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This extremely shocking and utterly revolutionary call is the essence of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: we are not called to simply believe certain points or observe certain practices, but ultimately to cling to the person of Christ as life itself.
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By God’s design, he has wired his children for spiritual reproduction. He has woven into the fabric of every single Christian’s DNA a desire and ability to reproduce.
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My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him.
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It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.
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We do not have time to waste our lives coasting out casual, comfortable Christianity.
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This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin on the cross and to show His power over sin in the resurrection so that all who trust in Him will be reconciled to God forever.
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God in His providence hasn't called us to watch history, but to shape history by praying in His Name.
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Our possessions can be deadly. They can be subtly deadly.
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The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for.
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But then I realize there is never going to be a day when I stand before God and He looks at me and says, 'I wish you would have kept more for yourself.' I'm confident that God will take care of me.
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Why make disciples? Because heaven and hell exist, and the end of the world is coming.
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We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves.
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In direct contradiciton to the American dream, God actually delights in exalting our inability.
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Our great need is to fall before an almighty Father day and night and to plead for him to show his radical power in and through us, enabling us to accomplish for his glory what we could never imagine in our own strength.
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The resources of heaven are ready and waiting for the people of God who desire to make much of him in this world
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If there were 1,000 ways to God we would want 1,001.
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The Bible clearly reminds us that left to ourselves, we would be lost forever.
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The gospel reveals the glory of God. According to God's Word, he is the sovereign Creator of all things.
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As I looked at material and spiritual poverty in the world around me, including approximately 2 billion people who haven't even heard the gospel, I knew that I needed to make some major changes in my life.
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Good intentions, regular worship, Bible study, do not prevent blindness. Part of our sinful nature instinctively chooses to see what we want to see and to ignore what we want to ignore.
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