About a year after I was called by God to preach, a door of opportunity opened up for me to preach at a local nursing home. As I walked down hall to chapel area, my eyes were filled with tears of compassion for condition of folks I encountered. Over next few years, Lord opened doors in nursing homes in several surrounding cities whre I ministered for a season. Yet, this first nursing home I preached at was to remain part of my ministry for fifteen years.

One thing about nursing homes is that folks come just as they are. Some in wheelchairs, some on walkers, some walking or being pushed in wheelchairs by another resident. It was a supreme effort for many to be at a church service and Lord looked with favor upon our times together. I had to be choir director, Sunday School teacher, special singer, and preacher. The Lord surely taught me many things during this ministry.

We never took an offering, yet one particular lady would always present me with something. It might be a penny, a soda cracker, a piece of candy, or a coupon for something. She had a nervous breakdown when her Mama ran off with her husband. This special lady had been well-educated, she could speak Greek, could play piano, and sing fairly well. She would always dress in her choir robe when she came to service. I believe Lord has a special place in Heaven for folks like her.

"Are you committing these 3 Mistakes in your Christian life?"

- by Caleb Osborne

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You're probably sabotaging your successful Christian life right now if you're making one or more of these mistakes. Do you know what they are?

I'm going to share with you quickly three of most common mistakes that Christians make and how they can be corrected.

Mistake #1: "Being a Christian means I am a sinner that was saved by God's mercy and I'm still a sinner..."

This is a commonly held misbelief by many Christians. They belief that they are still sinners. Christians are not still sinners who only received God's mercy at salvation.

When you accepted God's free gift of salvation because of his mercy, you also received something by grace--his life!

So you are no longer a sinner, you are a totally new creation, God has placed his life inside of you to make you who you are--a righteous and holy Saint!

Mistake #2: "I have to try to act like Christian I am supposed to be-a good, moral, holy person..."

Satan often uses this to trick Christians by giving them this thought, that would appear to be a good thing--but it is actually a source of disaster!

You see, this goes along with mistake #1, when you try to act like something you're not you are bound for failure!

If you realize fallacy of thinking that you are a sinner you won't act like one. And when you realize that you already are a righteous, holy, new creation because of finished work of Christ--you won't have to act like one because you are one!