Random gold nuggets
Condemnation is putting faith in your sin.
It's Just as I am, not just as I better be.
Matthew 12:35 if we speak words that make others idle we will be judged.
If we told Jesus we obeyed the 10 Commandments He would answer "I don't care"
We don't know what we're doing but we want to be in control
Breath is the result of God's first kiss with man.
Repentance is receiving All that heaven offers you & trading it for your old self
Prayer is the wireless connection with the headquarters of heaven
Anyone who believes you can lose salvation is living under old covenant rules not the New covenant.
The sin action is only the symptom, but the captivity of pride is the sin the gospel gives opportunity to free people
Is prayer to help us see His presence or just a transition?
The inheritance and legacy that God gives is watched over by him!
Love and insecurity cannot coexist in a healthy relationship. This is true of earthly relationships and your relationship with God. So there is no reason to hear preaching motivated by insecurity of salvation
A double portion is the smallest blessing you can have because God multiplies not just adds!
Someone has to initiate the new normal. If you take the first step there's at least a chance things will get better. If you don't there's a good chance things will never get better. Are you willing to lose the relationship just because the first step might be painful?
But they're the one who hurt me you might say. Why should I initiate this? It's their responsibility. You might be 100% correct. They might be thinking the same thing about you which leaves the relationship in a stalemate. Someone has to take the first step so be brave and let it be you.
The devil never comes to someone and asks them to join him in an alliance of evil. He just allows circumstances of life, intellectual objections and deep emotional wounds to wear down people so they make an exception that they can't possibly be expected to follow God's way anymore.
We complain about sins of others we don't like instead of changing people with the gospel.
"Safe for the whole family" is baloney that we've been sold under a banner by Christianity that was intended to be dangerous.
Suspicion sets the stage for the thing you fear the most
There are acts of love built inside you. The kingdom of God is within
After you have been knocked down, what will you do when you get up?
Even if someone's disobedience affects you, God knows how to bring us to a better place.
Psalm 23:2 He leads away from disturbing places towards stillness & rest.
The early church was broke
You (God) woke me up today for your purposes
I'm not going to let people use their pain as Lord I will not let the devil take advantage of God's children they were bought with redemption
Christ in you is always the first responder to any difficulty
Prophetic revelation fortifies your faith. David knew he was chosen to be king so when he fought Goliath he knew he couldn't die.
Signs follow they that believe, not the people we pray for that don't!
The thorn in the flesh is not written to you to reinforce that God doesn't answer prayer.
Yesterday is not your identity
Do you decide when you sin or does grace decide you don't?
His armor fits perfectly.
God puts his people in impossible situations but...
40:27 Why do you say, Jacob,
Why do you say, Israel,
“The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me,
My God is not concerned with my vindication”?
40:28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is an eternal God,
the creator of the whole earth.
He does not get tired or weary;
there is no limit to his wisdom.
40:29 He gives strength to those who are tired;
to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
40:30 Even youths get tired and weary;
even strong young men clumsily stumble.
40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength (they shall exchange their strength for Mine);
they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings,
they run without growing weary,
they walk without getting tired.
We rule and reign by being servants
We only see a lot of people through their gift.
Athletes
Pastors
Singers
Actors
Other people's sympathy isn't enough because the highest grace they can give is feeling sorry for me.
Don't allow yourself to be deceived away from His grace in any situation.
You have heard He died on the cross for you but have you heard you died with Him?
Whether they know it or not, the congregation does ministry.
Disillusionment goes away when the authentic is unveiled
How am I doing? Better than my circumstances.
If you want people to be saved by grace, you better start living by it!
God deals with people all the time that think falsely.
You see the wounds now. God cannot leave you this way. In the future you will testify of a greater Grace. The scars cannot define you where He is taking you.
And you will testify that suffering is not the last word. Jesus is.
In what ways can I point out the attraction of Christ?
Sin is an unbelief issue. The Lord came to help us believe.
Adam and Eve's temptation wasn't evil intent. They wanted to "be like God".
