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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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A high view of God’s sovereignty fuels death-defying devotion to global missions. Maybe another way to put it, people, and more specifically pastors, who believe that God’s sovereign over all things will lead Christians to die for the sake of all peoples.
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God delights in revealing Himself to you when you are bold enough to bother Him. In fact, I think He would say that the only thing that bothers Him is when you don’t come to Him.
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We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us.
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Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more?
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We don't have stomachs for the things of this world because we have feasted on the goodness of our God.
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It is impossible to be a follower of Christ while denying, disregarding, discrediting, and disbelieving the words of Christ.
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The dangerous assumption we unknowingly accept in the American dream is that our greatest asset is our own ability.
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Jesus is no longer one to be accepted or invited in but one who is infinitely worthy of our immediate and total surrender.
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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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Ultimate satisfaction is found not in making much of ourselves but in making much of God
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Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and the desperation of our need for his grace.
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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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When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.
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The message of biblical Christianity is 'God loves me so that I might make him- his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness- known among all nations.' Now God is the object of our faith, and Christianity centers around him. We are not the end of the gospel God is'
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We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best.
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The call of Christ is to deny ourselves and to let go of our lives. To relinquish control of our lives, to surrender everything we are, everything that we do, our direction our safety our security is no longer found in the things of this world. It is found in Christ. And that is great risk when it comes to the things of this world.
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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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God involves us in his mission not because he needs us but because he loves us.
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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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