The Narrow Gate – Hearing God Speak

Isaiah the prophet records the promise of our God to speak to His true followers.  We find this in Isaiah 55, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?  Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in …

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The Narrow Gate – God Speaks

Image via Author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming. That our God speaks to His people, to those who hearts are fully committed to Him, is a theme that runs through the scriptures.  Adam and Eve, Cain, Enoch, and Noah are notable examples in the ancient times recorded early in Genesis.  These are not people who occasionally heard …

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The Narrow Gate – When God Speaks

Image via Author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming Our God intends to have conversational communion with us in which He will reveal important things to us.  In this conversational communion we can speak to our God about lives and daily living in simple, easy language, and Jesus will also speak to us.  It is truly a two-way …

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The Narrow Gate – Conversations With God

If you asked the average Christian what the features of a disciple of Christ are, you would most likely hear answers like these (hat tip to Gene Edwards for this list): Go to church.Read and study the BiblePray Hang out with other ChristiansDepending on what stripe, tell others about Jesus, work for peace and justice, speak …

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The Narrow Gate – Magnificent Obsession

In the last content post I wrote about how the Apostle Paul had made knowing His God deeply and intimately his "magnificent obsession. And so it should be for each one of us. How can we join in the pursuit of this magnificent obsession of knowing our God intimately? Hosea the prophet talks of this …

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The Narrow Gate – Knowing God

Image via Author, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho Our God has created us and redeemed us for very important purposes, though a great many church goers would be hard-pressed to tell you what they are. Certainly, to love our God above all other loves, including above ourselves, is one of them You can read about this …

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The Narrow Gate – Understand and Know

Image via Author, Bighorn Range, Wyoming Often in the Old Testament prophetic books there will lie almost hidden within the narratives a key truth for those who are serious seekers.  Like treasures hidden ordinary fields, one must be alert to them and at times dig a little for them.  But one need not dig too …

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Letting Go and Letting God, Part 2

Continuing from the previous "Letting Go" post. Paul writes often about our life as a Christian, a disciple of Jesus Christ, in terminology that makes it clear show life it really is. Romans 8:10 - “But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of …

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Rest – Letting Go and Letting God

I have been having a surprising number of conversations with people regarding the new covenant life we have in Christ as He lives His life in us.  At least six separate conversations this week.  People are hungry for the truth of our new covenant life in Christ. Why are so many becoming hungry to learn …

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