The tower of Babel was built to reach heaven and achieve god-like status.
Every morning you preach to yourself some kind of gospel: a false "I can't do this" gospel or the true "I have all I need in Christ" gospel.
Israel wanted a Savior to knock down bad government. America wants the same thing.
But Jesus doesn't do things the way we want Him to.
We are under the power of the devil of self until the Savior enters
Satan owns the fence
Joy is enthusiasm in spite of circumstances
Adam was wounded on his side. So was Jesus
Exchange the false fulfillment for the inheritance from the Lord.
When you follow God even in difficult things, it's easy because you don't need your own strength.
We are created AND formed (genesis 2)
Formed is more personal.
The enemy doesn't have a countermove against praise.
Heaven is not saying *amazing X3
It's saying Holy,holy holy!
Being with Jesus doesn't always make suffering absent. But our suffering looks different because of Him.
Suffering makes us self focused. The central idea of God is that it's no longer I that lives but Christ in us.
The process of suffering is worth going through. He's the way, truth and life. The way includes suffering.
There's a hereafter. It doesn't end with suffering. It ends in triumph.
Don't get trapped in a confession when Christianity is an expression
Conviction is a good revealer but not a good motivator. Only grace and kindness.
The gift you have is not for self promotion but service
What is God giving you the grace to turn from & turn to?
God is offering an opportunity to exchange old ways for His new!
2 Corinthians 5:17
You are either a caterpillar 🐛 or a butterfly 🦋
You can't be both.
What can you do to gain God's favor?
Pray?
Read the Bible?
Serve?
Tithe?
Love?
Witness?
Nothing.
Maturity is not how you act but react
It's easy for Jesus (in you)
May we all be arriving at the place where our thoughts are intercepted by the mercy of God towards us and we begin to see the supernatural sparkles in the spirit world that make all things work together.
What we think about God is our theology. What he thinks about us is our identity.
God works through mistakes. Looking back on the past and trying to fix it is your attempt to redeem and not trusting in God's sovereignty.
It's Just as I am, not just as I better be.
Matthew 12:35 if we speak words that make others idle we will be judged.
If we told Jesus we obeyed the 10 Commandments He would answer "I don't care"
We don't know what we're doing but we want to be in control
Breath is the result of God's first kiss with man.
Repentance is receiving All that heaven offers you & trading it for your old self
Prayer is the wireless connection with the headquarters of heaven
Anyone who believes you can lose salvation is living under old covenant rules not the New covenant.
The sin action is only the symptom, but the captivity of pride is the sin the gospel gives opportunity to free people
Is prayer to help us see His presence or just a transition?
The inheritance and legacy that God gives is watched over by him!
Love and insecurity cannot coexist in a healthy relationship. This is true of earthly relationships and your relationship with God. So there is no reason to hear preaching motivated by insecurity of salvation
A double portion is the smallest blessing you can have because God multiplies not just adds!
Someone has to initiate the new normal. If you take the first step there's at least a chance things will get better. If you don't there's a good chance things will never get better. Are you willing to lose the relationship just because the first step might be painful?
But they're the one who hurt me you might say. Why should I initiate this? It's their responsibility. You might be 100% correct. They might be thinking the same thing about you which leaves the relationship in a stalemate. Someone has to take the first step so be brave and let it be you.
The devil never comes to someone and asks them to join him in an alliance of evil. He just allows circumstances of life, intellectual objections and deep emotional wounds to wear down people so they make an exception that they can't possibly be expected to follow God's way anymore.
We complain about sins of others we don't like instead of changing people with the gospel.
"Safe for the whole family" is baloney that we've been sold under a banner by Christianity that was intended to be dangerous.
Suspicion sets the stage for the thing you fear the most
There are acts of love built inside you. The kingdom of God is within
After you have been knocked down, what will you do when you get up?
Even if someone's disobedience affects you, God knows how to bring us to a better place.
Psalm 23:2 He leads away from disturbing places towards stillness & rest.
