In Christ
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“It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—SIGNED, SEALED, and DELIVERED by the Holy Spirit.” (Ephesians 1:13, The Message) SEALED: SAFE, SECURE, AND PROTECTED! In our last post, we learned that Jesus ratified the New Covenant with His own blood, and…
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“SINNERS GONNA SIN… “ We’ve all heard it… Most Christians have said it… Maybe even you… things like: “I’m just a sinner, saved by grace…” “I gave my life to the Lord years ago, but I just keep wrestling with that old sin-nature inside me, and most of the time it gets the best of…
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It was the greatest moment in all eternity… greater than creation… greater than any sign, wonder, or miracle… greater than Jesus’ conception… greater than His birth… even greater than His death… the singular moment when everything changed… THE PIVOT-POINT OF ETERNITY This mystery, to which I am referring, is the pivot-point of eternity… the Resurrection…
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Holy Spirit, the Master Teacher, is mentoring us, directly revealing truth from God’s Word to our hearts. I know I’m learning some things that I didn’t know before. And I pray that you will also. HE SAID, “ALL”, Y’ALL! Our foundational scripture is a familiar one: “Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love…
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This week, as I have thought about and prayed for the Philippines, I felt Holy Spirit drawing me to the following passage of scripture: ¹¹ “(God said) ‘(Elijah), leave this cave, and go standon the mountainside in my presence.’ The Eternal passed by him. The mighty wind separated the mountains and crumbled every stone before…
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A tsunami of blueberries! That would describe the extraordinarily abundant harvest of blueberries from our small backyard garden this year. Not only were our berries plentiful, but they were deliciously flavorful… succulently sweet! That’s because Grace let them stay on the bushes until they reached their peak state of ripeness before she picked them. So…
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NOTE: This week we will continue to study the subject of our spiritual union with Christ. Please see the previous posts in this series. Holy Spirit, we ask you to guide us into all truth, giving us a deeper understanding of what God has done for us through Christ. We thank you that the truths…
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Note: Please see last week’s post dated 1/20/25 for Part One of this teaching. Let’s begin with our foundational scripture from last week: (Matthew 16:13 -19) – ¹³ When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” ¹⁴ So…
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Holy Spirit has been making bread in my spirit! He’s been mixing up the Word-ingredients and kneading the dough. He just baked the first loaf and it’s ready, hot, fresh, and delicious, right out of the oven! The Word-ingredients Holy Spirit used were Scriptures focusing on our union with the Lord and our communion with…