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Sin part 1

11/27/2020 19:35

Let's talk about sin. This is something I don't really do very often. Because it causes quite a controversy. Same thing if you try to talk about hell. Religious folk get all up in arms about it. Which is odd to me when John 1:29 says, "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,...

Trees of Righteousness part 5

11/26/2020 18:01

The secret of life, in my humble opinion, is receiving and releasing the gift of God. Breathing His Spirit (of love) in and out with every breath we take and every move we make. Understanding who WE are by understanding who HE is. Because as He is, so are we in this world. Jesus is our true...

Trees of Righteousness part 4

11/25/2020 19:54

I like to talk about how when we look in the mirror with an open face we are changed into the image we see--which is our true identity, Jesus, God in the flesh, love in a body... God in OUR flesh, love in OUR body--from glory to glory. Not becomeing something we're not, but simply BEING what we...

Trees of Righteousness part 3

11/24/2020 19:58

Law of first mention. God is talking to Abram and then this happened. "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness" (Genesis 15:6). Our right standng with God comes from our faith in God. Believing Him. Believing IN Him. Jesus said it in Mark 11:22, "...Have faith in...

Trees of Righteousness part 2

11/23/2020 17:34

I like the image of the tree. I think it's pretty good. Pretty profound. He is the vine, we are the branches. He is the Gardener, we are the garden. So good. But today I really just want to focus on what kind of tree we are. The tree OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. And just so we're clear on what we're talking...

Trees of Righteousness part 1

11/22/2020 20:04

I want to pick up on our memory verse from yesterday. "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he...

Beauty part 5

11/21/2020 19:53

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder (and it is), then it's vitally important that we not only behold the right thing... but understand what it is that we are beholding. Look at John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only...

Beauty part 4

11/20/2020 19:38

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Which means... when we look at ourselves (and each other)... we can (and ought to, and need to) see the beauty inside. Look at 1 Peter 3:3-4, "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of...

Beauty part 3

11/19/2020 18:11

Hearing the Word of God (that is Jesus, that is love) and then not doing anything about it means one thing: You don't believe the Word that you've heard. And that's important because what you do matters. What you do flows from what you believe. Doing things from a posture of rest. Knowing that rest...

Beauty part 2

11/18/2020 17:52

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And when we are beheld by someone who loves us... that's what MAKES us beautiful. I keep coming back to the idea of Jesus washing us with the Word (which is love) and presenting us to Himself as a bride without spot, wrinkle, or any such thing. And the thing...

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