you, you are simply not acceptable. I pray this story will…

What is the Difference Between the Indwelling of the Spirit and Being Filled by the Spirit?

By Kerry Skinner / June 15, 2021 / Comments Off on What is the Difference Between the Indwelling of the Spirit and Being Filled by the Spirit?

Truly it is impossible to live the Christian life in your own human strength. The Christian life depends upon the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. With that in mind, what is the difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and being filled with the Spirit? What Does Indwelling…

Peace and Satisfaction In This World?

By Kerry Skinner / June 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Peace and Satisfaction In This World?

Why are Christians not in the least embarrassed over the absence of peace and rest in their lives? Jesus clearly tells us that it is His intention for us to move through this world peacefully and cheerfully, untroubled and unafraid as long as we look to Him to enable us. With such a resource readily…

Obedience and Morality

By Kerry Skinner / May 31, 2021 / Comments Off on Obedience and Morality

What is the relationship between obedience and morality? Which is best to have? …and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled (2 Corinthians 10:6 NKJV). Many people wonder how they stop disobeying God? Let me share a secret with you–do not try to stop disobeying–rather, work on obeying! Yet they would…