Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Crucified With Christ
"The Christian's Passion"
Jesus said, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). We have just passed Easter--celebrating what Christ did for us on Calvary and the victory He won over sin and death.
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Contributed by David Tack on Oct 16, 2012
GOD IS NOT AN EDITOR
"God is looking for common ordinary people like you and me who are willing to let Him use as He sees fit. He wants to write our story, He doesn’t want to be our editor. But, we want to write the story and then we call God in as our editor. When the story gets messy then we
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Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Feb 10, 2013
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"Jesus was never interested in having fans. When he defines what kind of relationship he wants, "Enthusiastic Admirer" isn’t an option. My concern is that many of our churches in America have gone from being sanctuaries to becoming stadiums. And every week all the fans come to the stadium where
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Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 11, 2013
John 3:16 and Luke 9:23 have to go together in order for there to be an accurate understanding of the gospel’s invitation. John 3:16 emphasizes believing. Luke 9:23 focuses on following. Those two things must necessarily go together. There is no believing
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Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 17, 2013
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What’s it look like to die every day? Well, dying to yourself today may mean spending your lunch hour serving food to the homeless at the shelter down the street from your office. It may mean the next time you talk to your neighbor, instead of playing it safe and keeping comfortable you bring
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FOLLOWING JESUS.
Beside each passage of Scripture, write down what you think that verse is saying about following Jesus in the coming year.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Philippians
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The Leadership Principles of Jesus.
• Jesus was willing to invest in people others would have dismissed.
(Consider the disciples. They were not the “religious” elite, yet Jesus used them to start His church).
• Jesus released responsibility and ownership in a ministry.
(Jesus sent the disciples
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At a religious festival in a South American country, a series of booths lined the midway. One booth sold trinkets and necklaces.
Printed on the front of the booth was a sign that said, “Cheap crosses here!”
Many Christians today are looking for cheap
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