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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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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Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ.
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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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The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.
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The sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace. The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act. What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.
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We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.
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When we receive God’s gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.
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God does not ‘love’ us without liking us.
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The more we pray, the more we think to pray, and as we see the results of prayer-the responses of our Father to our requests-our confidence in God’s power spills over into other areas of our life.
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Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.
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We are becoming who we will be-forever.
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What a child does when not told what to do is the final indicator of what and who that child is.
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