There is both a feeling of fear and liberation when you make a decision that puts you over the edge of something from which there is no turning back. I am not a very good skier but I remember my...
One of the things that impresses me the most when I look at the life of Christ is his resolve. He seems to have approached the mission ahead of him completely focused on what needed to be accomplished. I wish...
Hebrews 11: 6 says, 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” I’ve given some thought recently to the two...
I’m going through a book right now called The Beloved Disciple by Beth Moore and I came across a story in it that blew me away. Check this out… “My favorite account from the early church fathers concerning John (the...
I would say it’s pretty much common sense that if you want to solve a problem, you have to have all the pieces on the table. If you don’t have all the pieces on the table, there is vital information...
I hope that some of these thoughts on identity have been inspiring to you. I completely acknowledge that identity is a very deep subject and that it is impossible to cover in 6 short blog posts. One of the definitions...
In the previous post we explored the reality of God’s amazing love for us. The passage that we’ve been using in our discussion on identity is Matthew 3:17. God said to Jesus in this passage, “This is my Son, whom I...
If you’re just now jumping in on this series, the passage that we’re discussing to discover our identity is found in Matthew 3:17. In this passage God speaks to Jesus and says, “This is my Son, whom I love; with...
The passage that we are using to discuss identity is Matthew 3:17 which says, “17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” As we discussed in the last...
At the end of the last post, I said that there is a better way. There is a better way to view ourselves than feeling like our identity is the same as how we perform. When we read the account...