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Levels part 4

02/28/2017 17:43

I happen to believe that we are all in Christ. I believe that when Jesus was lifted up from the earth He drew us all unto Himself. And from that moment on humanity was no longer in Adam. But that is NOT to say that we all know this glorious truth called the Gospel. That is NOT to say that even...

Levels part 3

02/27/2017 16:51

One of the most self-righteous things a person can do is to look down on someone else. Get all haughty and think, "I'm at a higher level than you, so that makes me better than you!" Because here's what Isaiah 64:6 says about OUR righteousness: "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our...

Levels part 2

02/26/2017 16:39

New levels, new devils... is NOT what I'm talking about in this Rant series. At all. What I'm talking about is how the human condition is completely universal--we all go through the same things--but also completely individual--we go through them at different times and in different ways. So in order...

Levels part 1

02/25/2017 16:27

It is becoming increasingly important to me to not only UNDERSTAND that everybody is at different levels--different parts of the journey, if I can say it that way--but also to MEET people right where they're at. Because when we put expectations on people, what we're really doing is setting them up...

Fed and Led part 5

02/24/2017 16:45

Once upon a time I heard a preacher go on a rant (not a Jesus Rant, haha) about how we need to make sure to NOT identify ourselves as sheep. Because sheep are dumb and they get themselves into trouble quite a bit. They need constant looking after. A shepherd. And the guy's point was that we need to...

Fed and Led part 4

02/23/2017 18:15

I mentioned the story of Jonah earlier in this Rant series. And I think the biggest lesson to be learned from that story is this: God knows what He's doing. He knows what's best... for you. I usually quote Jeremiah 29:11 here. But for the sake of variety I'm going with Isaiah 46:10, "Declaring the...

Fed and Led part 3

02/22/2017 17:12

They say a boss makes workers and a leader makes more leaders. That's a crucial difference. Look at Romans 8:29, "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren." That's what happened on the cross! In...

Fed and Led part 2

02/21/2017 16:46

The good Shepherd feeds us and leads us. But look at WHERE He leads us to: "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" (Revelation 7:17). He leads us to the fountain of living...

Fed and Led part 1

02/20/2017 17:04

Before I quote my main Bible verse for this Rant series I want to qualify what we're talking about. Because many many times the Bible (and preachers of the Bible) talk about natural things Spiritually. And we're going to do that. But at the same time, we can't ignore the fact that, "Howbeit that...

Bubbling Brook part 5

02/19/2017 16:35

We are the brook. Or the fountain. Or the garden. Whichever picture you prefer. New Jerusalem. And there's a river running through us. A river of living water. When the wind of the Holy Spirit blows, it stirs up that water. Stirs up what's inside us. The LOVE inside us. Because what else could we...

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