Shake and Shine
With the Beatitudes swirling in the minds and hearts of the disciples, Jesus continued to exhort them. His followers were to live in the world without being defined or consumed by it. Isolation, indifference, and…
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The Privilege of Persecution
Everything about the person of Jesus Christ condemns the darkness and the wickedness in all of us. Truth makes the unregenerate increasingly more uncomfortable. As a result, Jesus experienced and endured consistent misunderstanding and severe…
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Peacemakers
Peacemaking is not our natural tendency. It has nothing to do with having an easy-going attitude, appeasing people at opposite ends of a conflict, maintaining the status quo, or keeping the peace regardless of the…
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Seeing God
The Beatitudes spoken by Christ in his message on the mountain are radically transformative. It is the Spirit of God and the Word of God that have the capability to change us in such a…
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Sweetly Broken
The transformation of the Spirit and the Word of God radically changes the trajectory of our lives. We begin to develop an insatiable craving for the person and purposes of God. Being poor in spirit,…
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Sacred Craving
We shall continue to navigate our way through the Beatitudes. As Jesus teaches, He is setting the stage for His radical and counter-intuitive kingdom. He is reconstructing the hearts and the minds of the disciples…
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Meek, Not Weak
The poor in spirit are those who understand their spiritual bankruptcy, their moral destitution, and their desperate need before a sovereign and holy God. Radical transformation begins with demolition. This is the initial and fundamental…
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Ghana: Message from Pastor Eddie
Clara Reeves just returned from a Kingdom adventure to Ghana. The team ministered to Pastor Eddie Ahiake and his family. Eddie sends his love, thanks, greetings and blessings to each of you. He recorded this…
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A Godly Sorrow
The poor in spirit are those who understand their spiritual bankruptcy and their desperate need before a sovereign God. This transformation of a life via God’s Spirit begins with a demolition of self-sufficiency and self-righteousness…
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The Affluent Poor
The fundamental characteristic of kingdom pilgrimage is that of being poor in spirit. This has nothing to do with voluntary poverty. Outward poverty is not essential to the kingdom. Outward wealth is not incompatible with…
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