The Reason for the SCOPE website?

My name is Ron Corzine and I am the grandson of a preacher, the son of a preacher, the father of a preacher, the father-in-law of a preacher, friends to many preachers, and a preacher for over 40 years myself.  I graduated from Bible College in 1973 and have founded, pastored, and overseen churches since [...]

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The King still has one more move…

I love this story. Ken Ulmer—a pastor in Los Angeles told about two men who were in an art museum and came upon a painting of a chess game. One character looked like a man; the other character looked a lot like the Devil. The man is down to his last piece on the chessboard. [...]

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What Perfectionism will do for you…

I want us to look at How to relax in God’s grace. Before we do, I want to mention what perfectionism does to us. It’s very destructive, very detrimental to your physical, emotional and spiritual life. 1. It defeats your initiative. Have you ever had a project you haven’t seemed to get started on, even [...]

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Are you plagued by Perfectionism?…

I want to begin with a little self-evaluation quiz. Consider how you’d answer these questions: • Do you ever feel guilty when you relax, knowing you’ve got a lot to do? • Do you often feel dissatisfied or discontent with yourself or your situation? • Do you have a tendency to see something wrong with [...]

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DEALING WITH SENSELESS TRAGEDY…

Today we will conclude this series on Facing Tough Challenges in Life. We have talked about major change, delayed promises, impossible situations and we will conclude with senseless tragedies. A SENSELESS TRAGEDY. It’s not the “When” It’s not the “Where” It’s not the “How” It’s the Why question of life. Why did this happen or [...]

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FACING IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS…

Life is wonderful when we are enjoying all the things that God has placed in and around us. It’s not so much fun when we are facing crisis or impossible situations. We have previously looked at some of the tough challenges we face in life. One being major changes and the other delayed promises. Today [...]

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The Challenge of Delayed Promises…

Once you accept that change, even the major change that you are facing is no longer an option but possibly part of God’s plan, then you can start moving forward again. As long as you sit idle and continue asking the question “where God?” you will remain stuck. So the first obstacle to overcome is [...]

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Tough Challenges We All Face…

Life is a paradox. Things can seem bad one day and wonderful the next. But when we respond correctly to the circumstances and situations that come our way, life generally goes much better for us. Things we face can be labeled as obstacles, hindrances test or challenges. Whatever you call them we must face them [...]

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How To Be Thankful…

Is it possible that we take many things in our lives for granted? By looking at the world a little differently, we just might realize how much we have to be thankful for. And if we begin to show our gratitude we may be amazed how our life and the lives of others may change. [...]

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When You Don’t Feel Like Trusting…

“Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.” Psalm 62:8 (TEV) We’re going to talk about how you trust God in difficult times. How you trust God no matter what? That’s really what the verse above talks about. “Trust in God at all times, my [...]

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The Color of your Worldview…

An old man was sitting on his front porch. He was watching a young man with a severe limp, selling magazines door to door. When the young man finally got to his house the old man bought some magazines and struck up a conversation with the young man. He ask him how he got his [...]

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