7 Days to Revitalize Your Life: Fulfillment, Part 2
December 16, 2019
There is a high motivation for us to deny ourselves for Jesus, because when we choose what Jesus says in His Word, we bear the fruit of a true Christian. While denying ourselves does not come naturally, we need to lean into this counterintuitive and paradoxical way to find real life.
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People today tend to think of God's righteousness as being strange or unfamiliar, or they just think of it in terms of trying to be good enough to please God. In Romans we find a different definition of righteousness.
December 15, 2019
What do you really want? We could offer to help you construct a dream around your desires. But that's a cruel thing to do, because as we elevate the cross, that's the real way to find fulfillment. You must lose your life to save it.
December 13, 2019
Stress contributes to health, relationship, and spiritual problems. This passage tells us how to find rest for our souls. Jesus talks about the burden of our sin and alienation from God. He takes that burden so that we can live as free people.
December 12, 2019
Jesus explains that sacrifice for His sake is good because this is right at the heart of his core purpose. Biblical faith must require sacrifice. It costs something to be a real follower of Jesus and put Him first.
December 11, 2019
What God is saying here is that He desires this mercy, love, and faithfulness in us, and not sacrifice. What this means is that He doesn't want religious ritual. Today we tend to focus on our morality over grace. In reality, it is Christ who saves us and then empowers us to obedience.
December 10, 2019
I was taught to define mercy like this: Grace is God giving us what we don't deserve; mercy is God not giving us what we do deserve. In this story, the tax collectors and the Pharisees energize the story as Jesus teaches about mercy.
December 9, 2019
As people begin to understand the gospel, they often ask the question, "Doesn't that mean I can do whatever I like?" Pastor Josh explains that this is not what Paul is teaching.
December 8, 2019
Few of us will be called to have homelessness on our resume for Jesus. But all of us are called to live for Jesus in the intimacy of the home. In this passage, Jesus challenges two of his followers in a way that will help us understand the path toward a greater life.
December 6, 2019
Revitalization is a hot topic in many ways. Matthew does a phenomenal job of introducing us to Jesus, and Jesus is the source of all revitalization.
December 5, 2019
Often we start off on some path in life, and in the end we have a sense that it was not as good as we had hoped it would be. Even the best of human journeys ends with a sense of mild disappointment. But we have a lot to look forward to in the future in God's purpose being fulfilled in us.
December 4, 2019
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