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I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.] John 16:33 In the last post of…
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As we move through this series of Jesus’ example of major parts of the Christian walk, I knew that serving others would have to be one of the topics. It has been said that we are no more like Christ than when we forgive. We will get to forgiveness next week, but I think serving…
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In our series on looking to Jesus’ example I thought it was important to key in on major practices done in the Christian life and prayer is a major part of the Christian life. That is why, in this post, we will be looking at the example Jesus gives for prayer. We find this example…
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Worship as a response is much more likely to happen naturally. Worshiping in anticipation does not always come naturally, it takes time to become a habit. It can be hard to look forward to the good times when everything around seems to be falling apart. It can also be a temptation to forget the hard…
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In the past weeks, we have gone over how God is the one true focus of worship and how that should happen inside and outside of the church. Over the next two weeks, we will be thinking about worship in two aspects: worship in response and worship in anticipation. We cannot be only reactive or…
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I have previously written about God being the focus of worship and how that should happen in the church. In this post, however, we will be thinking of the worship that takes place outside the walls of a church. In preparation for this post, I stumbled on the hymn “Come Thou Fount”. Growing up in…
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In the last post, we established God as the only foundation of worship. In this and the next post, we will be exploring communal and personal worship. Worship in the church is a key part of my testimony. Nothing compares to hearing a gathering of believers lifting up the name of God. Worship as is…
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Worship is one of the foundations that the Christian life is built upon. Worship is much more than the singing portion of a church service, it flows into every part of life. When worship is done right, there are various areas of life in which it serves. We will be looking into those areas in…
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In this series, we have already looked at God’s perfect peace, which we get because of God’s steadfast love. We also looked at how God’s love brings His sure promises. In this post, we will look at how we can have assurance in those promises through God’s ultimate sovereignty. Control
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