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Growth and Life in the Power of the Spirit
My message this week will focus on Ephesians 4 and 2 Peter 1. While I have posted my text, which is rare for me, I also wanted to add some links for the exercise I recommended in my message. At the end of my message, I suggested taking each one of the characteristics Peter listed and doing basic devotional study.…
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Apprehended by God
My teaching has focused on the Book of Acts and Philippians due to my teaching schedule at college and my ministry at the church. This week I brought together Saul’s conversion and the beautiful passage out of Philippians 3 where Paul cries out: “I want to know Christ!” I will not do justice to the Philippians 3 passage in my…
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The Holy Pursuit
One of the great privileges of teaching the Word is my need to be immersed in the Word. Currently I am teaching classes on Prison Epistles and Acts, along with a New Testament survey. Acts and the Prison Epistles keep me constantly immersed in the Word for class teaching. Through that immersion I find my life undone at times. Part…
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Christ Exalted in My What?
“I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or death.” (Phil. 1:20, TNIV. Italics added.) This isn’t about sickness in the body. This is about our lives being “all in,” to use a poker term.…
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The Systems Are in Place…
Over the past few months I have been preaching on the Holy Spirit. One of the key areas of Spirit-filled life I’ve examined is Acts 2:42. The Early Church had a “system” to catch what the Spirit was doing in their lives. 1. The apostles’ teaching 2. Fellowship 3. The breaking of bread (which I think emphasizes the Lord’s Table)…
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Rich Words
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness taht comes through Jesus Christ — to the glory and praise of God.”…
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Am I His Slave?
I love giving myself to the study of the Word. There are times when one word can leap out at me and I am lost in the wonder of what God is saying to me. Philippians 1:1 — “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus…” The word is slave. Our cultural communication has harmed the ability to use that word,…
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Good to Great in God’s Eyes
Chip Ingram has a book out called Good to Great in God’s Eyes. I am using as a staff book for my church. While the first chapter is a bit more simplistic than I had hoped, there are some great thoughts. One of the key areas to greatness in the Kingdom of God is to think great thoughts. One idea…
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Translations
Over the past two years or so I have looked to switching my personal study and reading to the TNIV. I had heard from Gordon Fee, one of the translators, and I liked what I read in updates from the NIV. I was never a huge fan of the NIV. Well, huge controversy arose over the TNIV being “gender inclusive.”…
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The Resolutions — #5
5. Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can. This is from Jonathan Edwards’ list of resolutions. Do not lose one moment of time. I don’t think Edwards did. He was constantly in study, writing, prayer and ministry. He learned how to discipline his time and make sure he used…
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