Our boldness “for Christ” is only valuable to the degree it is derived from our boldness “in Christ”. A vital connection to the Vine is the “only way” to produce genuine fruit.
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Thought for the Day – For Christ
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged boldness, for Christ, genuine fruit, in Christ on November 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Us or Them
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged high calling, shaking our fist, them, us on November 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
We can spend time shaking our fist at the proverbial “them”, but it would probably be more fruitful to take a hard look at the proverbial “us”, and to ask whether we’re living up to our high calling.
Thought for the Day – Trustworthy
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Heart, power, trust on October 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Unless we have God’s heart, we cannot be trusted with His power.
Thought for the Day – Statement
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged change the world, Nazareth, working-class family on October 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
When the Son of Man chose to be born on a roadside, raised by a working-class family in Nazareth, and to spend His years of ministry pouring into 12 simple men of little influence, He was making a statement about how He would change the world.
Thought for the Day: Self-Perpetuating
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged demanding, essential, government, health care, higher education, religion, self perpetuating on September 26, 2023| 1 Comment »
A system or entity that is “self-perpetuating” has the ability to sustain, and even grow itself with little or no outside intervention. To create such a dynamic, the systems are intentionally designed to keep you coming back, ultimately demanding more and more of your resources to maintain a static level of participation. They are largely dependent on the perception that they are essential to our well-being.
While these systems do tend to provide some amount of return initially, continued interaction routinely requires an increased level of contribution for an ever-diminishing return. I would suggest that the best examples of this would be our system of government, the higher education system, the health care system, and our religious systems.
Thought of the Day – Extending the Moment
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged enemy, extend, identity, moment, season, terminal on September 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The enemy of your soul is working to extend a moment in time into a season. And a season into something that feels terminal. And to cultivate what seems to be terminal into a sense of identity.
Thought for the Day – The Final Question
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged good, question on September 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The final question won’t be whether you were a “good” person (Matt.29:17). It will be about your relationship to the One who is “good” (Matt.7:23).
Thought for the Day – Biblical Knowledge
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged biblical knowledge, knowledge, puff, scriptures on August 24, 2023| 1 Comment »
Knowledge of the scriptures is only of value to the extent it becomes a conduit to knowledge of the person of God. Without that personal dimension, biblical knowledge generally just puffs a man up.
Thought for the Day – Regifting
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Administrator, gift, gifting, God, regifting on August 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It is a dangerous thing to recognize your God given gift without a corresponding understanding that He was intended to be the Administrator of it.
Thought for the Day – Roadblock
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged feel sure, God, guidance, make you happy, roadblock, serious on August 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
You find out how serious you are about following God’s guidance when He stands between you and the thing you feel sure is going to make you happy.
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