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Continue reading →: Forced to SurrenderGod will allow life circumstances to bring our spirit to a place of surrender when we come to the end of our own efforts to change. God’s humbling of us and His power to change us encourages our faith in the change maker, Jesus. When this occurs it causes us…
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Continue reading →: To Know Others and Be KnownOne of God’s graces to us is the community of believers. We were created to know others and to be known by others. The enemy isolates, God brings together his people to share life’s toughest struggles and to celebrate God’s many blessings. Hebrews 10:24–25 And let us consider one another…
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Continue reading →: Overcoming Sin: Embracing God’s Grace in Daily Christian LivingApart from Christ, we don’t think we are sinners; we think we are good based on comparisons. In Christ we recognize that we are wretched before the holy God. Romans 7:24, where Paul laments: “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” Apart…
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Continue reading →: “Sinner Sufferer Saint”: The Multifaceted Christian JourneyLast week we explored how a Christian should respond to suffering. Click the link below to read if you missed it. If you are a follower of Jesus you are a multifaceted sinner, sufferer and saint. I first heard of this concept from Edward T. Welch. He is a well…
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Continue reading →: When God Seems Silent In Your SufferingHave you ever been there? Are you there now? Suffering from the pain of someone who has sinned against you? God at times seems silent but the silence may just be a gift to you. I know, it sure does not feel like it when you are in the middle…
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Continue reading →: Avoiding the Trap of Performance-Based FaithIf you are a follower of Jesus and he is your Lord, you will likely have a sense of discontent in relation to your prayer life, bible reading, and service to others. This can be a good thing as we seek to be a good stewards of how we spend…

