OUTLINE:Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11) HumilityThere’s no such thing as humility in the absence of authority-orientation; otherwise, who/what would you be “being humble” to??? Will You Receive It?Slavery to Christ is a […]
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OUTLINE: Learning God’s PerspectiveBecause of our lifetime training in the ways of the world, certain spiritual truths in the Bible hit us the wrong way at first. Take Hold, By FaithWe should receive His truth, whatever it is He reveals to us from His Word, so that we can enter His joy. (Jn 8:31-32, 15:10-11)
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OUTLINE: The More I Love…Blog – 5/21/21 Obedience (aka righteousness) means peace.The Downfall of “Drama” Self-Absorption Precludes Big-Picture Thinking“Drama kings and queens” spend too much time hyper-focused on themselves and their own problems. This is a very sticky form of dysfunction that destroys any real hope of stepping back and seeing the big-picture! Jas 1:22
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OUTLINE:The More I Love…Blog – 5/21/21 How can we be more obedient?Heb 12:11For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.Obedience (aka righteousness) means peace.Commit this to your memory RIGHT NOW!!! Self-Absorption Precludes Big-Picture Thinking“Drama kings and
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OUTLINE:Ro 6:16Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?2Pe 2:19For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.Php 4:13I can do all things through him
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My favorite person to think about is Jesus; but, not always for the typical reasons (e.g. He died for me). I often think about Him as a person, a human being, a man with a personality. I think it’s easy to forget that He is like me, a human. I think it’s easy to spiritualize
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OUTLINE: Slavery Is Real, For You! Since Christ has redeemed you from the slave market of sin, you are His possession (Tit 2:14). There are eternal implications of this that you ought to be ever-so-grateful for! Being a slave of Christ is the best thing you could ever hope to be (ref: the alternative is being
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OUTLINE: Slavery Is Real, For You!Since Christ has redeemed you from the slave market of sin, you are His possession (Tit 2:14). There are eternal implications of this that you ought to be ever-so-grateful for! Being a slave of Christ is the best thing you could ever hope to be (ref: the alternative is being
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Corinthians 16:14 “Let all that you do be done in love” The dictionary defines love as strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties; warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion; unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good off another. The Bible says that “…God is love” (1 John 4:8) and that “Love is patient
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Forgiveness requires mercy. In the absence of some “fair” exchange, or payment made by the indebted party, the only hope for deliverance an offender has is mercy. Mercy cannot be demanded by the guilty party, otherwise, it’s no longer mercy. The offended party must choose to give it. Jesus told the following parable to a
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