We’ve had quite a long introduction to the passage we’re studying this week. Two whole posts here and here. We’ve learned that God is passionate about helping people become the kind of people that live in line with his heart. But how? By following laws? No. In those introductory posts we discussed Paul’s clear messageContinue reading “How to have victory in the inner battle of our sinful nature vs the Holy Spirit – Galatians 5:16-26, Part 3”
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Why we should look to Jesus to win us the victory – Colossians 2:8-15, Part 5
All week long in this five part series on Colossians 2:8-15, I have been seeking to understand the Apostle Paul’s answer to the question, “What is truth?” After hearing his concern that there are deceptive philosophies in the world that seek to captivate us, Paul focuses our attention on Jesus, saying that Jesus is theContinue reading “Why we should look to Jesus to win us the victory – Colossians 2:8-15, Part 5”
Current Events – The Failure of Ravi Zacharias, Part 3
This week we’re talking about the failure of Ravi Zacharias. In the first post, I wrote about how Zacharias was for me and many others a mentor from afar, but how it has been revealed that he lived a double-life. In the second post, we looked how Jesus’ disciple, Peter, wrote about the story ofContinue reading “Current Events – The Failure of Ravi Zacharias, Part 3”
False Ideas Christians Believe About…Temptation
Author’s Note: It’s been 2+ months since I wrote for this blog, and I’m excited to get back to it. A very busy season of life has finally eased up, and I want to catch up where we left off in the series on False Ideas Christians Believe. In order to speed the catch-up process,Continue reading “False Ideas Christians Believe About…Temptation”
Can we experience Jesus’ victory now…or do we have to wait till we get to heaven?
What is heaven like? There is much speculation. I wish the Bible was much more clear than it is. Sometimes it talks about a supernatural dwelling place of God. In the New Testament the word for “heaven” can also mean “sky”. Is heaven up there somewhere? But then other times the Bible talks about heavenContinue reading “Can we experience Jesus’ victory now…or do we have to wait till we get to heaven?”
Following Jesus is supposed to be hard? – 1st Corinthians 15:51-57
After the sermon this past Sunday, our sermon discussion group had a lively conversation about how hard it is to experience Victory in Jesus. Some even suggested that it is supposed to be hard! What do you think about that? Have you ever felt that it is difficult to be a follower of Jesus? WhyContinue reading “Following Jesus is supposed to be hard? – 1st Corinthians 15:51-57”
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