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Category Archives: Blessed by God
5 Truths about God I need to remember
Reflect deeply on five truths about God Continue reading
Posted in Blessed by God, God, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Will, Seeing God, Seeking God, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom
Tagged truths about God
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It’s not the way you think it is
Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church, Church Leadership, Church membership, Deception, Following Christ, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Greatness, Jesus Christ, Judging others, Kingdom, Legalism, Love, Meaning of life, Mercy, Missions, Personal thoughts, Poor in spirit, Pride, purpose, Radical love, Repentance, Self esteem, Self love, Self-deception, Selfishness, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, True Christianity?, Walking with God, Worldview
Tagged A true church, Ladociea, Pharisees, Revelation 3, Who are the true followers of Jesus?
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Meet the citizens of heaven
It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said, “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading
Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Blessed by God, Born again?, Christian worldview, Christianity, Cliches, Comfort, Cross of Christ, Cross of Jesus, Crucifixion, Death of Christ, Depravity, Disciple-making, Elentics, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evangelism, Faith, Fear of death, God's Heart, God's Love, Godly sorrow, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Heaven, Human depravity, Humility, Jesus Christ, Justification, Legalism, Main problem, Matthew 7:1-6, Meekness, New Creation, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Proud, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Religion, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Salvation, Searching, Security of salvation, Seeker Services, Seeking God, Selfishness, Sin, Spiritual inventory, Teaching of Jesus, The cross of Christ, Unbelief, Walking with God, Witness, Worldly sorrow
Tagged How to know if you're going to heaven, Religion-not the answer, Who will be in heaven?
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Blessed are the persecuted?
Here are people declared by our Lord to be “blessed” when they are insulted, persecuted and falsely maligned with all kinds of evil against them. How unusual for them to be commanded to, “Rejoice and be glad!”
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Posted in Blessed by God, blessing, Christian worldview, Christianity, D. A. Carson, Disciple-making, Evil in the world, False accusation, Persecuted, Sermon on the Mount, Suffering, Teaching of Jesus, Trials, Wisdom
Tagged blessed are the persecuted, Persecuted, Sermon on the Mount, Suffering, Trials
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Transformed pain…
Let God transform your pain so you can become a transformer of pain for others. Continue reading
Why do I feel so torn?
If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading
Posted in Blessed by God, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Conflict, Contentment, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Doubt, Encouragement, Eternal life, Eternal security, Faith, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Guidelines for living, Holy Spirit, Hope?, Meaning of life, Pastors, Salvation, Sanctification, Spirit filled, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Temptation, Trials
Tagged Christian life is not easy, Life hurts, Life with God is hard, new Christians must know this, spiritual growth, Suffering, Trials, When life is hard
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In Step with the Master Teacher
According to the Master Teacher, the person who fails to make deep connections between earth and heaven is living in unreality. If he thinks this is his only life, he is not a realist. Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Atheists, Bible, Bible from God, Blessed by God, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Disciple-making, Heaven, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Leadership, Mind Renewal, Regeneration, Religion-not the answer, Restoration, Teaching, Teaching of Jesus, True Christianity?, Walking with God, Wisdom, Worldview
Tagged Earth and heaven connect, Jesus as master teacher, Jesus parables, Kingdom thinking
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5 short audio reflections
Some people prefer listening over reading. This is partly why I make these short radio features available. Share them with others! Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Audio Resource, Blessed by God, Radio Ministry
Tagged Blessed life, broken, Meeting God, Radio clips
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Are you poor in Spirit?
Jesus described those who will inhabit heaven – the poor in spirit.
But who are the poor in spirit?
Don’t miss Lloyd-Jones excellent and convicting definition of a person who is poor in spirit! Continue reading
Playing the divine lottery?
As a young boy, I struggled with why God allowed these things to happen to my mom and dad. As the oldest son, I was more aware of the difficulties but did not have the maturity to handle it. Throughout those years, I often prayed for God to intervene with a “BIG” solutions. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Blessed by God, Depression, Despair, Discernment, Discouragement, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, Joy, Pain, Personal devotions, Praise, Prayer, Questioning God, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom
Tagged dealing with set backs, Discouraged, Feeling despair, feeling sad, help for depression, Trials of life
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