“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4:12, NLT) We can’t grow in our relationship with God, through the Son, or experience the Holy Spirit, without the Word …
Series Archives:
22820.012 Son Power and Soak, Sow, and Flow
“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ …
Continue reading “22820.012 Son Power and Soak, Sow, and Flow”
22820.013 The 4 Rs
“I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” (Psalm 40:8, NLT) As I consider how Son Power works in and through all believers, I believe it is best explained by what I like to describe as the “4 Rs”: Relationship, Revelation, Reflection, and Redemption. All of these Rs are …
22820.014 Son Power Is Spiritual Power
“Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:24, NLT) Picture the sun rising on a beautiful, clear morning. We see it slowly peeking out over the horizon. As time passes it becomes more noticeable, the heat increases, the light becomes stronger until it is fully visible, a ball of …
22820.015 Supernatural Power
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever!” (Ephesians 3:20–21, NLT) The late Dr. Bill Bright once wrote, “The more we …
22820.016 Day by Day by Day
“The Lord your God is living among you.” (Zephaniah 3:17, NLT) Our relationship with God is not passive or dormant; it is dynamic, full of purpose, active, creative, and productive. In order to accomplish all that God has willed for us, it is critical that we utilize the time we have on earth. We are …
22820.017 Your Daily Commitment to God’s Word
“We never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.” (1 Thessalonians 2:13, NLT) Are you reading …
Continue reading “22820.017 Your Daily Commitment to God’s Word”
22820.019 Your Daily Commitment to Exalting Christ
“This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.” (Isaiah 43:21, NKJV) The apostle Paul was committed to exalting Jesus Christ in all things. In Colossians 1:15–20 we read: We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose …
Continue reading “22820.019 Your Daily Commitment to Exalting Christ”
22820.020 Your Daily Commitment to Setting Your Eyes on the Heavenly Prize
“I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” (Philippians 3:13–14, NLT). It’s difficult to stay focused. Many things vie for our attention: family, …
Continue reading “22820.020 Your Daily Commitment to Setting Your Eyes on the Heavenly Prize”
22820.021 Your Daily Commitment to Perseverance
“In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness.” (2 Peter 1:5–6, NLT) I know God has work to do in my …
Continue reading “22820.021 Your Daily Commitment to Perseverance”