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Proof of Living to God's Glory

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God alone has the rightful claim to the throne of our lives. When we dethrone Him, everything about our lives becomes chaotic and a mess. Look around at the world and see this. Nothing will restore order until our hearts decide to exalt God above all else in everything we do....

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The Reason We Exist

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One of the tragic yet often unrecognized ramifications or effects of sin is that we now elevate ourselves over God....

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God Has Spoken

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It is the very nature of God to speak, to communicate Himself and His thoughts to His creation. And better yet, consider this, that God is still speaking. It is not simply amazing enough that God spoke, but amazing more is that God still speaks today thru His Word and thru His creation. In this His Word is ALIVE. It's truths persist throughout the years....

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Being Near to God

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Psalm 139:7 says "where can I go from your Spirit, where can I flee from your presence?" What we see here in this text along with many other texts is the reality of divine imminence. The truth that God is here. Wherever you are, God is near. The reality that no person is nearer or farther from God than another person....

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Our Perspective on Control vs. God’s Perspective

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So we’ve seen that wealth is not what we thought it was and now we see time itself is not what we think it is. What’s next? Well, it’s another big one. Control is not what we think it is. We have the delusion that we are in control of our lives....

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Enjoying God

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Thru faith in the gospel, we who were far off have been brought near. To enjoy communion with God....

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Our Perspective on Time vs. God’s Perspective

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We’ve all heard the expression, “Time flies when you are having fun.” This old axiom speaks to our subjective view of time. Our awareness of time and temporal properties is a constant feature of conscious life. Our subjective view of time impacts many areas of our lives including our thinking, our memories, and our anticipated view of the future....

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Weeds in Our Spiritual Garden

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We think we can just grow in Christ and never deal with the enemies of sin in and around us. That in Christ we just add another trophy to our already full case, even if we put Christ in the middle and up front, when in reality coming to Christ means we throw away all the other trophies where only Christ remains. Like our garden, if we leave the old self there, it will infe...

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Following Hard After God

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Read Psalm 63:8 this morning and ask yourself some questions: Can it be said of me that I am following hard after God? What does it look like to follow hard after God?...

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Our Perspective on Possessions vs. God’s Perspective

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In many ways, the Christian discipleship journey is much like this. Our pursuit of the Kingdom of Heaven is one that begins with our rescue from a place of deep deception. The Holy Spirit opens our eyes to reality. Then we are called to utilize our newfound clarity to help to rescue others who are still enslaved to the lies of the world around them....

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