Category: Identity in Christ
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Secured Identity.
There are three critical elements of salvation: death, burial and resurrection. Nothing but faith in the person and work of Jesus is sufficient to reconcile us to God and save us from our sin. The key truths of the gospel are believing that Jesus was buried and was raised on the third…
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Approval in Christ
We have spent the last few days examining our craving and desires for approval in all the wrong places. So how do we find our approval in Christ when it seems like there are so many other places we can get it? We have to be in God’s Word to…
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Fragile Jars of Clay
God’s Word is revelation of God’s awesomeness and a narrative of humanity’s unrelenting journey of brokenness and shame. When I started trying to understand shame, i found many examples in God’s Word of the many ways evil tries to shame us. When we read over these, think about your life…
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Enough Already!
Shame. Shame is that ruthless voice in our minds. It is our inner critic that reminds us of all the detrimental and damaging things we have done, said or thought. Shame’s foundational dialect is crippling condemnation. Shame is a lying and deceitful voice. It is the inner critic that shouts,…
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Connection with God: the most effective way to live
Knowing Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior radically rearranges all our priorities, alters our perspectives and influences our relationships and decisions. When our focus becomes Christ, He becomes the center of our lives. His presence in our lives gives us an indescribable peace, no matter what is going on,…
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the energy of His presence
Where does my strength come from? My strength comes from the Lord who’s presence energizes His work in me. In our Christian discipleship journey, Christ is our supervisor. He is the Forman. He is the CEO. He not only watches us from afar, He is right here with us in…
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intimacy with God
Our intimacy with God determines the impact of God in our lives. One of our greatest needs is to be loved and know we are loved. each of us needs to feel deep dow inside that we are loved, cared for, and that someone has our best interests at heart.…
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the gap.
The question of the ages: If the gospel is supernatural, then why doesn’t it seem to make more of a difference in the lives of so many who claim to believe it? That is a great question! Skeptics ask it and fellow brothers and sisters ask it. I believe it…
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mountains that obscure faith
I have been exploring this idea of mountains. I love the mountains here in Colorado. While I am on my missions trip this next year, I am going to miss them! Jesus spoke and said that just a small faith will move mountains. 20 “Because of your little faith,” he told them. “For truly…
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Redemption is life changing
I heard a story about a preacher who saw a pattern. Year after year people would get excited, come to the tent revivals. They would make a tearful confession at the altar. Make a commitment to “change” and after three weeks, the people would disappear until the next tent revival.…
It Starts Small 