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April 3, 2023
Heirs of God Part 6 Fellow Heirs With Christ – Romans 8:17
Imagine you’re an heir to billions of dollars. What comes to mind?
“And if children, then heirs – heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” Romans 8:17 ESV
I came to this passage thinking about being an heir with Jesus. It was really a cool devotional time as I thought about this. He owns everything, and I’m an heir to that fortune.
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March 31, 2023
Heirs of God Part 5 The Spirit Bears Witness – Romans 8:16
Have you ever been a witness in a trial?
“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Romans 8:16 ESV
I’ve never had to be a witness in a trial. I have been asked to talk about things I’ve experienced before. I often share about what I’ve been through so I can help others avoid the misery of many of my mistakes.
The image of this verse is about how the Spirit shows up and speaks for us.
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March 30, 2023
Being an Unoffendable Marketplace Minister
This post was written by Tacoi Bell of The Anointed Editorial. To connect with Tacoi, see the information in the bio at the end of this post.
In The Bait of Satan, renowned author John Bevere lists offense as the number one trap the enemy uses to ensnare believers. There is definitely merit in that belief: Followers of Christ have to deal with assaults to our character, our walk with Jesus, and even our belief in him.
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Heirs of God Part 4 Adopted by God – Romans 8:15
Are you adopted? How does that illustrate what God has done for us?
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by who we cry “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15
Notice the contrasts again. Fear and death and slavery are all associated with the flesh in these passages. But we don’t need to be subject to those things anymore.
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March 29, 2023
Heirs of God Part 3 Becoming a Son – Romans 8:14
Do. you expect an inheritance from God?
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” Romans 8:14 ESV
Back in the time the Bible was written, sons inherited things. Paul uses the term “sons” here to denote that we will be expecting an inheritance. We are heirs of God. We’re his children. He’s going to give us his glory and his riches. Once we trust God, and get in the position as a Follower of One, we are children.
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March 28, 2023
Using Your Christian Influence from School to the Marketplace with John Decker #138
In this episode, Mike and John talk about integrating your faith at work, the creation and impact of Every Student Sent, transitioning college students to the workplace, using your Christian influence to impact where you work, and the importance of Christian communities.
Heirs of God Part 2 How Do You Live – Romans 8:13
How do you live? What guides your life?
“For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Romans 8:13 ESV
Mostly in movies we see life or death situations. You know the bad guy has to die. Paul reminds us that we battle death all the time. If we live according to our flesh, we will die.
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March 27, 2023
Heirs of God Part 1 Debtors To The Spirit – Romans 8:12
What does it mean to be in debt?
“So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.” Romans 8:12
Paul is reminding believers that we’re in debt, but not to our flesh. The verses that follow show that we’re in debt to God, or the Spirit. We don’t owe our flesh anything. It hasn’t done anything for us. We’re told in 1 Corinthians 9:27 that we discipline our flesh.
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March 24, 2023
A Letter from Jesus to the World – 2 Corinthians 3:3
Did you ever consider that you are a letter to the world, written by Jesus?
“You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” 2 Corinthians 3:2-3
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think of myself as a letter from God written to people in the world.
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March 23, 2023
Not Peddling the Word of God – 2 Corinthians 2:17
Do you think we are called to peddle Jesus? Are we peddlers?
“For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 2:17 ESV
The biggest slam against Christians is hypocrisy. Do you feel like you have to “sell” someone into trusting Jesus?
Paul here reminds the Corinthians that he is not a peddler of the word of God.
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