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Do You Act From the Old Creation or New Creation?
If you internalize what the Word of God says of the old and new creation, it stands to open your eyes to much that has confounded people about the troubles we see in life and the world of Christianity. It’s little secret that those who name Christ are vastly divided into sects and camps with widely varying pictures of what the faith ought to look like, who God is, what He wants of us, and what we may hope for from Him. From the beginning of the church in the first century, the Bible records the early Christians knew Christ Jesus was “Immanuel” or God with us. Matt 1:23 –…
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Do we want God’s mission, or man’s tradition? – audio teaching
It’s no secret that Christianity has divided into thousands of sub-divisions, or denominations that in the extreme claim things that are the polar opposite of what the Word of God teaches. God, who is the same as ever, and who has not changed His mind on the reason why He sent Jesus Christ, would still bring us to know “the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 1:3) This is not saying we are the authority, but that God is the authority. He is the one who can lead us in. Our calling is to seek Him in prayer, and be obedient, and trust and have…
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You must die to self in order to live in Christ!
There is one over-riding motive that stands to pollute a Christian’s walk and keep him or her from entering into the fullness of God’s rest and empowerment, and that is serving self above Jesus Christ. All who are born of Adam’s race naturally attend to their own interests, but born anew, a Christian is supposed to be broken from that as his or her core motivation, and seek first God’s glory, and obedience to the Lord. How people may dance around this fact, and reinterpret the doings of their lives betrays what yet motivates them, but a tree is known by its fruits. That is, our results prove who we…
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A Study of Galatians 5 & 6 and More
We finish up our study of Galatians in the way in which we’ve studied the chapter all along – by going on tangents as needed. In this audio are many insights into the real Christian life (some have called it the “normal,” or “deeper” life, but we’ll just say the real life which is one solely dedicated to God). Both Galatians 5 and Romans 8 use the term “walk in the Spirit” and much is expounded upon this in the audio (split into two halves), as well as all sorts of other things pertaining to the Gospel. This recording has something for everyone – those not yet Christians, and those…
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Why Galatians 4 and 5 Matter Today – Audio
In a continuation of our discussion of the Epistle to the Galatians, we discuss the Christian life with the backdrop of Gal. 4 and 5. This talk thus juxtaposes a number of side topics that ought to be relevant to many people seeking holiness and God’s will for their lives. Our prayer is this may be of value to you. Lord bless you!
