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Rick Warren Devotional: 3 keys to a quiet time
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) The main rule is this: Keep your plan simple. Wait on God (Relax) — Be still for a minute; don’t come […]
Henry Blackaby Devotional: The Ministry of Reconciliation
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18 The world abounds with people whose sin has alienated them from God. Christ’s sacrificial work has restored Christians to a love relationship with the heavenly Father. As Christians, we […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 2 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt4 of 4)
3) The cross shapes our ministry How does the cross shape our ministry? In a phrase, the cross shapes us into servant leaders. This is completely antithetical to our concept of leader. When we think of a leader, we think of someone like Steve Jobs, who retired this past week, someone who comes out in […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 2 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt3 of 4)
2) The cross shapes our relationships The symptoms of spiritual sickness at this church were jealousy and quarreling. This is related to the first point about our new identity in Christ because underlying the in-fighting was a skewed self-identity. If you recall from the first few chapters of 1 Corinthians, this issue of division stems […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 2 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt2 of 4)
1) The cross shapes our identity How does the cross shape your identity? Let’s review what we are saved from and what we are saved into. In other words, what does the cross or the gospel accomplish in a believer’s life? In a nutshell, we are a new creation.