Getting to the point

Many people who like to dance around with words for long periods of time often waste my time. I do not want to learn from somebody who does not make it clear what exactly they are teaching. However, Jesus always made his point whenever he taught. He often used parables and other instances that allow us to relate his teaching to real life situations. That is why he was able to teach so many people such valuable knowledge that was passed down for generations.

Jesus

People seem to relate Jesus to other wise men in the world, but he was different. As Jesus stated himself he was the son of God, and the passageway to salvation. He was the sacrifice to pay for our sins, that we can be clean enough to enter God's kingdom.Ordinary wise men cannot perform supernatural miracles, which Jesus did. There is no one else in the world that did the king of miracles that Jesus did.

Wrong Motivators

People today are affected by the support or denial of others more than they were before in my opinion. A person will often start some sort of campaign, but if they do not have supporters for their cause, they will change it in order to meet the interests of the people. A lot of people who use twitter only use it because they want their average lives to be of some special value. However, people who use twitter for that purpose gain nothing most of the time, considering the amount of people competing for the same goal.

Ever too old to learn?

I think that we can learn a lot from people that are more experienced than we are. People like our teachers and parents are there to guide us in a general direction of how to live life properly when you are out on your own. People tend to develop a closed mind as they grow older, but in reality there is always a possibility to learn. We should always have an open mind to new lessons we have to learn. However, it's necessary to filter the information to make sure that you are indeed learning the information you want to know about.

Ignoring the Larger ISsue

Many people ignore the larger issues they have in life, and so they take it out on the smaller issues that don't have as much of an impact. I think one of the reasons we do this is because it's so much easier to deal with the smaller things, while the larger issues might take a lot more time and energy. However doing this only causes the larger issues to grow, making them an even bigger issue. They end up surfacing eventually whether we want them to or not either way, so the only choice we have is when to deal with them.

Words

I think that people today put too much value on words alone. In a lot of churches I see, it seems like everything is theatrics, a weekly ritual. People sing and dance loudly, then they speak of practically the same thing every time. More value needs to be put on the actual results of what we say. If we continue to judge whether something is effective or not simply by the words of another individual, then we'll only become more easily manipulated, and even less efficient.

Genuine Relationships

When a genuine relationship with God is created, you don't need to worry about not being sure what to say or do. Everything is presented in a way that allows you to see God's will for your life. Forgiveness is only the first part of accepting Jesus, there is still a job to be done afterward. Like pastor Paul has mentioned, love God and love your neighbor and everything else will fall into place.

Stregnth

Most people define strength as physical abilities to perform actions others would not, because of their lack of physical strength. Personally I believe strength to be any form of an ability to accomplish a task worth fulfilling. It's vital for us to take hold of the things in our lives that give us strength, the things that encourage us. Without motivation we'll often find ourselves questioning most things we do. However, with purpose, we'll always have an answer, we just have to find it.

Lies

Lies are an inescapable part of our human lives in this world. It's so easy to lie these days, the only thing stopping us is our conscience. That's why it's necessary to make sure people understand the importance of honesty in society. Without honesty, we would not have any basis of truth for cooperation within the people. The only thing lying leads to are other acts that are destructive for a group of people.