March 17, 2010
“Generous in love — God, give grace! Huge in mercy — wipe out my bad record. … What you’re after is truth from the inside out. Enter em, then; conceive a new, true life. … God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. … [...]
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16 Mar
14 Mar
March 15, 2010
” .. and there’ll be no limits to the wholeness he brings.” Is. 9:6
Is there Anyone else who can do this …?
Only Jesus sees the places in your life that are un-whole. Only Jesus intimately knows how your whole life fits together .. your past .. your life-history .. your longings. Only Jesus [...]
8 Mar
March 9, 2010
“You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.” Ephesians 1:4 The Message
Called to a “life of if” …?
If you are following Jesus .. you’ve been called to the “life of if”. It is a way of life that walks [...]
7 Mar
March 8, 2010
“And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of [...]
4 Mar
March 5, 2010
“It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did this all on his own, with no help from us!” [...]
3 Mar
March 4, 2010
“For He himself is our peace, who made both groups onto one and broke down the the barrier of the dividing wall … Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals.” Ephesians 2:14/17 NASB and The Message
You’re invited [...]
2 Mar
March 3, 2010
“The mystery is that people who have never heard of God and those who have heard of him all their lives (what I’ve been calling outsiders and insiders) stand on the same ground before God. They get the same offer, same help, same promises in Christ Jesus. The Message is accessible and welcoming [...]
1 Mar
March 2, 2010
“At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.” Ephesians 1:23 The Message
The Great Exchange #6
Sin-scarred [...]
25 Feb
February 26, 2010
“I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 1:19-20 New Living Translation
The Great Exchange [...]
