Gospel

Every Knee Will Bow

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Falling on the ground is sort of a strange reaction for the armed men who came to arrest Jesus. He was out numbered and unarmed. Certainly they were way more trained for combat than Peter and the other disciples. In fact, Jesus has to initiate further conversation to move these arrest forward. He helps remind […]

Holiness

Humbled Dependent And Prepared

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Late in the summer of 1989, I was at Young Life’s Frontier Ranch in Colorado, listening to a man share about the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.  I was somewhat attentive, but also distracted by a beautiful girl I had met from Lubbock Texas.  After he shared the intense details of what […]

Gospel

Fulfilling The Law With Love

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When questioned about which commandment was the greatest, Jesus responded: “And He said to him, ” ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS […]

Faith

God’s Work In Us

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Let’s face it. Life is a challenge at best and sometimes we get so wrapped up in our circumstances we fail to see that God is at work in and through us.  Cycles of defeat and unchanging circumstances can cause us to forget our mission and God’s plan for our lives.  This I know: Our […]

Christian living

Desire For Holiness

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   When we truly grasp the promises of God, we desire to be holy and He is holy. What are those promises mentioned here specifically? If you turn back a chapter we find these these: 1) We are the temple of the living God 2) He will dwell with us 3) He will be our […]

Christian living

Who And Why?

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When I first watched the movie the Matrix I was intrigued with the idea that the world around us is one big illusion, created to distract us while the life is being sucked out of us.  There are several parallels that reflect the lives of some here are earth today.  But you have the truth […]

Christian living

There Is Always Hope

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The promise of God’s ear inclined to us when we turn to Him, is the thread of hope in the midst of the battle.  As hard as we try in or human efforts, we fall and sometimes hard causing damage we regret for many days, months, and years to come. “But God”; two words that […]

Christian living

Misplaced Affections

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    My heart breaks for God’s church this morning. As I read through this list, I was reminded of story after story I’ve heard on the news confirming all these truths of misdirected affections of our times.  My mind attempted to remind me that those who don’t know God  would not be desiring holiness.  Deep […]