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Tag Archives: jesus
SOAP: Day Eleven – Free Indeed
I don’t think I’m alone in saying that once the newness of relationship with Christ wears down (and ideally that should never happen!) then the old emotional baggage of traumas, negative thinking patterns, fears, and resentments seem to bubble back up from someplace long dead and buried. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, bible study, encouragement, faith, God's story, gratitude, hope, Jesus, love, my story, Recovery, S.O.A.P, Salvation, The Cross
Tagged baptism, Christ, faith, Free Will, I must decrease, jesus, John 3, John the Baptist, salvation, sanctification
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SOAP: DAY 9 – To See The Kingdom Of God
As mentioned before, there are so many deep theologically significant relevancies to our daily life found within God’s Word that 50 people could look at the same passages and come up with 50 different viewpoints on relevancy. For today, these are mine.
Did you become aware of something different? Continue reading
Posted in bible study, conviction, encouragement, faith, God's story, hope, Jesus, love, my story, S.O.A.P, The Cross
Tagged born again, Christianity, eternal life, galatians 5, jesus, John 3, soap bible study
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SOAP: Day Seven – Do Whatever He Tells You
One thing is for sure, when I’m engaged with the Bible on a consistent basis, what’s important to God becomes more clear to me. Continue reading
Posted in bible study, God's story, my story, S.O.A.P, SOAP
Tagged Christianity, condemnation, faith, jesus, John 2, life balance, Mary, Messiah, relationships, self-worth
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Why Does It Feel Like Jesus Isn’t Enough?
Luke 10:29-35 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply, Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, alcohol, bible study, depression, drugs, encouragement, faith, God's story, hope, Jesus, love, my story, Nikaos, Nikaos.net, pornagraphy, Recovery, Salvation, sex
Tagged 1 corinthians 13, anxiety, Christ, Christianity, church hurt, compassion, depression, grace, jesus, mental disorders, mental illness, mercy, ptsd, recovery, shame
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How Do You Run From God?
OUCH!!!! Way to unravel nearly my entire existence, thank you for that Lord! (yes, God understands and accepts my sarcasm) Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, conviction, encouragement, God's story, Jesus, love, my story, The Cross
Tagged addiction, confession, depression, jesus, Jonah, repentance, running from God, social anxiety
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Self-Preservation Often Isnt…
Taking the path of least resistance is the quickest way to pop up on The Enemy’s radar. Satan loves to pile on when he see’s us letting fear, laziness or selfishness choose our path. Continue reading
Posted in bible study, conviction, encouragement, God's story, Jesus, love, my story
Tagged conviction, courage, fear, God, Holy Spirit, jesus, Laziness, sanctification, self-preservation, Warning
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Fear of God
Romans 3:18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes” Brothers and Sisters we have NO excuses for not gaining wisdom on a biblical scale. What once would take a pastor or biblical scholars days, weeks or even months … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, alcohol, bible study, drugs, hope, Jesus, love, my story, pornagraphy, Recovery, Salvation, sex, The Cross, trials
Tagged anger, anxiety, fear, fear of God, jesus, lust, Oswald Chamers, pride, salvation, worry
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The Cost of Being a Disciple
It’s easy to call ourselves Christian but what does being a disciple look like? Continue reading
Posted in 12-steps, Addiction, alcohol, bible study, Celebrate Recovery, conviction, drugs, encouragement, faith, God's story, hope, Jesus, love, my story, pornagraphy, Recovery, Salvation, sex
Tagged addictions, calling, Christianity, Discipleship, God, hope, jesus, justification, life's purpose, redemption, salvation, sanctification
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Attitude Check: Control
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. It was a dream just before I … Continue reading
Posted in bible study, conviction, love, Recovery, The Cross
Tagged forgiveness, humility, jesus, repentance, selfishness
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Attitude Check: Blessing or Burden
Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? What am I feeling? That is the first conscious thought each morning. Mind you this is not in an effort to gauge … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, alcohol, bible study, conviction, drugs, encouragement, faith, God's story, Jesus, my story, pornagraphy, Recovery, Salvation, sex, The Cross, trials
Tagged addictions, God, jesus, mercy, salvation, The Cross
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