Author: Tina Bell

Learn to Control Your Responses by Changing Your Heart

Ever wish there was a magic wand you could wave to “fix” your spouse, your kids, your boss, your coworkers, or your friends? While there isn’t a magic wand, there is a simple solution to fix all of your relationships, and the good news is that you control it because it starts with changing YOU! In his message at Trinity

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Unmet expectations are arrows to your idols

Unmet Expectations are Arrows to Your Idols

Have you ever finished a lesson and sat back and thought “Wow”? 👀 That was me yesterday as I worked on our lesson for ReEngage. This week we are studying how expectations impact relationships. In every relationship you have, there are unmet expectations. Sometimes you recognize them as the center of your anger, hurt, withdrawal, or resentment. Sometimes you don’t.

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6 Ways to Strengthen Strained Relationships

Have you ever looked around and wondered, “What’s up with the demise of the family unit in our culture today?” Today Pastor Butch Riddle did a guest sermon at Trinity Baptist Church that focused on the role relationships play in the family. Imperfect families and family problems have been around since the beginning of time. We looked at Genesis 25,

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Four Options for Handling Conflicts in Relationships

When conflicts happen in our relationships we have a few options. We can ignore them. We can confront them. We can move towards unity. We can move towards winning the conflict. Which one do you choose? It’s always important to trust God when conflict disrupts relationships. In Genesis 13, Abram and Lot reach a point where there is conflict among

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Discover God’s Plan for Your Life

Have you ever wondered, “What’s God’s plan for my life?” In today’s message at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats shared the best way to discover God’s plan for your life is to become intimate with God. To become intimate with God, you must know God’s will and God’s way. God’s will is for you to be sanctified, obedient, holy,

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James 4:1-3

Where Does Conflict Really Come From?

What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever fought over? Chances are, it won’t take you long to come up with a list of silly things. Conflict is normal in all relationships, and it’s needed at times. But do you really understand where the source of conflict in your life is coming from? It is simpler than you think, but it is

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James 3:5 Only you can prevent forest fires in your relationships.

Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires in Your Relationships

“Only you can prevent forest fires.” 🔥 Who knew the words Smokey Bear taught us as children could not only help us save a literal forest but could also help us save all of our relationships? In James 3:5, we read, “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great

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2 Timothy 3: Power and Purpose in God's Word

The Bible Will Keep You from Sin, or Sin Will Keep You From the Bible

The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible. In today’s message at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats’ message focused around 2 Timothy 3:16-17, which reads: “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,

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Fear and Faith are both contagious. Which are you spreading?

Fear and Faith are both contagious. Which are you spreading? Fear can cause us to act irrational. In the beginning of Genesis Chapter 12, Abram has complete confidence in his decision to have faith in God’s plan. The more we trust in God, the more he affirms our faith. But Satan will always try to destroy our confidence. In these

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