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Exceeding Abundantly part 2

12/28/2015 15:01

There are, in a sense, two "realms." The world... and the Kingdom. And each of these realms has a report. The world deals with the natural senses. What you can see with your natural eyes, and hear with your natural ears. The external. The situations and circumstances we find ourselves in on a day...

Exceeding Abundantly part 1

12/27/2015 11:55

I quoted this verse yesterday, but I want to really dig into it. Because I think our perceived place of lack is what holds us back so many times from experiencing, and enjoying, what is available to us. We take what the world throws at us and try to make the best of it instead of tapping into the...

The Word of Life part 5

12/26/2015 12:30

What's inside comes out. Because it's too big to contain. But the key is KNOWING and BELIEVING that it's in there. That's what faith is, and that's why faith is so important. But watch this: Faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). And watch this: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the...

The Word of Life part 4

12/25/2015 13:26

Why did God speak the Word of Life (which is Jesus, which is love)? So that we might live! 1 John 4:9 (NLT) says it like this, "God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him." And look at what is directly connect to...

The Word of Life part 3

12/24/2015 11:27

Jesus is the Word of God. And the Word of God is life. Because what did God say? He said, "Let there be light." He said, "You are my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." Basically, He said, "I love you." John 6:63 (NLT) puts it like this, "The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort...

The Word of Life part 2

12/23/2015 10:40

Here's where I think "religious folk" get in trouble: We make Christ too complicated. We lose the simplicity of it. We set up all sorts of hoops that people have to jump through "in order to be saved." Or "in order to be reconciled." And, listen, I just got done Ranting not too long ago about BEING...

The Word of Life part 1

12/22/2015 12:40

I know I mention this a lot, but I think about it a lot. I wonder about it a lot. Here's my question: What in the world are we talking about? We get so caught up in so many things that we miss out on what it's actually all about. And nowhere is this more prevalent than the "heaven or hell"...

A Soft Heart part 5

12/21/2015 11:11

A hard heart won't protect you. Quite the opposite, in fact. A hard heart will only hurt you and everyone you come into contact with. Because you can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you DO have. So if you let hurt, and pain, and bitterness, and fear harden your heart then...

A Soft Heart part 4

12/20/2015 11:56

The issues of life flow from the heart. Did you catch that key word? Flow. The issues of life aren't forced out of the heart. And they aren't held in. Because the heart isn't closed down. It isn't hard. It's opened up. It's soft. And it's filled to overflowing with love. Which (using Logan logic)...

A Soft Heart part 3

12/19/2015 11:49

You don't guard your heart by closing it down, and refusing to let anything in or out. You guard your heart by opening it up. By responding to the voice of your Beloved knocking and letting love in. Let me use another picture: If you want a seed to grow you need to plant it in soft ground. A soft...

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