On January 18, 2015 I attended Monrovia Fellowship for the first time. The evening’s theme was “Come Home.” Early in the meeting everyone was encouraged to stand, greet their neighbor and ask, “What reminds you of home?” We weren’t given the reason for asking the question, but in hindsight, it was to prepare the audience … Read More →
Category Archives: The Christian Life
Jesus Bought Our Sins
Jesus bought our sins. He paid for them with his life. Are you still pretending you own them? … Read More →
You Have the Mind of Christ
God’s Holy Spirit inspired Christ’s apostle Paul to write at 1 Corinthians 2, 16 “We have the mind of Christ.” Then in the very next verse, (3,1) he writes, “Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ. I gave you milk … Read More →
You Don’t Belong to Yourself
I believe we are born with the mind of Christ, and then learn to ignore it as we grow older and are taught to conform to the world so that we fit in. Otherwise, we are misfits. Few are the parents who want their children to be misfits. So, as an older person, in order … Read More →
Surrender to Jesus
What follows are summaries of the Daily Devotional commentaries in Oswald Chambers’ classic My Utmost for His Highest. He devotes almost ten percent of his commentaries to the subject of surrendering our right to ourselves to Jesus Christ. If you are at that place in your life where you know that you can’t do a good … Read More →
Love Your Neighbor AS Yourself
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hallowedbeyournameorg/Love_Your_Neighbor_AS_Yourself.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe best way to love your neighbor AS yourself is to live in the presence of God. For to live in the presence of God is to live in the presence of love. As discussed in the article Love the LORD Your God, the most important way to love God … Read More →
Our Biggest Challenge, Following Our Shepherd’s Voice
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hallowedbeyournameorg/Our_greatest_Challenge.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOur Shepherd’s Voice Do you know our Shepherd’s voice, the many ways in which He can speak to us? This article shows how vital it is that we do. Paul wrote that we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 We also have Jesus’ words, “I am the … Read More →
Love the Lord Your God
Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with your whole heart, soul, strength, and mind, and the second like it is to love your neighbor as yourself. Lk 10:27; Mt 22:37-39 But, what is this love Jesus was talking about? He used exactly the same word for loving God … Read More →
Take My Yoke
At Matt 11:29 Jesus invites his disciples to take up his yoke. Then he reassures them, and us, that they won’t be abused by a harsh taskmaster who cares more about his bottom line than he does them. No, Jesus says, “I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.” … Read More →
On Becoming God’s Child
God Almighty’s mission is to reconcile mankind to Himself. (2 Co 5:18) So, He adopts as His children (Ro 8:15) all those who believe that He sent His only-begotten Son to redeem them from sin, and to be their Good Shepherd. 1 Jn 5:1, Jn 10:11 Jesus’ death and resurrection is what opened the door … Read More →
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