Tag: follow
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A Thought about Commitment
In today’s world we lament a lack of commitment. We applaud and show excitement when people last long in their job or position. Why? We applaud because we don’t see it very often! We lament that people just can’t stay committed. We complain. Yet, when talking about encouraging commitment to God’s church we get shy…
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At Calvary – Episode 147 – What Will Hold Up a Life?
Today I am thinking about a house of cards. Or Jenga. Or a line of dominoes. I am thinking about the very important substitutes we use to give our life meaning and purpose apart from a relationship with and service to God. Some of those substitutes are very important to us. Can we accept that…
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Valley Walking
Mountains and valleys. We seem, as spiritual beings, to desire the mountain top experience with God. In Acts chapter 10, Peter has quite a mountain top experience with God. His vision of 3 sheets of animals shows him that all people can receive the gospel. This vision profoundly clarifies Peter’s understanding of the gospel message. …
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At Calvary – Episode 110 – The Wisdom to Follow God
When we think about proverbs we think about cute little sayings that remind us of practical wisdom. Would it surprise us to discover that the focus of much of the book of Proverbs in the Bible is following God? What wisdom leads us to follow God? Let’s think about that together At Calvary… Looking for…
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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…
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Being a disciple of Jesus, is it radical?
There are two words that are rattling around my head today: discipleship and radical. We are called by Jesus to follow Him. Followers of Jesus are called disciples. What type of disciple does Jesus call us to be? Jesus said, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross…
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Preparing to Follow God
Sometimes we make things difficult that are really quite easy. Have you ever put together a tent? I have seen people spend 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 that the person…
Pastor John D Jakes 