The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
FRANCIS CHANWe should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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God’s definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.
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Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.
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God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
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Do you love this God who is everything, or do you just love everything He gives you?
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Following Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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We should be so joyful from God’s grace that others would respond by saying, ‘I wish I had your God.
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Without action and fruit, all the theology in the world has little meaning.
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Has your relationship with God changed the way you live your life?
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We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.
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When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.
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We have got to make disciples. Fun nights and pizza nights are not going to sustain us.
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Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.
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The fact is, I need God to help me love God. And if I need His help to love Him, a perfect being, I definitely need His help to love other, fault-filled humans.
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Christianity was simple: fight your desires in order to please God.
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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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