Sovereign Staging
Any study or pursuit of the person of Jesus Christ will prove to be exhilarating as well as exhausting. You will find Him to be as intimate as He is infinite. This is no less…
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Painting Pictures
God’s love drives him to communicate. How could he describe his abode to John, when none of John’s experiences or language could come close to the reality to be described? Perhaps God used drama staged…
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The Jesus Way2
The way of Jesus is about reality. Jesus is the ultimate reality. The life He lived was completely in connection and cooperation with God. The way of Jesus is about… Recognizing a sovereign purpose and…
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The Jesus Way
The political backdrop of Jesus’ day was a Roman republic turned empire, now under the rule Caesar Augustus. It was a government that had divinized itself. Roman religion was pagan, and the Jews had desecrated…
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Jesus…on His Terms4
There is no way that we can fathom or assimilate the nature or the purposes of Jesus Christ. Our progressive understanding of His person and His life can be hindered by our corporate depravity, by…
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Jesus…on His Terms3
Using the vernacular of modern day culture, it could be said that Jesus has become a victim of identity theft. Much has been said about the person and works of Jesus that Jesus Himself would not validate. …
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Jesus…on His Terms2
Accept the challenge of reading through the gospels at a pace that is good for you. Jesus talks about Himself, and he talks with others: notice His individual statements. Look for some of the phrases…
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Jesus…on His Terms
A.W. Tozer stated that, “left to ourselves we tend to immediately reduce God to manageable terms.” Andrew Greeley, in a news article, makes a strong statement: “Once you domesticate Jesus, He isn’t there anymore. The…
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Revelation or Rorschach
It has been said “that the Bible doesn’t always say exactly what it means and it doesn’t always mean exactly what it says. But the Bible always means exactly what it means.” Our mandate is…
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Always Ready
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. What is real? What…
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