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Category Archives: New Christian
True followers of Christ
Consider how eight blessings (which we call beatitudes) present in a logical, interrelated sequence the character qualities of normal Christianity. Continue reading
7 resources for spiritual maturity
Spiritual growth requires looking ahead and looking back. Continue reading
Posted in Change, Character, Christian life, Church growth, Counseling, Following Christ, Gospel-centered, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope?, Image of God, Judgment seat of Christ, Mission statement, New Christian, New Creation, Parenting, Pastors, Personal devotions, Purity, Quiet Time, Salvation, Sanctification, Scripture, Spirit filled, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Trials, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God
Tagged how to grow as a christian, Maturity, Resources for spiritual growth, spiritual growth
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The pathetic idea of flesh trying to be holy
The devil loves to invert truth and turn it into a lie, and probably what he has been saying to you is this: “Try not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh, and then you will walk in the Spirit,” as though the latter were a reward for the former. He knows that in this way, he will keep you preoccupied with yourself, instead of being preoccupied with Christ. Victory over the flesh is not to be attained — it is to be received. Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Christian Counselor, Church Leadership, Conflict, Counseling, Death of Christ, Devil, Encouragement, Following Christ, God's power, Gospel-centered, Grace, Guidelines for living, Holy Spirit, Legalism, New Christian, Regeneration, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin, Spirit filled, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Walking with God
Tagged Christian life, Flesh and Spirit, obedience, struggle, victory as a Christian, Walk by the Spirit
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10 essentials for followers of Christ
10 essentials for followers of Christ. Continue reading
Truths we must learn
God wants us to feel that our way through life is rough and perplexing, so that we may learn thankfully to lean on him. Continue reading
Posted in Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Disciple-making, Discipline, Discouragement, Encouragement, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's power, Grace, Humility, Jesus Christ, Loss, Mad at God, Mercy, New Christian, Pride, Problem of evil, Proud, Questioning God, Repentance, Restoration, Seeking God, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God
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Teach this truth to new believers
Discipline is an unavoidable part of God’s plan for spiritual transformation. Christian discipleship should teaching about the fact that, “The Lord disciplines those he loves.” Some Christians are not experiencing spiritual growth because they don’t understand this truth. ___ A failure to … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Call to ministry, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian Schools, Christian worldview, Christianity, Church Leadership, Counseling, Disciple-making, Discipline, Discouragement, Doctrine, Encouragement, Fathers, God's Patience, God's control, God's Heart, God's Protection, God's Will, Joel Osteen, Mad at God, New Christian, Pain, Persecuted, Punishment, Questioning God, Salvation, Sanctification, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Study of God, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God
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Intervention, Transformation, Relationship…
Notice the order of God’s work “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow … Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Addiction, Behavior, Forgiveness, God's Heart, Heart, Holistic ministry, Human depravity, Humility, Legalism, New Christian, Poor in spirit, Pornography, Repentance, Salvation, Seeking God, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Walking with God, Worldview
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