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Tag Archives: growth
Change Brings Fruit
Repentance is all about change. To repent is to change one’s mind about sin, which leads to a change of direction and behavior. Ultimately it brings a fruitful life: a Christ-like life. If you don’t change: you will never grow and you will miss out on the abundant life that could be yours. Continue reading
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Tagged change, discipleship, fruit of the Spirit, fruitful, growth, missing out
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Bumper Crop
Every farm boy knows that farming is all about the harvest. You work all year long in hopes of a bumper crop. Continue reading
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Tagged bumper crop, discipleship, good soil, growth, harvest
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Glowing with Glory
Moses walked intimately with the Lord and the effect was sometimes seen on his face–it would glow with reflected glory. But over time, the glory would fade, so Moses began to put a veil over his face. Continue reading
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Tagged Glory, glory revealed in us, growth, show us your glory, surpassing glory, transformation
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Disciples Find Freedom
What is a disciple? Elsewhere Jesus tells us that a disciple is a student who becomes like his or her teacher. His teaching here amplifies that by suggesting a disciple is one who becomes like Christ by the discipline of hearing and obeying his commands. He further shows that the disciple, who is a “son” by rights and relationship, is able to find freedom from sin. Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, freedom, growth, maturity, spiritual disciplines
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Change Brings Fruit
Repentance is all about change. To repent is to change one’s mind about sin, which leads to a change of direction and behavior. Ultimately it brings a fruitful life: a Christ-like life. If you don’t change: you will never grow and you will miss out on the abundant life that could be yours. Continue reading
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Tagged change, christlikeness, fruit, growth, repentance
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Passing the Test
aul reminds us that we sometimes need to check our progress in the faith. Are we growing up in the faith? Are we becoming more and more like Jesus? Or are we just drifting along without any apparent progress, or worse, losing ground? Continue reading
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Tagged growth, moving in the right direction, passing the test, progress
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Glowing with Glory (Aug 29)
Moses walked intimately with the Lord and the effect was sometimes seen on his face–it would glow with reflected glory. But over time, the glory would fade, so Moses began to put a veil over his face. Continue reading
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Tagged Glowing with glory, growth, Moses, reflecting glory, surpassing glory
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New Songs (July 4)
What is your favorite hymn or worship song? Is it a new song or an old song? Why is it special to you? Continue reading
Messy Growth (June 24)
The church in the book of Acts was growing in numbers, in faith, and in problems. Sometimes when we think of the church in Acts we forget that growth is often a difficult and messy process. It is wonderful to see the growth in faith and growth in numbers. Yet with all the excitement of growth there inevitably comes struggle, conflict and problems. All these require creativity and flexibility. Continue reading
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Tagged growth, growth can be messy, growth is difficult
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Fertile Soil (Mar 28)
Is God’s word growing and producing a bountiful harvest of righteousness in you? What is the condition of the soil of your heart? Continue reading
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Tagged fertile soil, good soil, growth, harvest, rocky soil, thorny soil, trials, wealth, worries
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