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The 3 G’s of the Christian life – Day 2

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We’re talking about the 3 G’s of the Christian life before glory.  You can click here to go back and read day 1 if you haven’t already.  Yesterday I mentioned how these G’s are progressive and concurrent.  They lead us deeper in our relationship with Christ and yet there is a component that stays with […]

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The 3 G’s of the Christian life – Day 1

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As I was completing my reading this morning.  It hit me that there seem to be 3 G’s of the Christian life before Glory.  They are Grief, Guilt, and Gratitude.  While they appear to be progressive, they are also concurrent.  Said another way, One leads to another but all are always present on this side of […]

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4 Actions to Enjoy the Lord

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As I read through Psalm 119 today, God revealed a pattern of Christian living.  There are 4 actions that are mentioned over and over again:  Seek, Meditate, Keep, and Speak.  Four simple words but for some reason not easy for us to do. The object of these actions include God Himself, His Word, His Law, […]

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5 Day Cleanse Experiment – After Day 5

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Thanks for sticking it out with me all 5 days.  It was quite a challenge for me, especially with my wife’s good cooking and all the companion smells that were coming from the kitchen. As far as the taste of the shakes and snacks, these are all foods that I like anyway like fruit, nuts, […]

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5 Day Cleanse Experiment – After Day 4

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Discipline is something that seems to be a fleeting concept in our society.  We only get doses of it when we see interviews of great Olympians or maybe attend a motivational conference.  As Christians our lives are to be marked with discipline and self-control.  These are a gift and our strength to carry them out […]

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5 Day Cleanse Experiment – After Day 2

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The word cleanse is used in the Bible (NASB) 69 times.  As I looked through several of these verses I was reminded of the passage in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. The word says that  “..Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit..”  How well are we taking care of that temple? Sometimes the lack of […]

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5 Day Cleanse Experiment – After Day 1

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  One of my favorite verses in all of scripture is 1 John 1:9; “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and CLEANSE us from all unrighteousness.  What an awesome promise.  Not only does He rescue us from our selves and our sin, but then He continues […]

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Here I am Lord, Send me, but… Part 2

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So maybe you have overcome your own desire for greatness and really want to serve the Lord; only there’s still a problem. You’re saying, “Here I am Lord, Send Me, but…keep me clean and comfortable.  This is an impossibility.  Sin by its nature is messy, dirty, and stains all it touches. When we carry out […]