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by Sharon Hoskins and Janie Ratzlaff
Mentoring Matters desires to know Christ and make Him known as we share foundational tools to develop and maintain a Biblical Worldview from one generation to the next.
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Wheat and Tares
“First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” Matthew 13:30 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MM_2026_10_17_Wheat-and-Tares.mp3 Jesus uses the example of wheat and tares to show that believers and unbelievers will be...
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How Great is God
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” Psalm 139:23-24. https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MM_2026_10_10_How-Great-is-God.mp3 David doesn’t see God as a historical figure…
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Garbage Removal
“For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ (which ascends) to God, (discernible both) among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to the latter one an aroma from death to death (a fatal, offensive odor), but to the other an aroma from life to life (a vital) fragrance, living...
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Identifying the Root Problem
“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Cor. 3:16. https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MM_2026_09_26_Identifying-the-Root-Problem.mp3 Do we know that we are the temple of God, as 1 Cor. 3:16 so rightly asks? It seems that…
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The Old to Young
"The older women admonish the young women to love, be discreet, to be chaste, good, obedient homemakers, that the word of God may not be blasphemed" Titus 2. https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MM_2026_09_19_The-Old-to-Young.mp3 There’s a trend in the culture to do away with the...
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The Root of Anger
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you…be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Eph. 4:31-32 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MM_2026_09_12_The-Root-of-Anger.mp3 Everyone has…
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The Danger of Anger
“A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.” Proverbs 14:30 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MM_2026_09_05_The-Dangers-of-Anger.mp3 Anger is one of the most basic emotions that traps our hearts and adds more negative emotions to our problems…
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Anger to Apathy
“Do not associate with a man given to anger, or go with a hot-tempered man, or you will learn his ways and find a snare for yourself.” Proverbs 22:24-25 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MM_2026_08_29_Anger-to-Apathy.mp3 Anger begins with an EXPECTATION of what we want, think we...
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Anger without Sin
“Be angry, and do not sin. Mediate within your heart on your bed, and be still.” Psalms 4:4 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MM_2026_08_22_Anger-without-Sin.mp3 So many physical functions occur in the body during sleep. Going to bed with a hot temper, or maybe just frustrated,...
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From Anxiety to Peace
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MM_2026_08_15_From-Anxiety-to-Peace.mp3 We hear people quote this verse and then turn...
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Fear and Anxiety
“Be Anxious for Nothing but in Everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your request be made known” Philippians 4:6 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MM_2026_08_08_Fear-and-Anxiety.mp3 In these changing times, problems are commonplace, and anxieties can...
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Anxious For Nothing
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MM_2026_08_01_Anxious-for-Nothing.mp3 We quote this verse a lot and probably think we are applying...
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Steps To Maturity
“Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When you said, “Seek My Face,” My heart said to You, “Your Face, Lord, I will seek.” Psalms 27:7-8 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MM_2026_07_25_Steps-to-Maturity.mp3 When we are drawn by the...
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Complete in Godliness
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of…
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Promises and Blessings
“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” Revelation 1:3 This verse is an encouragement to read Revelation and to hear the words of its prophecy; it doesn’t say to read and understand fully all that...
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The Alpha and Omega
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MM_2026_07_04_The-Alpha-and-Omega.mp3 From Genesis to Revelation, Jesus is made known. He is the subject of the entire...
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Growing up in Christ
“But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” 2 Timothy 3:14-15...
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Authority and Responsibility
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong,...
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Created on Purpose
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” Ephesians 2:10 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MM_2026_06_13_Created-on-Purpose.mp3 To truly understand our beginning and purpose in life, we must...
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The Shepherd’s Voice
“The sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/MM_2026_06_06_The-Shepherds-Voice.mp3 When we hear the Shepherd’s Voice, it brings assurance and security as He speaks. There are times in our walk with...
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God Our Inheritance
“The Lord knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever” Psalm 37:18 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MM_2026_05_30_God-Our-Inheritance-1.mp3 As we conclude our study on the names of God found in Psalm 23, we find David has full assurance of his…
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God Our Portion
O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot” Psalm 16:5 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MM_2026_05_23_God-Our-Portion.mp3 As we continue our study on the names of God found in Psalm 23, we find that David was confident that his Shepherd was…
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God Our Sanctification
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18. https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MM_2026_05_16_God-Our-Sanctification.mp3 This command to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord is impossible...
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God Our Victory
“I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies”...
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God Our Help
“Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name” Psalm 33:20-21 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MM_2026_05_02_God-Our-Help.mp3 Many scriptures describe God as our help, and His help is...
