Those Guys were all Wimps!

“It will come about at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps. And I will punish the men who are stagnant in spirit—who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’” (Zeph. 1:12) “So, because you are lukewarm…I will spew you out of My mouth.” (Rev. 3:16)   The…

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Leadership or Control?

Leadership or control? The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8) I’ve spent much of my life in positions of leadership, thinking that meant to control…

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Keeping us from Community [Part 1: Doctrine]

“So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another and forgiving each other…Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to…

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Faith and Works

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) “Show me your faith without the works and I will show you my faith by my works.” (James 2:18-19) Modern church teachings have, over the past decades, moved progressively towards…

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The Greater Identity!

“Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.” (1 Cor. 12:27-28) “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (1 Pet. 2:9-10) We…

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Living in durations and moments

“The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Prov. 16:9)  “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit,’ yet you do not know what your life will be…

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Community first! (Part I)

“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel…Do not go in the way of the Gentiles and do not enter any city of the Samaritans, but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”…

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Emptied

“Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself…” (Phil. 2:5-7) “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” (Heb. 5:8-9) Philippians 2 is…

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Understanding our Spiritual Gifts

 “Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.” (1 Cor. 14:12) “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints for the…

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