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Excerpt 4 of 22 27 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
The Gift of the Spirit In his resurrection and exaltation Christ did far more than return to us our humanity. Even as the Son of Man departed from the earth, he sent us his Spirit. “This Jesus God ra...
Excerpt 3 of 22 24 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
....To summarize, Christ died for our sins and in our place. In his substitutionary work on the cross, Jesus saved us from the consequences of our sins. · Through propitiation, he became our cu...
Excerpt 2 of 22 21 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
Today, we live in the interval between the inauguration of the new creation and its consummation and completion when Jesus comes again. In this gap between what has already begun and what is yet to co...
Excerpt 1 of 22 18 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
By the time David Garrett was eight years old he was studying violin with the world’s finest teachers, practicing seven hours a day, and making solo appearances with legendary orchestras, including th...
Excerpt 22 of 22 15 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
Transformation is a Community Project Having sketched a biblical portrait of the church, let’s now ask: How does God use relationships within the body of Christ to help us become more like Jesus? If ...
Excerpt 21 of 22 12 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
At various points in this book we have discussed how, on the individual level, sins such as pride, selfishness, and fear incline us to isolate ourselves from one another spiritually and psychologicall...
Excerpt 20 of 22 9 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
Lots of things were on my mind that morning in the cafe. The last thing I wanted was some cheerful stranger invading my privacy. Along with several men from our church, I was out of town attending a ...
Excerpt 19 of 22 6 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
Tailor-made Trials The problem is that suffering usually seems so random. It appears to be without purpose. It feels harmful to us, not helpful. While we want to thank God for the good things, we som...
Excerpt 18 of 22 3 Aug 2011 | 12:00 am
Hope in Suffering The pathways of our lives are far more often paved with adversity than strewn with flowers. The older I get, the clearer this becomes. Though I have so far been spared much physical...
Excerpt 17 of 22 31 Jul 2011 | 12:00 am
Banks Vaults and Movie Heroes From his home the man had an unobstructed view of the new construction site. It appeared to be a commercial building of some kind. And though the work had begun normally...
