God Centered Life

Josh Moody

By the Spirit, Not by the Letter, Part 2

April 24, 2023

No technique, program, expertise, qualifications, or human cleverness can ever replace powerful transformation by the Spirit of God. Heart matters require Holy Spirit solutions.

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Free Resource | Does the Bible Promote Tolerance or Intolerance?
One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!

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We need to take the idea of the pleasure of God and soak in it. When we have a vew of God as stodgy, it is often the barrier to deep Christian devotion. He savors old age and he is the excitement of any age.
April 22, 2023
How many excuse flabby spirituality because they possess external signs yet don't focus on being holy? Pastor Josh focuses on the real internal change that comes about by God's Spirit.
April 21, 2023
What would be the result if this  increasingly took place—if we who follow Jesus Christ were being transformed into his likeness? Would the people who visit our churches notice?
April 20, 2023
It is easy to treat religious things as a safety net rather than something that is transformative to our lives—full of life and power.
April 19, 2023
Paul uses the term "gospel" in an unusual context. Pastor Josh teaches the entirety of the gospel, including a future promise that may not be immediately considered good news.
April 18, 2023
Saving faith is not simply intellectual assent and it is not simply saying, "I believe that God exists." Even the devil does that!
April 17, 2023
Knowing God is worth every last ounce of youthful energy you have, whatever age you are. Ecclesiastes is telling us to use whatever energy we can muster to get God now!
April 15, 2023
God alone rightly receives all glory. But we are people who are designed by nature to seek glory for ourselves. God is offering a better glory.
April 14, 2023
Pastor Josh discusses whether or not we should expect life to be fair. In reality, God defines what is truly best for us.
April 13, 2023
Some see church as a social club or a dating agency. People like the idea of church in the sense of having a community, but they're not really into God so they keep Him at arm's length. Church must be more than that, it must be biblical and focused on Christ.
April 12, 2023
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Free Resource | Does the Bible Promote Tolerance or Intolerance?
One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!

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The Bible-teaching ministry of Dr Josh Moody. At God Centered life, our passion is the gospel, our vision is all generations living for God. Listener supported. Partner with us at https://godcenteredlife.org/donate/

About Josh Moody

Josh Moody (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is the senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, IL., president and founder of God Centered Life Ministries, and author of several books including How the Bible Can Change Your Life. He was an associate fellow of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University (2007-2011), and his Cambridge University doctorate in Theology was published in 2005. Pastor Josh grew up south of London, became a follower of Jesus in the Church of England, was an undergraduate at Cambridge University where he was president of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. He is married to Rochelle, and they have four children.

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