Encouragement for life following in the footsteps and way of Jesus.
Storytime with Keagan and Charity! Join Charity as she invites us to consider how the lives of cicadas can be a reminder of our relationship with Jesus. We hope you enjoy “More Lessons from Cicadas!”
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Storytime with Keagan and Charity! Join Charity as she invites us to consider how the lives of cicadas can be a reminder of our relationship with Jesus. We hope you enjoy “Lessons from the Lives of Cicadas!”
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“The Ransom for a Life” is a prayer of thanksgiving from Psalm 49v7-9 and the victory of Jesus that we celebrated this past weekend. No man can redeem the life of another. Only God can do that—God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit.
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As believers, grace is our defining reality. Grace defines my life. Grace defines your life. Without the grace of God, we would still be dead in our sins.
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Come abide in me. This is the primary invitation of Jesus and should be the deepest desire and cry of His followers. There is nothing better than to know Him and be with Him. A prayer from reflection on Matthew 11v28-30, Luke 11v5-13 and John 15v1-8.
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To live in the newness of life: A prayer from reflection on Psalm 142 with contribution from Luke, Romans, Ephesians and Colossians.
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We can’t love others until we know what it is to be loved, until we receive Love. We must constantly remind ourselves of this as we strive to figure out how to be loved by God while loving others in His name. It is a process that the Spirit walks with us in great patience and gentleness. We won’t be perfect and that is okay. God sees that our hearts’ desire is for Him. Don’t be afraid of messing up or failing because it will happen no matter how hard we try to prevent it. The beauty is that God’s grace covers us and this frees us to get up, to keep pursuing God knowing that He is better than anything else in this world and to continue to love others for His glory.
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I’m sitting here on my couch and here they come—those thoughts again attacking my identity. They wash over me and threaten to pull me under like the rip current of the ocean at high tide.
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