August 2011
44 posts
When the focus becomes “God is going to do this,...
God HAS finished (John 19:30)
HAS given (2 Tim 1:7, 2 Peter 1:3, 1 John 4:13, Luke 12:32, Luke 17:21)
HAS blessed (Eph 1:3, Gal 3:13)
HAS seated (Eph 1:21-2:6)
HAS raised (Rom 8:11)
HAS empowered (Eph 1:22-23, Rom 16:20)
HAS enriched (1 Cor 1:4-7),
HAS anointed (2 Cor 1:21, 1 John 2:27)
HAS qualified (2 Cor 3:6)
HAS made new (2 Cor 5:17)
HAS freed (Romans 6:6-7, 18, Romans 8:2, Gal 5:1,...
knowing mysteries.
And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God - Mark 4:11
And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God - Luke 8:10
a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. - John 15:15
But God has revealed them to...
“To beg God to heal someone is to assume you are more compassionate than he is”
– Randy Clark (via yohan-yohonian)
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ohh, happiness: 1 Cor 2.6-13 →
favoredgrace:
christinafaiths:
6. Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
7. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
8. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of...
loveismycommandment:
I am more than a mere man (1 Cor 3:3). Why? The life of Jesus abides in me by the Spirit of God (Gal 3:20, Col 1:27). I have been made a new creation (2 Cor 5:17). I am born from Heaven (Jn 3:3, Gal 4:26). As Jesus is in this world, so am I (1 John 4:17). I am a Son of the Living God (Rom 8:19, 1 Jn 3:1, Rom 8:14-16 ) If all of us, as believers, believed this about...
“The devil lives in the realm of feeling, God lives in the realm of faith.”
– Joseph Prince
Many Christians care about politics much more than...
loveismycommandment:
iamrevival-blog:
#hellocontroversy
100% Agree.
If you're trying to figure out this "identity"... →
this is what you’re looking for.
Everything will seem tough and will seem like a...
When your mountains look big, it’s because you’re being earthly-minded (Rom 8:5-6), which is the reason why you aren’t at peace…
You know how when you’re in an airplane, your perspective changes and everything seems to shrink?
When you remember (Col 3:2) that you’re seated in heavenly places in Christ (Eph 1:21-2:6), mountains aren’t quite as big.
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John 3:17; "Saved" = σοζο, σῴζω = Sozo
darlingyellow:
John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him
saved: σῴζω, “Sozo”
to save, deliver, protect, heal, set free, preserve, save (self), do well, made whole, kept safe and sound
1) to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction
a) one (from injury or peril)
1) to save a suffering one (from...
do you get it?
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God” - Phil 2:5-6
“But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father,...
deergoeshome:
The Devil tells me I’m ugly, because he is jealous that he wasn’t made in the image of God.
The Devil says I’m rejected, but only because God cast him out of heaven.
The Devil tells me that I’m unworthy, but only because he knows God values me over him.
The Devil says that I’m unlovable, but only because he knows that God loves me more than anything in the whole world.
The...
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if you are frustrated that God's ways are so... →
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God is not a politician.
loveismycommandment:
reformationforjesus:
Jesus is not a republican from Texas.
It’s sad how so many Christians are looking to politicians as their savior.
Newsflash: Making new laws will not bring righteousness to our land.
The first century Jews were looking for deliverance from the political oppression of the Roman government & spent all their time praying for their Messiah to...
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the spouse.
Written by an anonymous girl:
You are a man of character, and hold yourself to a higher standard. Your eyes are on God. Integrity and love is what you live by. It’s like second nature to you. There’s no thought put into doing what’s right. You are humble and always esteem others higher then yourself. You have a servant mentality and always have others best interest at heart. You are...
Pursuing Money or Passion?
This is an excerpt from John Maxwell’s Leadership Gold:
A study of business school graduates tracked the careers of 1,500 people from 1960 to 1980. From the beinning, the graduates were gropus into two categories. Category A consisted of people who said they wanted to make money first so that they could do what they really wanted to do later — after they had taken care of their...
