Posts Tagged ‘Trials and Tribulations’
You Are Under Construction
Do you ever feel like a mess, as if you don’t have it all together? After having received Jesus Christ, Paul wanted the new believers in Colossae to learn what it means to walk (or live their lives) in Him. Paul didn’t want them to get sidetracked, ripped off, and tangled up by arguments that…
Read MoreJesus at the Center
Jesus Christ came to make the invisible God, visible. Since the beginning of time, people have sought to understand their purpose and identity. In essence, they have pondered the questions, “Who am I, and why do I exist?” Looking for purpose in financial success, accruing possessions, relationships, or pleasure will always leave us wanting more.…
Read MoreLet’s Grow
In the book of Colossians, Paul desires that Christ-followers lead a life of worth, pleasing the Lord in everything. What does that look like? Good news: Paul tells us. Paul wrote in ancient Greek, and in Greek, he gives four participial phrases in vs. 10-14 that flesh out how God helps us live a life…
Read MorePraying God-Sized Prayers
According to Ephesians 3:20… … God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine because His power is at work within us. I can imagine some big things and God wants to do even more than that through prayer! Elijah was able to ask radical things of God, and God answered because…
Read MoreThe Ephesians Test
Jesus says in Matthew 12:33-34, CSB… “Either make the tree good and its fruit will be good or make the tree bad, and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the…
Read MoreFinding Purpose in Your Pain
If you have ever had an EKG (electrocardiogram) done on your heart, you know that the end result is a graph should look something like this. In essence, the EKG shows you how well your heart is beating. If you see a regular rhythm of ups and downs on the graph, it means that your…
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