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Control part 1

02/05/2016 10:52

There's a phrase in the New Living Translation of the fourteenth verse of the fifth chapter of second Corinthians. And this phrase hit me in the heart, right between the eyes. It got stuck in my Spirit. So, just like my pastor taught me, I'm gonna preach it until I'm empty on it. The phrase is...

Rooted and Grounded part 5

02/04/2016 15:04

Love is our foundation. Love is what keeps us grounded. Love is our root. And the thing about roots... is that they help us grow. Look at Ephesians 3:17-19, "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is...

Rooted and Grounded part 4

02/03/2016 10:08

When something gets you deep inside, that's what you always fall back on. That's why it's so important to train up a child in the way he should go. That's why it's so important to be rooted and grounded in love. The surface stuff tries to knock you off your feet. And no one can hit harder than...

Rooted and Grounded part 3

02/02/2016 10:26

I want to link two Bible verses--two concepts--together today. Because I think it's important to understand that in a very real way your roots define you. You can't very well know where you're going until you know where you come from. And listen, I'm not saying we dwell in the past, or let the past...

Rooted and Grounded part 2

02/01/2016 10:40

In order to test the height, and depth, and length, and breadth of God's love for us we have to first be rooted and grounded in love. And then we have to understand that we test it... by using it. I really think the greatest (but possibly scariest) part about love is that you experience love... by...

Rooted and Grounded part 1

01/31/2016 11:49

I always say you don't have to keep doing what you're doing. If you want something different... do something different. But then I always put this little nugget on the end: Unless you're building something. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? You don't plant a seed and then immediately dig it up and...

Open and Honest part 5

01/30/2016 14:51

If we're being honest, we all just want to be loved. But if we're being honest, we really don't think we deserve love. Especially in the church world where we still seem to refer to ourselves as "sinners saved by grace." Where we still can't get past (or OVER) this sin consciousness. We don't seem...

Open and Honest part 4

01/29/2016 15:55

I think the very worst part about being vulnerable is admitting that you want something--or, worse, need something. Because as soon as you want--or, worse, need--something from someone they have power over you. The power to give it, or to hold it back. And that's terrifying. Especially in the...

Open and Honest part 3

01/28/2016 14:19

From a natural point of view, I don't think there is anything scarier than loving someone. Putting yourself out there. Being vulnerable. Because from a natural point of view if you give something, and don't get something in return... you're left with nothing. But that's not really love at all. Not...

Open and Honest part 2

01/27/2016 10:50

If we're being open and honest (which I know is just about the last thing most of us want to be) I think we all have insecurities. We're all a little bit afraid about love. Which is why it's so important to understand that there is no fear IN love. Perfect love casts out fear. We don't have to be...

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