The world doesn't give a rip that Jesus loves...
(you’re the body)
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“The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the...”
– Reinhard Bonnke
Only 10% of the population needs to become... →
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“I feel that very frequently prayer is made a refuge to dodge the action of...”
– John G. Lake (via favoredgrace)
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why do you seek for what you have found?
I’d be disappointed if I got married and my wife spent our entire marriage crying out for me to be with her. Don’t you remember our wedding when I promised never to leave you or forsake you? People cry to God as if they’ve been divorced, never living like a marriage has taken place. Continuously making vows to Him; never being taught of His vows to us.
Christianity is a life of...
What I've Overcome: Resisting Temptation →
love-without-reason:
One of my new prayers is for God to show me my sins through His eyes. Here’s why.
The world will tell us that some of our sins “aren’t that bad”. Maybe you have a problem with lust. “That’s normal! Look how hot he is!” Or with swearing. “That’s normal. It’s just a way to get your point…
Your answer is here:
http://saintsnotsinners.org/how-to-overcome-sin/
here:
...
Who Says I'm Broken?
darlingyellow:
Funny how it’s the church that tells us we’re broken people
yet
God is all like…Uh… Who told you that? You’re not broken. Jesus was broken. And then I made you whole and complete! :)
Oh yeah. We forgot that part huh?
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. - Eph 2:10
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You make all things new!: Honestly, I don’t know... →
anewcreationinchrist:
Honestly, I don’t know where I’m going. I don’t know where God wants me. All I know is I’m here right now and I don’t see a way to get elsewhere. This is probably been on my mind the most lately. Where does God want me? What does God want me to do? What is His will for my life? All I know is I…
Get this verse:
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound...
dpltvo: Purity →
diplateevo:
“How’d it start? I don’t even know. It started out so innocent, as a spark of curiosity. I never knew it could end like this. And now I’m trapped in the cycle. Day in day out. Longing to be free. But I can’t tell anyone. No way.”
It is my prayer and hope for everyone who is trapped in patterns…
addresses solid misconceptions/lies about getting free.
wrong focus.
You’ll have lot more success in the Christian life if you stop trying to die to yourself and realize that you’re already dead.
You will always think you’re nothing without him if you never actually come to believe that you are everything with Him.
The person that keeps “getting in the way” is someone that is actually dead. But because you think it is still alive, kicking, and resisting, you...
Did you know you're not a sinner?
Are you a sinner because you sin?
Or do you sin because you are a sinner?
Former or latter?
Latter.
Are you righteous because you do right?
Or do you do right because you are righteous?
Former or latter?
Latter.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. - Romans 5:19
You are not a sinner because you have...
Twisted Love?
You know you love someone when all you want to do is express love towards them without expecting anything back.
When you ‘love’ someone in order to get a response, that’s called manipulation.
Love is not talk. It is expressed in action (1 John 3:18). But I’m not saying, “Hey if you love so-and-so, prove it,” I’m saying, “The evidence of love is in...
I'd rather be known for finding and sharing...
How to Overcome Sin →
please reblog this if it has helped you. there are so many Christian going back and forth from ‘sin cycles’ hopelessly coming back time after time and it is completely unnecessary. This article demonstrates the answer.
The end of performance.
Your worth and your significance is not based on you have done or will do. Christianity is not based on how well your perform. It’s not based on how often you pray. It’s not based on how often you read your bible. It’s not based on how well you don’t sin. It’s not based on how involved you are with church. It isn’t based on well you’ve managed your anger....
getting out of 'performance'
Your worth and your significance is not based on you have done or will do. Christianity is not based on how well you perform. It’s not based on how often you pray. It’s not based on how often you read your bible. It’s not based on how well you don’t sin. It’s not based on how involved you are with church. It isn’t based on well you’ve managed your anger....
