Meditation
A channel of grace
Read Matthew 14:22-33. A metaphor is like a gas tank full of alcohol. It’ll get you going, but you don’t want to drive it too far or your vehicle will cough and choke. [How’s that for a meta metaphor?] And Read more…
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The Kingdom of Heaven
Read Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. (Matthew 13:44) There was Read more…
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Set your mind on the things of the Spirit
Read Romans 8:12-25. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the Read more…
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Death vs. Life
Read Romans 7:15-25 I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law Read more…
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Do not obey their passions
Read Romans 6:12-23. Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. (Romans 6:12) After saying in chapter five that salvation is a free gift of grace through faith, Paul warns us Read more…
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Abounding grace? By no means!
Read Romans 6:1-11 How can you who have died to sin go on living in it? (Romans 6:2) “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God.” “We boast in our hope of sharing in the glory Read more…
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What good is faith?
Read Romans 4:1-5:8. Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope Read more…
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Spiritual gifts
Read Acts 2:1-21 and 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13. And then keep going into chapter 13. A rushing wind. Tongues of fire. Tongues of other peoples. I’ve always had a fascination with spiritual gifts such as healing or prophecy or speaking in Read more…
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The heart of Jesus
Read John 17:1-11. I once heard the complaint that we don’t really get to know much about Jesus in the gospels. We see his activities, we hear his sermons, but who was the man? What did he love? What were Read more…
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How then should we live?
Read 1 Peter 3:13-22. A. The country is being torn into pieces. How then should we live? B. Unity is the most important thing. You are to be one in spirit. You are to love each other, have sympathy for Read more…