The Podcast in my Heart Says . . .

The body of Christ is simple and vibrant. Its Head is the living Jesus working directly in and through each individual member.

Jesus first! Always keep the risen Jesus alone as the living and acting Head, Master, Lord, and Director of your individual life and of His gathered body.The still, small voice: Always pay close attention to the presence and the promptings of the Holy Spirit (“Christ in you, the hope of glory,”). Let Him convict you of sin and tell you what He wants you to do. Promptly do what He prompts you to.The burning Word: Daily devour the Bible with humble openness until it burns in and cleanses your heart and gives you supernatural insight and revelation. Let it constantly mold your thinking and your behavior.Love, love, love — not just with words but in how you live your daily life: “Love God.” “Love one another.” “Love your neighbor.” “Love your enemies.” Speak “the truth in love.” “Consider others better than yourself.” “Love never fails.” Like the song says: “They’ll know we are Christians by our love.”Inner cultivation: Continually cultivate your heart and mind. Weed out your human desires and the inner deceptions and temptations that try to get you to think, say, and do wrong things. Nurture and tend the fruit of the Spirit until its 9 characteristics begin to grow and flourish in your heart and mind. Always let both the fruit and the gifts of the Spirit brightly shine in and through your daily character and behavior.

Throughout history God has saved Christianity, not by politicizing it, but by revolutionizing it. Some of the most amazing Christ-followers in history were the “Desert Fathers.” When Roman Emperor Constantine began to politicize Christianity, they went searching for “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” and surrendered the control of their lives to His will. Let’s do the same!

Simple Christianity isn’t about drawing lines to box people in and make them behave. It’s about drawing on the life of the risen Jesus to demonstrate the heart-changing reality of His presence and character!

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