Archive for June, 2008
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Psalm 119:32 is one of my favorite verses.
"I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free."
The shallow and carnal understanding of freedom is the idea that we're set free from the necessity of obeying the commands of God, that we're free to disregard, ignore, ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
One of the most important and profound statements the apostle Paul ever made regarding the Christian life is this:
"I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20).
What this means is that the Christian life is:
NOT changing what I do.....BUT changing who I ...
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Here are ten more of my favorite sayings.
For years I have been a collector of quips, quotes, proverbs, definitions, maxims, axioms, and other wise and insightful sayings. I have found that one wise and insightful proverb can penetrate to the heart of the matter like a laser beam (and say ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
This Sunday, I'm continuing my series entitled What a Good God, God Is. The title of my message is "Goodness Gracious." An important aspect of the goodness of God is the grace of God.
We're known as a church where the grace of God is taught and lived out. So I'm ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
I was meditating recently on how God brings about inner transformation at a heart level. After all, the heartbeat of Christianity is God's power to change and transform ordinary people. God's work of transformation produces not just some improved moral behavior, but a Christ-likeness that is deeply etched into the human character.
One of the ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
A wise teacher knows the importance of repetition--the repetition of ideas, the repetition of stories, and the repetition of wise sayings. I'm always asked the question:"What's that saying you always say?"
So I thought it might be helpful to share with you each week some of the significant sayings that I ...
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