After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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The world values power, comfort, success, and recognition. Jesus frees us to value grief, sacrifice, weakness, and exclusion.
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Legalistic remorse says, “I broke God’s rules,” while real repentance says, “I broke God’s heart.”
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This is the humbling truth that lies at the heart of Christianity. We love to be our own saviors. Our hearts love to manufacture glory for themselves.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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There is no way to have a real relationship without becoming vulnerable to hurt. Christmas tells us that God became breakable and fragile.
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Religion makes us proud of what we have done. The Gospel makes us proud of what Jesus has done.
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Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.
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Generosity is not only about money. There is more than one currency. Let your generosity be pervasive in life.
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Jesus didn’t come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.
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We have to be careful not to elevate our preferences to moral standards and judge others by them. We only do so to feel superior.
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The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us.
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Many times people think if God has called you to something, he’s promising you success. He might be calling you to fail to prepare you for something else through the failure.
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If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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