Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
FRANCIS CHANThe point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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True faith manifests itself through our actions.
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Why would we need to experience the Comforter if our lives are already comfortable?
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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Worry implies that we don’t quite trust God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what’s happening in our lives.
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.
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The point is not to completely understand God but to worship Him. Let the very fact that you cannot know Him fully lead you to praise Him for His infiniteness and grandeur.
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But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn’t come through.
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We often think of prayer as a means to an end. Prayer is the goal.
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