Category: Humility
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Humility
Influence. In a social media driven world, we want influence and to be influenced. With that comes a great stewardship responsibility. We live in a culture that applies constant pressure to “build a platform” of influence. It seems natural to want to be insta-famous. Many people use their platforms for…
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Fruit of Corrupted Wisdom: Bitterness, envy, Selfish ambition.
God’s Word provides detailed explanation of Heavenly wisdom, which leads to godliness, or earthy demonic wisdom which leads to corruption. James speaks in the previous verse: Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes…
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A passionate pursuit.
Jesus was made lower. Lets ponder on that for a moment. The God who made the angels made Himself lower than His own creation. Imagine a potter being seen as lesser than his own creation. Imagine a painting receiving more merit than the painter. Seems crazy, yet this is the context…
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Humility and Service Above Power and Majesty
Christmas is about power and majesty of our Lord and Savior and King. Jesus is the ONLY rightful One to claim the throne and usher in a new kingdom. But it is not just about power and majesty. It is about humility and service. It is about the motivation through love to act in…
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Insignificant and Unnoticed
Jesus did not come into this world with a royal announcement or grandeur. He was not born into wealth or fame. Jesus’ birth was insignificant and unnoticed. The world was not celebrating as we celebrate today. It was God’s intentional choosing for Jesus to identify with the weak, poor, and…
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pathway of brokenness
Brokenness is the requirement for maximum usefulness by God. Who do you love more than God? Who do you trust more than God? What is God stripping away from your life? The answers to these questions many be the explanation for why God is working so hard to break your…
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the net.
When we think of a net, twenty years ago, we would have been thinking about a hair net or maybe a fishing net. In today’s world, we almost automatically think of the world wide web, or as we call it, the net. The internet. I came across an interesting verse…
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monkey see. monkey do.
This was a phrase I first learned in kindergarten. There were kids putting paste in their ears. The teacher walked up and asked one of them why. They said because so-and-so was doing it. She said monkey see, monkey do. It took me years to understand what she was saying.…
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the exchange.
I am learning in this discipleship journey, Christ gives us new life, a transformation of our hearts and minds, but he does this by asking for something in return. He asks us to first redeem ourselves through confession. This is an immediate always ask, but there is something else he…
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no.
The other day I wrote something that has even stuck with me. Judas sold Jesus for a very small amount of money. He traded a life of living for death. He sold Jesus for money. Man I can not tell you the things I have sold Jesus for in my…
It Starts Small 