Recently we've been discussing the ultimate price that God has paid for us. Sometimes in religious circles you'll hear how our lives should be dedicated with an attitude of trying to pay back the Lord for all He has given us. This causes the focus of the Christian life to become more about us laying down our lives for Him and what we should be sacrificing. What God bought for us was not a loan. The amazing story and focus of the true Gospel should always be what He has done for us, not the other way around. Our response is simply from a grateful heart.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, April 08, 2012
337. Confidence (You Have More Than You Think)
We may go through changes in our thoughts and actions, but truth doesn't change. God is truth and He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We discuss some things this week pertaining to our confidence. Not referring to self confidence that may come and go but a steady confidence based on faith in what Truth has declared about us. It supersedes any feeling, emotion, successful action or any failure. This type of confidence doesn't come through attempts to develop it...God has made it much easier for us.
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Sunday, April 01, 2012
336. Remembering How Much You're Worth
How much does God think you are worth? It's easy to forget that you are His treasure, a pearl of great price. He spent all that He had to obtain you. Your value does not change.
As humans, we easily forget things. We look in a mirror and walk away, forgetting what we’ve just seen! Understanding the truth of how God dearly and deeply values you, and being reminded of the truth when the going gets tough, will help keep you rooted and grounded in this eternal truth.
The average annual donation to charities: 4%
The average cost of a Bible: $10
Realizing and remembering the value God has placed upon you: Priceless
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As humans, we easily forget things. We look in a mirror and walk away, forgetting what we’ve just seen! Understanding the truth of how God dearly and deeply values you, and being reminded of the truth when the going gets tough, will help keep you rooted and grounded in this eternal truth.
The average annual donation to charities: 4%
The average cost of a Bible: $10
Realizing and remembering the value God has placed upon you: Priceless
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
335. Where Are You Positioned With God?
We continue with our look at how God thinks of you and the position He has placed us in Christ. Our goal is to find out more regarding the truth of how God really sees us and it's quite different from a works oriented "gospel" that brings guilt and condemnation. The next time somebody asks, "Where do you stand before God today?" You can reply, "Actually, I sit with Him."
Joel recently wrote a blog post on his Grace Roots blog that goes along with all that we've been talking about lately. Find it here: When Behavior Isn't About Rules, but Is About Dignity and Worth.
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Joel recently wrote a blog post on his Grace Roots blog that goes along with all that we've been talking about lately. Find it here: When Behavior Isn't About Rules, but Is About Dignity and Worth.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
334. Who You Were Made to Be
For many believers the Christian life revolves around "doing." But if we could get more focused on resting in our new identity in Christ, our new life in Him would revolve more around "being" rather than doing. Religion has suggested we are unworthy servants that God gets frustrated with due to a lack of performance. This week we begin a discussion about how God really thinks about you. He has deemed you worthy of glory and honor; an individual with value and worth. Much more than we could have ever imagined.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
333. Trying to Live By a Moral Code
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Many will say that one of the biggest challenges in their Christian life is trying to live up to a moral standard that is considered worthy and acceptable to God. Countless people have fallen into guilt and condemnation because their sincere efforts to live a moral lifestyle have failed time and time again. So what is the answer? Is there a key to victory?
This week, our conversation centers around the suggestion that we avoid failure by no longer "trying" to live up to a moral standard. Allow the spotlight to come off of you and let it shine on the Star of the show: "Christ in us the hope of glory." We have been gifted with new life and identity. Living the Christian life is not about us and our attempt to attain to an acceptable moral code. It's about Him and what He has already done for us. He is the one that started the work in you and He will be the one to complete it.
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Many will say that one of the biggest challenges in their Christian life is trying to live up to a moral standard that is considered worthy and acceptable to God. Countless people have fallen into guilt and condemnation because their sincere efforts to live a moral lifestyle have failed time and time again. So what is the answer? Is there a key to victory?
This week, our conversation centers around the suggestion that we avoid failure by no longer "trying" to live up to a moral standard. Allow the spotlight to come off of you and let it shine on the Star of the show: "Christ in us the hope of glory." We have been gifted with new life and identity. Living the Christian life is not about us and our attempt to attain to an acceptable moral code. It's about Him and what He has already done for us. He is the one that started the work in you and He will be the one to complete it.
Here's this week's GIG-Bite, a quick sample of this week's program.
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Sunday, March 04, 2012
332. God's Will for You Has Been Revealed
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"What is God's will for my life?" That is a question that many people often find themselves asking, and struggling to try to figure out. But what if it wasn't so hard to figure out? What if God's will for you has already been revealed? Would that take the pressure off of you?
The truth is that God's will, which was once a mystery - which was once hidden - has been revealed! We don't need to go searching for it or trying to figure it out. God has revealed His will. The surprising thing for many people is that God's will is not a specific course in life that we are meant to follow. It's not a set of instructions or directions that God wants us to try to keep. It's not a certain set of actions that we need to do. The will of God is a Person. The will of God for you is Christ Jesus, and His will has been fulfilled in you!
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"What is God's will for my life?" That is a question that many people often find themselves asking, and struggling to try to figure out. But what if it wasn't so hard to figure out? What if God's will for you has already been revealed? Would that take the pressure off of you?
The truth is that God's will, which was once a mystery - which was once hidden - has been revealed! We don't need to go searching for it or trying to figure it out. God has revealed His will. The surprising thing for many people is that God's will is not a specific course in life that we are meant to follow. It's not a set of instructions or directions that God wants us to try to keep. It's not a certain set of actions that we need to do. The will of God is a Person. The will of God for you is Christ Jesus, and His will has been fulfilled in you!
Here's this week's GIG-Bite, a quick sample of this week's program.
"Watch" this episode on YouTube.
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