Tag: jesus
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Redeeming Aphrodite: Meeting Jesus (Part 6)
I stare at the desk. As I have for days. I know I must open it. But I am terrified of what I might find. Of what I could become. I finally reach a trembling hand towards the first drawer. Suddenly there is a knock on the door! I nearly…
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The Dear Peter Blues
Matthew 16:13-28 Inspired by Correcting Jesus Dear Peter, Its okay. I know you’re scared that I’m going away.
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Correcting Jesus
This is quite likely the most foolish and arrogant story I have ever attempted: trying to improve upon how Jesus responded to Peter’s rebuke. Nevertheless, if I am to take Him at His word that we will do greater things than He did, I have to start somewhere…
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Becoming a Jesus-Lover
It is a very good thing to be a follower of Jesus. But like people in the gospels, we today can end up following Jesus for many reasons: salvation, miracles, curiosity, etc. Those are all good things. But they are not the same as actually loving Jesus for Himself. It…
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Sign Up Now! Experience Discipling by Jesus during Lent 2021
Tickets now available for our inaugural season, starting February 25th/26th Discipling by Jesus is a novel public co-devotional format, where we help each other learn and demonstrate how to keep growing closer to Jesus, via His Word & Spirit, Body & Blood. We come together online for seven weeks to read, meditate, journal, and respond…
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Playlist DBJ-2021A-TROP: The Redemption of Peter
[Shout out to blog reader Kate for pushing me to publish this early!] The Calling of Peter: Luke 5:1-11 Walking on the Water: Matthew 14:22-33 Peter Confesses and Rebukes Jesus: Matthew 16:13-28 Mount of Transfiguration: Matthew 17:1-13 Peter Denies Jesus: Luke 22:31-62 Jesus Restores Peter: John 21:1-25
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The Answer
The only real answer is Jesus. The only real problem is sin. The only real work is the cross. In the end, we only have Him.
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Dream: Prison Break (About Abjection)
A story of Law and Grace Two men. Old. Ghosts. With a mule. 1897. Treasure Hunters. They capture me. Take me into a dungeon. Make me dig. I break free. Shove them into an abyss Including their little black dog. Ignoring their screams for help. I open the steel door…
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TRG-S6E4: Core Concepts
Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 22 1PM PST) as David Johnson pitches us on the concepts he feels we need to Love More Like Jesus. Question: What does this group need in order to function the way God intended for us?…
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TRG-S6E3: All Creation Groans
Join us on The Great Reset (via Zoom or YouTube Live at Tue Dec 15 1PM PST) as we wrestle with Ted’s challenge about how to love the whole world More Like Jesus. Question: Why did God place us in a world full of brokenness and pain? Perspective: So we…
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TGR-S4E7: Loving More Like Jesus
This week on The Great Reset the Biastes perform a retrospective on Season 4 by attempting to agree on a Purpose, and then evaluating their recent interactions in light of that Purpose. Purpose of The Great Reset (Draft) We are a community of Jesus-lovers who Come together to learn how…
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TGR-06: Good Grief with the Biastes
Devotional for The Great Reset with the “Biastes” (below) on this Friday, May 8th. and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free John 8:32 But do we even want to know the truth? Question How do we develop the courage to face unbearable pain?
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The Universal Commandment
Enjoy, Love & Glorify God, Ourselves & Others As Jesus Does Corollary: The Meaning of Life God, Us & Others Enjoying, Loving, & Glorifying, God, Ourselves, Others & the World
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RohAnjali 2018 New Year’s Prayer
Dear God, Thank you that our family belongs to you. We confess we need you to free us from our sin and shame so we can love like Jesus. Give us the grace to: Trust you with our desires Face our fears Reflect on our anger Speak the truth in…
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God Loves Us Like Jesus: A Six Syllable Gospel (Childlike Theology)
[Now part 1 of 6 in a series on Childlike Theology] Since my son’s second set of seasons, I’ve sought a scalable summary of the gospel. Something simple enough to be sung by a six-year-old, yet sufficiently sophisticated to stun seminarians for centuries. Here’s my most successful statement so far: God Loves Us…
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LEAD! C.12 Joy in the Journey
In Which We Begin to Pursue the End… This is the final lesson in our series, but hopefully just the beginning of your journey in understanding what it means to lead others — and yourself — into the “name” of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As we proceed to…
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LEAD! C.3 Persistent Prayer
Prayer is the process of aligning our thoughts, desires, and decisions with the Name of God, so that His Spirit can work through us to transform our lives, our relationships, and our world. Memory Verse:”Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What…
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LEAD! B.9 From Sloth to Fruitfulness
The dangers of laziness, and the rewards of perseverance.
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LEAD! B.4 From Folly to Love
Folly is a cycle of self-punishment disguised as the pursuit of pleasure. The only way out is to receive God’s love, to the point where we love Him more than the false gods to which we’ve enslaved ourselves.
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