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Week 8: The Affections of Christ — Knowing Him
There are times when the Spirit causes me to “camp” on a passage of Scripture. I can’t go on. I read it… reread it… study some cross references… look up some words… eventually think, “Well, that was nice” and try to move on. And the Spirit says, “Look again.”
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Week 7: The Affections of Christ and Holy Pursuit
It is a magnificent piece of writing. When I read Paul in these moments I glimpse his hunger and desire to know Christ. There have been times when I come on these passages and I almost weep thinking, “Paul! I want to see what you’ve seen!” Read Philippians 3:7-16 and HERE I use the Common English Bible.
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Week 6: The Affections of Christ… and the distraction of the internet
Comment Magazine is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. They work in collaboration with a podcast called “Conversing with Mark Labberton” and Anne Snyder, editor of Comment, was on the podcast going over their manifesto for humanity. It is worth a listen. HERE
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Week Five: The Affections of Christ… ONE THING
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. (Ps. 27:4, NIV)
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Week Four: The affection of Christ and experience
Exodus 33-34 is a place of wonder for me. I am sounding old… and I realize it’s because I AM… but I begin sentences with: “Back in the day…” I catch myself and then realize, well, yes, they were “back in the day.”
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Week Three: The Affections of Christ and the Rhythm of the Church Calendar
A reason, among many, I have come into the Anglican Church is the church calendar. It reminds me that the Kingdom “calendar” is not our civic calendar. Churches won’t be commemorating civic holidays in a church service. (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc.) It is a reminder that we are not on the same page as the world… and…
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The wonder of the Cross
“Worldwide Christianity faces a portentous array of challenges. Many voices from within the church are calling for a complete recasting of the foundations to suit the new era. This is often accompanied by expressions of disdain for those who still find the traditional forms a source of vitality. The traditionalists, on the other hand, are frequently discovered doing variations on…
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Week Two: The Affections of Christ and Consistent Prayer
Being drawn into the affections of Christ demands consistency. We need consistent attention to the Word. Constant attention to the basics, such as the Sermon on the Mount or Psalms, allows us to have a path to drawing us back to the place of seeing Christ.
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