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Day 80: We Have Been Set Free In Christ
Today and tomorrow, we are going to explore two ideas that my seem strange to place together: freedom and glory. As we will hear, the whole creation is waiting to see us – the children of Father God – finally revealed in our “glorious freedom” (see Romans 8:21). In the Scriptures, glory and freedom are…
Read MoreDay 79: We Have Been Delivered From Wrath
In Christ, through faith we have been delivered from Wrath. God’s wrath is simply His turning people over to the consequences of their own sinful choices. Jesus has delivered us from both God’s present and future wrath.
Read MoreDay 78: We Have Been Delivered and Transferred
Colossians 1:13-14He (Father-God) delivered us from the Dominion of darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His Beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Through the self-sacrificial work of Jesus, Father-God has delivered from the Dominion of Darkness where we were spiritually dead and transferred us to the Kingdom of…
Read MoreIt is Finished: Jesus’ Words From the Cross
Today is the day that we remember and mourn and rejoice in the events that changed everything. All of history comes to its Crux in the Cross of Jesus. As we think on these things, the words that Jesus speaks from The Cross give us insight into what He experienced and what He accomplished for…
Read MoreHe Who Is Faithful in a Little…
On May 19th Tim Keller passed into the Lord’s presence. Almost immediately and appropriately, articles and remembrances were posted honoring his life and work, the size and scope of which cannot be denied. Just a day before, our dear brother Phil Allen also “graduated” into the Lord’s Presence on May 18th. There will be no…
Read MorePassover: A Family Seder
The order and readings for the Passover celebration are called a Haggadah and it means “the telling.” Passover is a story that has been retold for thousands of years. It is a story of miraculous redemption – from slavery to freedom, from despair to hope, from the darkness to the light. The power and grace…
Read MoreHow Jesus Changed Everything
Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it. You are also saved by it, if you hold to the message I proclaimed to you—unless you believed for no purpose. (1 Corinthians 15:1-5) The three days in which we remember,…
Read MoreJesus: The Son of God
Everything in the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation has been given to us to point us to Jesus. He is the Seed of the Woman. He is the Seed of Abraham. He is the Lion of Judah. He is The Prophet. He is The Son of David. He is The Lord. He is Messiah. He…
Read MorePracticing Discernment
But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come… Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.”– 2 Timothy 3:1, 13 – Manipulation and deception have been part of the human story since the very beginning. Now the technologies that are shaping our culture make it easier than ever…
Read MoreThe Continuing Evangelical Disaster – Part 2
In 2001 George Barna published Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ. Based on studies at that time, Barna had come to the conclusion that at the practical level of everyday life, there was very little difference between Christians and non-Christians. His conclusion: the churches were not producing spiritually mature followers…
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