Worship is a natural part of the human experience. We will worship; either God, or other things. If we truly understand how much God loves us, we can't help but worship him.
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As humans beings, we need to be loved. It is a basic, yet essential, part of our existence. Not a superficial, sentimental, or mushy type of love. But a love that truly knows us and accepts us contrary to all logic. A God love. Until we come to embrace and experience the love of God, we cannot have a true, satisfying, life-giving walk with God.
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A man desperate for answers, approached Jesus seeking an answer to the question, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus' response..."Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor..." Why did Jesus respond this way? What does selling everything you own have to do with receiving eternal life?
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Matthew 5 begins with a teaching from Jesus in which he makes a startling statement: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you..Rejoice and be glad..." Why would Jesus say that the persecuted are blessed?
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Prayer is hard. Like anything else, it’s something you learn with time and guidance. It doesn’t come natural to us. Often times, we don’t have from God because we don’t ask or we doubt that He really cares. In Luke 11, Jesus offers 3 ingredients to pray effectively.
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Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you'd do anything to get it? Once you are captured by a vision of what could be, you will do whatever you have to do to make it all come about. According to the words of Jesus in Matthew 11, we should have the same desperation about the kingdom of heaven. But, what exactly does that look like?
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Successful people are often relentless people. But success at anything, always comes at a cost. In the same way, Jesus calls us to be His disciples, and it's not without cost. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26) Being a follower of Jesus will cost us something. But do we really need to hate our families?!
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