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Living in the supernatural
I am working my way through Romans 8 and a comment from Craig Keener caught me. I long to continue living in the presence of Christ. I don’t want to live with skepticism. I may battle doubt from time to time, but I want to be found in faith at the end of the day! Western Christendom today has imbibed…
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Don’t make it about what it WAS
We need a deep shout of truth into the deepest part of our spirits. We need to understand the control we live under. It’s not the flesh any longer. Romans 8 has Paul demonstrating there are two allegiances, but in v. 9 delivers such a powerful shout of truth that needs to reverberate into the deepest parts of our spirits.…
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The value of a digital Bible
It was simple. I was going over to the library of the college where I teach to do some study. My physical Bible was with me as well as my notes on the passage I was working on. Within three minutes of getting into the library I found the huge advantage of what I had built in a small way…
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Engaging Scripture
A newer resource I saw on Biblegateway.com looks exciting. It is a resource to help people walk through several ways to engage Scripture. The main page is HERE. The explanation of “Scripture Engagement” is HERE. This looks to be an excellent resource for spiritual reading of Scripture.
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It’s not a harvest problem
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.…
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Do we settle for the dominion of the enemy?
I can still remember parts of a sermon I heard many years ago from Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM, on the passage Matthew 8:28-34. The message was called “Swine over the Savior.” The people of that region seemed to have “settled in” with the idea of the demoniac men running wild. They could at least “contain” them in some way.…
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The prophetic voice
As I ponder Daniel 2 this week to prepare for next Sunday: 1. Can we, as believers, learn to speak to the culture? 2. Can we hear from God to speak to the culture? 3. Can we boldly believe we WILL hear from God to speak to the culture?
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It was all because of a diet?
We are beginning a series this Sunday I am calling “Allegiance.” It is a series on the life of Daniel and the three Hebrew friends. My goal is to reflect on the lives of people who lived in a truly hostile environment and still carved out their deep faith in God to not only “live for God” but… hold on…
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Living in Babylon
I am beginning a series on the life of Daniel. My study this week takes me through Joyce Baldwin’s little commentary in the Tyndale series. It’s a solid resource I’ve had for years. One of the reminders from Daniel’s life was his solid faith in Yahweh. He was being forced to learn a polytheistic culture, but his faith didn’t keep…
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Centered in on the I AM
Moses is a great example of one who had his life completely turned inside out a couple of times, is driven to a place where he doesn’t know what he is truly capable of, and is then given the gift of the presence of God. All of it serves as a lesson for leaders: We have to stay centered on…
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