Love
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Knowing the Unknowable
Paul prays in Ephesians 3:19 that believers might “know the love of Christ which passes knowledge.” At first, the words seem contradictory. How can we know something that surpasses knowledge? Paul is not saying that Christ’s love cannot be known.… Continue reading
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Rooted And Grounded In Love
Paul prays in Ephesians 3:17 that believers would be “rooted and grounded in love.” He reaches for two pictures to describe the same spiritual reality. One comes from the field and the other from construction. A plant has roots; a… Continue reading
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Following Jesus Changes Our Desires
John followed Jesus, but following Jesus meant Jesus had to change John. In Luke 9, Jesus and His disciples were traveling toward Jerusalem when a Samaritan village refused to receive Him. James and John were offended. They asked Jesus, “Lord,… Continue reading
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THE EMPTY CHAIR
THE EMPTY CHAIR The “Empty Chair” speaks different things to different people. To someone, it was simply a broken piece of furniture—discarded, unwanted, left beside the road for another to pick up and carry to the heap. To another, the… Continue reading
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NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1)
NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1) “See to it that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” — Hebrews 12:15 There is an old saying that rings true: Nothing buried alive dies. Many of us think… Continue reading
