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Who do we live for … and why?

Let me repeat the headline question … Who do we live for … and why? For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for … Continue reading

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God is love … perfect love

Spirit of God, open the eyes of our heart to understand and embrace the truth of this Scripture from 1 John 2:3-6 and 1 John 4:7-21 (ESV) … And by this we know that we have come to know him, … Continue reading

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Seeing Jesus bidirectionally

I have come to believe that seeing Jesus in our lives is something that must be done bidirectionally … let me explain. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, … Continue reading

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Does the world see Christianity as one faith … or many?

I (Paul) therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the … Continue reading

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The 11th commandment – a great story

Currently reading the little gift book The Loveliness of Christ by Samuel Rutherford.  Samuel Rutherford was a Scottish theologian and author who lived in the 1600′s.  In the intro to this book I came across a brief story about a … Continue reading

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“You did it to me”

As you read this remember that the passage was spoken in its entirety by Jesus himself … “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. … Continue reading

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Blessings of bearing another’s burden

There is a three-fold blessing that comes in the bearing of another’s burden.  First and foremost the load of another is lightened when you bear his or her burden.  Second and equally important is that in the moment you get … Continue reading

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