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Every day we need our gaze redirected from ourselves to God.

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Even those of us who have weak faith have the same strong Christ as others!
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Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.
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Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you
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Worship is not something we work up, it is something that comes down to us, from the character of God.
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Remember that you are not saved by increased levels of holiness, however desirable it is that you should reach them. ...It is Christ who saves us-through faith. Your faith is a poor and crumbling thing, as is your spiritual service. Jesus Christ alone is qualified and able to save you because of what He has done.
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Jesus undid everything that Adam did, and did everything Adam failed to do.
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