The early church was broke
You (God) woke me up today for your purposes
I'm not going to let people use their pain as Lord I will not let the devil take advantage of God's children they were bought with redemption
Christ in you is always the first responder to any difficulty
Prophetic revelation fortifies your faith. David knew he was chosen to be king so when he fought Goliath he knew he couldn't die.
Signs follow they that believe, not the people we pray for that don't!
The thorn in the flesh is not written to you to reinforce that God doesn't answer prayer.
Yesterday is not your identity
Do you decide when you sin or does grace decide you don't?
His armor fits perfectly.
God puts his people in impossible situations but...
40:27 Why do you say, Jacob,
Why do you say, Israel,
“The Lord is not aware of what is happening to me,
My God is not concerned with my vindication”?
40:28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is an eternal God,
the creator of the whole earth.
He does not get tired or weary;
there is no limit to his wisdom.
40:29 He gives strength to those who are tired;
to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.
40:30 Even youths get tired and weary;
even strong young men clumsily stumble.
40:31 But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength (they shall exchange their strength for Mine);
they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings,
they run without growing weary,
they walk without getting tired.
We rule and reign by being servants
We only see a lot of people through their gift.
Athletes
Pastors
Singers
Actors
Other people's sympathy isn't enough because the highest grace they can give is feeling sorry for me.
Don't allow yourself to be deceived away from His grace in any situation.
You have heard He died on the cross for you but have you heard you died with Him?
Whether they know it or not, the congregation does ministry.
Disillusionment goes away when the authentic is unveiled
How am I doing? Better than my circumstances.
If you want people to be saved by grace, you better start living by it!
God deals with people all the time that think falsely.
You see the wounds now. God cannot leave you this way. In the future you will testify of a greater Grace. The scars cannot define you where He is taking you.
And you will testify that suffering is not the last word. Jesus is.
In what ways can I point out the attraction of Christ?
Sin is an unbelief issue. The Lord came to help us believe.
Adam and Eve's temptation wasn't evil intent. They wanted to "be like God".
The tower of Babel was built to reach heaven and achieve god-like status.
Every morning you preach to yourself some kind of gospel: a false "I can't do this" gospel or the true "I have all I need in Christ" gospel.
Israel wanted a Savior to knock down bad government. America wants the same thing.
But Jesus doesn't do things the way we want Him to.
We are under the power of the devil of self until the Savior enters
Satan owns the fence
Joy is enthusiasm in spite of circumstances
Adam was wounded on his side. So was Jesus
Exchange the false fulfillment for the inheritance from the Lord.
When you follow God even in difficult things, it's easy because you don't need your own strength.
We are created AND formed (genesis 2)
Formed is more personal.
The enemy doesn't have a countermove against praise.
Heaven is not saying *amazing X3
It's saying Holy,holy holy!
Being with Jesus doesn't always make suffering absent. But our suffering looks different because of Him.
Suffering makes us self focused. The central idea of God is that it's no longer I that lives but Christ in us.
The process of suffering is worth going through. He's the way, truth and life. The way includes suffering.
There's a hereafter. It doesn't end with suffering. It ends in triumph.
Don't get trapped in a confession when Christianity is an expression
Conviction is a good revealer but not a good motivator. Only grace and kindness.
The gift you have is not for self promotion but service
What is God giving you the grace to turn from & turn to?
God is offering an opportunity to exchange old ways for His new!
2 Corinthians 5:17
You are either a caterpillar 🐛 or a butterfly 🦋
You can't be both.
What can you do to gain God's favor?
Pray?
Read the Bible?
Serve?
Tithe?
Love?
Witness?
Nothing.
Maturity is not how you act but react
It's easy for Jesus (in you)
May we all be arriving at the place where our thoughts are intercepted by the mercy of God towards us and we begin to see the supernatural sparkles in the spirit world that make all things work together.
What we think about God is our theology. What he thinks about us is our identity.
God works through mistakes. Looking back on the past and trying to fix it is your attempt to redeem and not trusting in God's sovereignty.
