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Like a baby learning language, we learn how to communicate with God by listening to His words first.

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Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance?
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I am so bad that He had to die. I am so loved that He was glad to die.
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The Bible judges the church the church does not judge the Bible. The Bible is the foundation for and the creator of the church the church is not the foundation for or creator of the Bible. The church and its hierarchy must be evaluated by the believer with the biblical gospel as the touchstone or plumb line for judging all truth claims.
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Jesus took the tree of death so you could have the tree of life.
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The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing like that.
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The key question in order to change you is not 'What would Jesus do?' but What has Jesus done for you?
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To stand in the presence of God, that is what the Gospel is. The Gospel is not primarily about forgiveness. It’s not primarily about good feelings. It’s not primarily about power. All those things are byproducts, sparks. It’s primarily about the presence of God.
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Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.
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The gospel is not just the A-B-C's but the A-Z of Christianity. The gospel is not just the minimum required doctrine necessary to enter the kingdom, but the way we make all progress in the kingdom.
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Reason can get you to probability, but only commitment can get you to certainty.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.
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The world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time.
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Falling in love in a Christian way is to say,'I am excited about your future and I want to be part of getting you there. I'm signing up for the journey with you. Would you sign up for the journey to my true self with me? It's going to be hard but I want to get there.
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The ministry of mercy, then, is the best advertising a church can have. It convinces a community that this church provides people with actions for their problems, not only talk. It shows the community that this church is compassionate.
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It is impossible to forgive someone if you feel superior to him or her.
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Nobody who understands the free grace of God takes sin lightly.
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The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him.
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It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.
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