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The Risen Lord part 1

03/26/2016 17:16

It's hard to understand (much less explain) how important the cross was. The unimaginable gift of God--life Himself--dying for us... laying His life down FOR US. That, in and of itself, is a greater gift than we could ever, or had ever, expected. And that was only the first part of the plan. Jesus...

The Living God part 5

03/25/2016 10:55

The living God is the loving God. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. So when we say God is not concerned with the tree of knowledge of good and evil (the tree of death) but is concerned with the Tree of Life... what we mean is that God (who IS love) is concerned only WITH love! The...

The Living God part 4

03/24/2016 12:31

I know I've been stuck on this idea for a while now, but I can't understand our fixation with the "afterlife." It's like we waste the time we've got in order to hopefully assure our place in heaven someday when we die. Guys: Heaven isn't just a place you to to when you die. Heaven is where you went...

The Living God part 3

03/23/2016 11:02

God is a living God... because He lives in us! He is a loving God... because He loves through us! In Him we live, and move, and have our being. In us He lives, and moves, and has His being! I always find it funny when people say, "God works in mysterious ways." Because I believe God works through...

The Living God part 2

03/22/2016 10:45

A living God is a loving God. Because to live is to love and to love is to live. You can't have one without the other. They are the same thing. And God is not the God of the dead. But He IS the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Which means even though those great men of God physically died... they...

The Living God part 1

03/21/2016 11:38

I think it's interesting that we are so focused on the after-life. Especially when you consider that we've already been given EVERLASTING life. Especially when you consider that Jesus came to GIVE us life, and that more abundantly. We spend the gift we've been given trying to get something we've...

Follower part 5

03/20/2016 09:08

It's like this: We are Jesus. That's our true identity. That's the name that's written on the white stone of victory that's given to us. But Jesus' name is His NATURE. The love nature. And the nature of love is to give. To share what you've got. That's what "following Christ" really means....

Follower part 4

03/19/2016 14:57

I don't want a rigid path where I have to step here, here, and here or else. And, listen, I'm NOT talking about Matthew 7:14, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Because according to John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the...

Follower part 3

03/18/2016 11:34

As strange as it may sound, being a "follower" of Christ has nothing to do with trying to follow in Jesus' foot steps. Trying to act like Jesus is doomed to fail. Because only Jesus can be Jesus. The best it will EVER be is an act. So instead of trying to be someone you're not, what you ought to do...

Follower part 2

03/17/2016 10:43

I think one of the most important keys when it comes to reading--and interpreting--the Bible is finding ourselves in Jesus, and finding Jesus in Him. That way, when we totally identify with Him, it's a lot easier to understand verses like Matthew 16:24, "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any...

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