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 …
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 …
There is an old saying; “It’s not what you know, but who you know that matters.” And nowhere in the affairs of the human race is this more true than for those who seek to be true disciples of Jesus Christ. Our God has made this clear repeatedly in the scriptures. In the previous two …
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 …
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 …
“Experiencing the Holy Spirit” Andrew Murray, Whitaker House, 137 pages. Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why read “Experiencing the Holy Spirit?” This short book is incredibly efficient in delivering the key truths concerning our relationship to our God through His Holy Spirit. For relatively few pages, you will read the core …
Image via Pexels “The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one,I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one….” John 17:22-23 We are living in times that could be characterized by the term, “disunity.” That characterization is perhaps …
Part 3 in a series on finding joy. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, …
Second in a series on joy. “You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 1:6 There is much information available online and in bookstores related to finding joy. Most of the information available …
Image via fellowshipofaburningheart.wordpress.com In the summer of 1947, a small group of people met to pray at a cabin at Forrest Home Christian Conference Center in the San Bernadino Mountains of Southern California. This prayer meeting lasted all night amid tears, joy, pleading and praises to our God. By the time they were done for …
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