Understanding God’s Love

In order to be in union with God, we must understand what his love means to us personally. The truths of Scripture are meant to be lived. In order to be lived, truth must first be planted deep into our hearts. First Corinthians 13 is often known as the “love...

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Help Wanted

The task of the church is too great for any one person to compass and too varied for the skill of any one person to accomplish. God has met this difficulty by dividing the task and giving to every man gifts that enable him to do his part. By distributing...

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Moments of Perfection

There is no question that we live in a broken world, a place where the word perfection is not often used to describe the state of affairs. Perfection is lost to us … lost, but still perceivable. We lost perfection with Eden, when the first garden dwellers ruined it for...

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Serious Transparency

It is not a sin to be weak! But it is foolish to be weak alone when, through the commitment of other brothers or sisters, God has provided us with His love for our support. Christian maturity means coming to a place of acknowledging our weaknesses as an opportunity for...

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Kingdom Life

One piece of evidence of kingdom life is that you will see more sin, not less. Outside the kingdom of heaven, there is no concern about sin. Unbelievers are indifferent to the fact that their sin is against God. When you are brought into the kingdom of light, you both...

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Ambassadors

We are ambassadors for Christ; certain that God is appealing through us, we plead on Christ’s behalf: “Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 No matter how different the rest of our challenges may be, every believer can count on a multitude of challenges to forgive. Remember, God’s primary agenda...

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The Voice of God

A certain spirit attaches itself to the human voice. A voice may be passionate or cold, whining or demanding, timid or confident, coaxing or commanding. This is not merely a matter of sounds but also a matter of attitudes or personal characteristics that become tangibly present in the voice. The...

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What a Waste

Sin is a disease. It is lawlessness. It is rebellion. It is transgression—but it is also a wasting of the most precious of all treasures on earth. The man who dies out of Christ is said to be lost, and hardly a word in the English tongue expresses his condition...

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Misreading the Signs

The Bible is full of people who misread the signs of God’s presence. There are many examples to choose from. Eli missed God’s work in Hannah (1 Sam. 1); Naaman didn’t recognize God’s work to heal him (2 Kings 5); and the Jews didn’t recognize God’s work in and through...

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Pictures of Jesus

I’m a bit ashamed to say this, but in my high-school years I went door-to-door selling pictures of Jesus. Big prints, glossy and bright, two by three feet in size. I sold them for a margin of what they would have gone for in a decorating store or Christian bookshop....

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