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The truly powerful ideas are precisely the ones that never have to justify themselves.

Dallas Willard

Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.
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Anand Thakur
This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.
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Anand Thakur
We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.
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God Heart Invitation Life Pilgrimage
To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God’s.
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Anand Thakur
As we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.
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God Search Source Strength
Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.
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Anand Thakur
We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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Evidence Help People Right
Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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Earn Effort Grace
As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.
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Anand Thakur
We have churches full of people who profess all kinds of stuff that they don’t believe. They think that by professing it they’re doing something good. Really, they’re just deluding themselves.
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Goodness Kind People Thinking
The first act of love is always the giving of attention.
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Anand Thakur
The open secret of many Bible believing Churches is that a vanishingly small percentage of those talking about prayer and Bible reading are actually doing what they are talking about.
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“Spirituality” wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.
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God Human Rebel Spiritual Understand Wrong
Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.
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Anand Thakur
Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a petunia or a nation.
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Basis Care Nation Understand
Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
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Anand Thakur

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