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Give liberally. Go urgently. Live dangerously.

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I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a large church, living in a large house, and surrounded by all the comforts this world has to offer. But inside I had a sinking feeling that I was missing the point.
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In a world where everything revolves around yourself-protec t yourself, promote yourself, comfort yourself, and take care of yourself-Jesus says, 'Crucify yourself. Put aside all self-preservati on in order to live for God's glorification, no matter what that means for you in the culture around you.'
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To be a disciple of Jesus is to make disciples of Jesus.
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While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the gospel is to make much of God.
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God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come.
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To be a Christian is to realize that in your sin, you were separated from God's presence, and you deserved nothing but God's wrath.
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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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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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May even the concept of unreached peoples be totally intolerable to us.
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Caring for the poor is one natural overflow and a necessary evidence of the presence of Christ in our hearts. If there is no sign of caring for the poor in our lives, then there is reason to at least question whether Christ is in our hearts.
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The very first word out of Jesus mouth in is ministry in the New Testament is clear: repent.
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We assume that our race simply deserves heaven that God owes heaven to us unless we do something really bad to warrant otherwise.
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We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the gospel is American and how much is biblical.
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We owe Christ to the world--to the least person and to the greatest person, to the richest person and to the poorest person, to the best person and to the worst person. We are in debt to the nations.
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The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.
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We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us.
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We have nothing to fear, because God is sovereign.
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What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the presence of God? What if that was enough for us? What if it didn't take a great band to evoke that kind of response from us in worship? What if His presence - His Word opened - what if it was enough?
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