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Live it Out
Paul said, “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 Quite a statement! It is just 11 words, but it speaks of Paul’s desire to see those around him become like Jesus. It speaks of a type of discipleship that was more modeling than teaching. It also speaks of a…
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Walking With Each Other Toward Christ
Commiserate. This word comes to us from two Latin words. It means to “lament with”. Commiserating happens when we walk with each other through our struggles. Have we really thought about how important walking together through struggles is? Paul shares with the church in Corinth that – “We had the sentence of death within ourselves…
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Bridge Building – Remember what Life is About!
This week I invite you to think together with me about building bridges. No, I don’t mean the type of bridges that we drive cars across. I mean bridges between people. Bridges are built by common interests. Bridges are built by friendliness and a heart that is willing to listen. Bridges are built by honesty…
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Embracing the Everyday Power of the Resurrection
It is one thing to say that God is with us. It is another to understand what that really means. When Paul tells the church in Ephesus for what he was praying, he reveals what God with us means.
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A Little Rebellion Is Worth It
How do you usually approach improving yourself? Do you do it piecemeal? Do you use motivational phrases? We know that God urges us to be like Jesus. Yet, have we considered how He speaks of getting there?
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Is Following Complicated?
Sometimes we make things difficult that are actually straight forward. Have you ever put together a tent? I have seen people spend what seemed like hours in a jumbled up mess. Then, suddenly, they looked at the directions in a different way and poof their tent was up in ten minutes. (no, I won’t admit…