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Weight of the World part 2

02/21/2015 12:06

It's almost like we put more focus on the external (world) stuff than the internal (Spirit) stuff. Like we think, "If I just get through my to-do list, then I can spend some time with the Lord." The Apostle Paul put it like this, "But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried...

Weight of the World part 1

02/20/2015 12:13

This Rant series is for all of us (me included) who find it easy to get caught up in everything else that's going on. Who find it easy to focus on external stuff. Who sometimes get buried under the weight of the world. And what we're really going to explore for the next couple of days is the truth...

Bondage part 5

02/19/2015 13:14

Here's what we (religious folk) seem to THINK freedom is: "I can do whatever I want (bad stuff) and not get in trouble." That's the problem they seem to have with the grace message. But here's what freedom REALLY is: "I'm not in bondage to sin anymore. I don't have to try to earn what I desire. I...

Bondage part 4

02/18/2015 11:04

Here's the thing I think some people miss about the grace message: Just because we're not under the law doesn't mean we're lawless. See, the Law of Moses was contrary to us and against us because all it could do was point out what we did wrong. It was the government of condemnation. That's why...

Bondage part 3

02/17/2015 12:57

Bondage. Slavery. Working to earn something that can't be earned. That's what sin is. Because sin is unbelief. And by "unbelief" I mean not believing in Jesus. Not believing the ultimate truth of the universe--that the Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hands. Not believing that...

Bondage part 2

02/16/2015 11:30

Sin is not freedom. Sin is bondage. And sin is not what you DO. Sin is what you BELIEVE. Or rather, what you don't believe. If you don't believe that Jesus finished the work on the cross, then you will try to take the Kingdom of God by force. You will tryin to take what is freely given by violence...

Bondage part 1

02/15/2015 12:20

If you've been aware of the "grace message" for any length of time you've probably heard the phrase, "Grace is just a license to sin." And I really have to shake my head when I hear that. Because it's an argument built on faulty logic. Because if what you're looking for is a license to sin... if...

Deeper part 5

02/14/2015 12:30

"Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end..." (Isaiah 9:7). The deeper you go... the deeper you find you CAN go. Which is important because I think there's a real mindset of fear when it comes to love. And by love I mean giving away what we've got. Or rather, sharing what...

Deeper part 4

02/13/2015 11:14

"O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep" (Psalm 92:5). Going deeper in God (deeper in love) means moving out of head knowledge and into heart knowledge. Out of knowing "about" Him and into KNOWING Him. Out of religion and into relationship. Don't be scared though, because...

Deeper part 3

02/12/2015 12:43

Another song lyric: "I want more of you God." Oftentimes this is the cry of my heart. Even though I KNOW I have all of Him. He lives in me. How much more of Him could I get? But there's a difference in being given something... and RECEIVING something. There's a difference between something being...

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