Why 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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DO YOU EVER GET ANGRY?

The most prevalent place where anger occurs today is in the home between husband and wife. One of the reasons is because opposites attract, and the other reason is because no one is perfect. I remember Paul Harvey years ago reported that there were two small towns in Illinois.  One is called Normal, Illinois and [...]

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How To Get Up When You Are Down…Final

In this series about getting up when you feel so down, we have stated that you must first focus you attention solely on God, ask Him to remove your fear, and believe that He can and will restore you. The last step to finding strength to go on is… Remember what never changes. As I sat down [...]

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How To Get Up When You Feel So Down…Part 3

In this series about getting up when you feel so down, we have stated that you must first focus you attention on God and then ask Him to remove your fear. The third important step to finding strength to go on is…   3.  Believing that God will restore you.   Expect Him to.  Trust Him to.  [...]

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How To Get Up When You Feel So Down…Part 2

Last week we said the first thing you must do to get up when you feel down is to focus your attention solely on God. Now that you have focused on Him you can move to the next step. 2. Ask God to remove your fears. When we experience a tragedy or a set back [...]

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How To Get Up When You Feel So Down…

There was a national pole taken this week that says Americans are more depressed, worried and discouraged than any time they can remember in their life. When a crisis, a tragedy or a setback occurs many don’t know how to get on with their lives and they don’t know what to do next.” What do [...]

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The Myth of Forgiving and Forgetting…Part 2

What about this matter of forgiving and forgetting? Are we really required to forget the wrong things others have done to us? That’s not what the Bible teaches. I suggested earlier that not even God does that. You may have raised your eyebrow in doubt about that statement, but it’s true. The Bible doesn’t say [...]

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The Myth of Forgiving and Forgetting…

How many would admit that you sometimes still have a problem with forgiving, even though you know it’s the right thing to do? How many would say you struggle with forgetting the offense that was committed against you, a member of your family or a friend? I want us to look closely at this and [...]

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Hurt Feelings…

We hate to admit when somebody hurts us. It’s really admitting vulnerability. Therefore, we don’t want to admit it when we are hurt. Have you ever played “Is something wrong?” at your house? You see something on your husband/wife’s face and ask, “Is there anything wrong?” “No, no, nothing’s wrong.” “I can tell something’s wrong.” [...]

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Added Value Relationships…

The more value two people add to their relationship, the more the relationship will improve. Of course, I am not suggesting that you continue forever adding value where the other party is not willing to do the same. But I do find in most cases the very action of deliberately adding value or investing in [...]

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Ever Feel Overwhelmed?

I know the feeling of being overwhelmed. I lived there a lot in my early years. It was primarily due to my insecurities and the need I felt to be a big success. I hope I can say a few things that might encourage you not to give up if you are overwhelmed today or [...]

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