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God Our Companion
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MM_2026_04_25_God-Our-Companion.mp3 In each of the six...
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God Our Healer
“He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” Psalm 23:3 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MM_2026_04_11_God-Our-Healer.mp3 In each verse of Psalm 23, we are given names of God that describe His character traits. We can imagine David, a...
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God Our Shepherd, Provider, and Peace
“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters” Psalm 23:1-2 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MM_2026_04_04_God-Our-Shepherd-Provider-and-Peace.mp3 Each verse of Psalm 23 gives the names of God that...
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The Way of the Sheep
“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory...
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The Way of the Shepherd
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” Psalm 23:1 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MM_2026_03_21_The-Way-of-the-Shepherd.mp3 David is the author of this particular Psalm and probably wrote it while tending the flock. As a shepherd himself, he understood the responsibility,...
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Trading the Old for New
“If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the Truth is in Jesus.” Ephesians 4:21 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MM_2025_03_14_Trading-the-Old-for-New.mp3 How we live is determined by what we believe. If Truth is in Jesus, then why do we have such…
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Beliefs Revealed
“Believe in your heart that God has raised Him (Jesus) from the dead and you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MM_2025_03_07_Beliefs-Revealed.mp3 Beliefs are vital to a person in establishing who they are, and this passage deals with the belief of WHO...
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Purpose of Heart
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MM_2025_02_28_Purpose-of-Heart.mp3 We know that out of the heart proceed all the issues of life, but how does that relate to a heart's...
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Tearing Down Defenses
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits.” Proverbs 16:2 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MM_2025_02_21_Tearing-Down-Defenses.mp3 We think we have our lives under control from our perspective and need no other help. A few bumps here and...
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Recognizing Defenses
"Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MM_2025_02_14_Recognizing-Defenses.mp3 When you meet someone, there is usually an...
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Self Defense Mechanisms
“The spirit of a man will be his support and sustain him when he is ill, but a broken and crushed spirit, who can bear.” Proverbs 18:14 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MM_2025_02_07_Self-Defense-Mechanisms.mp3 How do you handle and react to frustration and troubling conflicts?...
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Repression
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with the endurance the race that is set before us.” Hebrews 12:1...
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Denial and Rationalization
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be healthy to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” Proverbs 3:7-8 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MM_2025_01_17_Denial-and-Rationalization.mp3 Denial and Rationalization are two defenses we run…
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Christian Psychology
“The wisdom of the prudent (sensible) is to understand his way, but the folly (foolishness) of fools is deceit.” Proverbs 14:8 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MM_2025_01_10_Christian-Psychology.mp3 Christianity has cracked the door open to ways of the world becoming acceptable...
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Modern Psychology
“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4...
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Psychology
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MM_2025_12_27_Psychology-1.mp3 What is a simple definition of secular...
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Tools of Vain Philosophy
“Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said. For in Christ there is all of God in a human body; so you have everything when you know Christ and you are filled with God...
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Spiritual Greatness
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10...
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Lies in Relationships
“Do not lie one to another since you have put off the old man with his deeds.” Colossians 3:9 How many of us have experienced The Blame Game: “It’s your fault”, “You made me so mad”. ”You hurt my feelings, or you don’t meet my needs.” Have these thoughts ever crossed your mind? Have you used the...
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Secular Lies
“Do not lie to each other. You have left your old sinful life and the things you did before.” Colossians 3:9 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MM_2025_11_29_Secular-Lies.mp3 Biblical meaning of a lie: To practice deceit, falsehood, and treachery either by word or action. It is…
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Goals of Secular Humanism
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ” Colossians 2:8 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MM_2025_11_22_Goals-of-Secular-Humanism.mp3 What...
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Secular Humanism
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WTW_2025_11_15_Running-the-Race-Well-1.mp3 Our world, in general, has lost or denied the fear of the Lord. Without that wisdom, we…
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Jesus is the Word
In John 1:1, The Word of God is declared to be GOD – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MM_2025_11_08_Jesus-is-the-Word.mp3 John 1:14 The Word became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ – “And the...
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The Word is Enough
Isaiah 30:15: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” https://sharinhearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MM_2025_11_01_The-Word-is-Enough.mp3 The closing portion of that verse says BUT YOU WOULD NOT. Why would anyone want to reject that...
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Sufficient Truths of Scripture
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12...
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Mentoring Matters desires to know Christ and make Him known as we share foundational tools to develop and maintain a Biblical Worldview from one generation to the next.
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