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Unloveable part 1

04/05/2016 13:24

I generally don't like to attack things. I think the only fight we need to concern ourselves with is the good fight of faith. You know, laying hold of eternal life. Receiving (and releasing) the gift we've been given. But sometimes I see something that, as my younger brother would say, really...

New and Improved part 5

04/04/2016 14:08

Jesus came to improve things. And He did so by making all things new. Not by rejecting what was already there and starting over--not by making all new things--but by recreating the world in His image. The Messianic rebirth of the world. And, of course, in order to give a new birth He had to first...

New and Improved part 4

04/03/2016 12:01

Abundant, eternal, everlasting, Resurrection Life is the gift of God. And God doesn't give His Son(s) junk. When He made all things new, He also made all things improved. He defeated death in order to make life everlasting. Eternal. And He gave us His Spirit--the Spirit of truth... the love...

New and Improved part 3

04/02/2016 15:20

Not just life... ABUNDANT life! Not us trying to live Jesus' life (which is impossible, because only Jesus can live Jesus' life) but Jesus living His own life in us, and through us, and as us. That, in a nutshell, is what it means to walk in newness of life. And I feel like I always kind of grope...

New and Improved part 2

04/01/2016 10:57

Remember that old TV show, the Six Million Dollar Man? "We can rebuild him. We have the technology." In a sense, this is exactly what happened on the cross. Look at Luke 23:42-43, "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I...

New and Improved part 1

03/31/2016 10:37

I think we underestimate the cross sometimes. Most of the time. It was literally the biggest event in the history of history. And it changed EVERYTHING. Look at Revelation 21:5, "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are...

The Risen Lord part 5

03/30/2016 10:05

Jesus is risen from the dead. He is the risen Lord. And since His death was our death, His Resurrection Life is OUR life! We don't try to live Jesus' life--nobody can live His life except Him--but we EXPERIENCE His life as He live it in us, and through us, and as us. And I think that's the key to...

The Risen Lord part 4

03/29/2016 12:02

If we died with Jesus--if His death was our death--then we also rose with Jesus. His life is now our life. It's not something we try to do. I think that's where we get lost so easily. Life isn't about trying to change, or trying to be someone you're not. Life is about living. And we know that to...

The Risen Lord part 3

03/28/2016 15:07

Jesus. He died, we died. And as amazing as that is... that He would draw us into Himself and lay down His life both for us and as us to free us from the bondage of sin and death... thank God that's not the whole story. Because He didn't just die. He rose again. He laid His life down so He could...

The Risen Lord part 2

03/27/2016 12:31

Jesus died... and then three days later He rose again. Both of those truths are ultimately important. And I'm not going to sit here and say I completely understand every bit of it. But I do understand this: When He died, I died. And when He rose again, I rose again. The old passed away. The new...

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