September 2014

Coffee Break Bible Study: 2 Thessalonians 3; 1 Timothy 1-4 #bgbg2

  [featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] Read [biblegateway passage=”2 Thessalonians 3″]. What did Paul request the Thessalonians pray for? What does Paul have to say about idleness? Read [biblegateway passage=”1 Timothy 1″]. Who is Paul writing to, and why? How did God’s grace turn Paul’s life around? Read [biblegateway passage=”1 Timothy 2″]. What should we do for […]

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Coffee Break Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 3-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-2 #bgbg2

[featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] Read [biblegateway passage=”1 Thessalonians 3″ display=”1 Thessalonians 3″]. Why was Timothy sent? What role can you play in encouraging someone today? Read [biblegateway passage=”1 Thessalonians 4″]. What type of life does God call us to? What are some things you learn here about Christ’s return? Read [biblegateway passage=”1 Thessalonians 5″]. Is it

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Gossip in the Workplace: Should We Have a Zero-Tolerance Policy?

[featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] “Of course we don’t tolerate gossip.” Is that what your company would tell me? If you have people working for you, you probably have gossip, at least in small degrees. Some companies, knowing how damaging gossip can be, decide to have a “zero-tolerance” policy about it. In other words, you get caught

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Coffee Break Bible Study: Colossians 3-5; 1 Thessalonians 1-2 #bgbg2

[featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] Read [biblegateway passage=”Colossians 2″]. What did Paul delight in? (verse 5.) Write out verses 6-7, applying them personally to you. Read [biblegateway passage=”Colossians 3″]. How can you set your minds on “things above” today? What are some characteristics of God’s “chosen people”? Read [biblegateway passage=”Colossians 4″]. What are some exhortations in this

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Gossip in the Workplace: What Can We Do About It?

[featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] Gossip. It’s everywhere. It’s harmful, yet nearly everyone participates in it at some time or another. [callout]A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.[biblegateway passage=”Proverbs 16:28″][/callout] Gossip can be defined as idle talk,* or talking negatively behind someone’s back, to someone who is not part of the problem

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Coffee Break Bible Study: Philippians 1-4; Colossians 1 #bgbg2

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Read [biblegateway passage=”Philippians 1″]. Consider verse 3. Is there someone in your life that you would thank God for whenever you remember them? Thank them today. What is Paul’s outlook on his struggles? (verse 12) Read [biblegateway passage=”Philippians 2″]. What causes Paul joy? (verse 2) How should our attitude parallel that of Christ? Read

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Gossip in the Workplace: Why Does it Exist?

[featured-image size=”pinterest” single_newwindow=”false”] “Did you hear about Ryan’s performance review?” Sally whispered to Dan. “No,” Dan replied, curious. “What about it?” “Well, I heard that…” And there is the beginning of gossip. Some define gossip as only spreading untruths about others. But the dictionary defines it also as “idle talk, especially about the affairs of

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Coffee Break Bible Study: Ephesians 2-6 #bgbg2

[featured-image size=”featured” single_newwindow=”false”] Read [biblegateway passage=”Ephesians 2″]. Write out verse 10, substituting your name. Look at verse 19. Consider the “fellow citizens” you share life with. How can you bless them today? Read [biblegateway passage=”Ephesians 3″]. Look through Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians in verse 14-19. Is this how you pray for your friends? Consider

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