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Christ In You
Christ In You, Part 1
ONLINE BIBLE STUDY Christ In You, Part 1 “The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ...
Christ In You, Part 2
ONLINE BIBLE STUDY Christ In You, Part 2 “The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ...
Christ In You, Part 3
ONLINE BIBLE STUDY Christ In You, Part 3 “The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ...
Christ In You, Part 4
ONLINE BIBLE STUDY Christ In You, Part 4 “The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ...
Dealing With Difficulty
00. Dealing With Difficulty
Dealing With Difficulty 00. Introduction Difficulties are inevitable. Despite their doubts and struggles, early Christians understood that suffering and tribulation were part of the world they lived in. Yes, God often performed miracles of healing, deliverance, and...
01. Why Is Life Hard?
Dealing With Difficulty 01. Why Is Life Hard? Even the world knows that life is difficult, and that avoiding pain creates more pain. This is remarkably consistent with what the Bible teaches and what Jesus said. But people of faith do have a real advantage over...
02. The 4 Freedoms
Dealing With Difficulty 02. The 4 Freedoms God could have easily created a world without the freedom to choose anything but Good. But for Love to flourish we must be free to choose Love. And with the freedom to choose rightly there is the certainty that we will choose...
03. The Secret of Contentment
Dealing With Difficulty 03. The Secret of Contentment Paul learned the secret of contentment in any circumstances. If Paul can learn it then so can you. “To be content” does not mean to settle or be satisfied to just let things go. It does not mean liking or agreeing...
04. Avoidable Difficulties
Dealing With Difficulty 04. Avoidable Difficulties Difficulties are inevitable, but many difficulties are avoidable! Desire creates difficulty. See what difficulties we bring upon ourselves because we desire something other than God, His Word, His Will, His Way, and...
05. Righteous Difficulties
Dealing With Difficulty 05. Righteous Difficulties Difficulties are inevitable, but many difficulties are avoidable! Desire creates difficulty. Even the right desire creates difficulty, as we have observed: “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer...
06. Discerning Difficulties
Dealing With Difficulty 06. Discerning Difficulties There are different kinds of difficulties, and this determines our response. Accept the ones that are inevitable, avoid the ones that are avoidable, resist where you can, work through the rest. One of the benefits of...
07. The Blessings in Difficulties
Dealing With Difficulty 07. The Blessings in Difficulties Scripture promises that “the testing of our faith produces patience.” Difficulties are inevitable. All of us will face temptation, test, and trial. But these difficulties bring with them the potential for...
Essentials of a Christ-Centered Faith
00. Introduction
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH Introduction "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). Ultimately, the gates of hell will not prevail against the Ekklesia that Jesus is building. But the greatest enemy is not from the outside,...
01. God the Father
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 01. God the Father "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The First Essential has to do with God: Our Heavenly Father, the Creator, Provider, Giver, and Sustainer of All Things. As theists,...
02. God the Son
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 02. God the Son "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Second Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is Christ Himself. The Only Begotten Son of God, brought forth and sent by God to complete...
03. God the Holy Spirit
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 03. God the Holy Spirit "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Third Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is the Holy Spirit. Christ reveals the Father, and the Spirit reveals Christ....
04. The Inspiration of Scripture
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 04. The Inspiration of Scripture "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Fourth Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is the Inspiration of the Scriptures. Both the Spirit and the Scriptures...
05. The Fall of Mankind
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 05. The Fall of Mankind "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Fifth Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is the Fall of Mankind. We have made several assumptions about God’s Love, about...
06. The Salvation of Mankind
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 06. The Salvation of Mankind "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Sixth Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is the Salvation of Mankind. "Salvation" is more than the forgiveness of sin....
07. The Cross
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 07. The Cross "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Seventh Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith is the Cross. Jesus demonstrated Love in His life, in His ministry, in His teaching, in His...
08. The Offense of the Cross
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 08. The Offense of the Cross "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). We continue discussing the Seventh Essential of a Christ-Centered Faith, the Cross. Christ crucified is the Wisdom and the...
09. Salvation By Grace
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 09. Salvation By Grace "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). In this message we pickup the thread from the previous message and examine how Salvation of Grace was derailed by Evangelicalism,...
10. Faith and the Mystery of Salvation
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 10. Faith and the Mystery of Salvation "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). Just as you cannot understand Judgment until you understand Grace, so you cannot understand Faith until you...
11. Walking by Faith
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 11. Walking by Faith "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). God’s Purpose begins with forgiveness of sins, but it doesn’t end there. Whether you call it discipleship, spiritual growth,...
12. The Ekklesia
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 12. The Ekklesia "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Revelation of the Body of Christ starts with the Revelation of Christ. If we do not discern Him then we cannot discern that which...
13. The Called-Out Assembly
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 13. The Called-Out Assembly "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). Just as God called out a remnant of Jews to leave Babylon and journey to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, God has in these...
14. A History of Division
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 14. A History of Division "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). While the Spiritual Ideal of the Ekklesia is a growing, thriving community of Christ-followers walking in love towards one...
15. Communities of Grace
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 15. Communities of Grace "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). Jesus is building His Ekklesia upon the foundation of Himself. We are His Body, His Temple, His Building, His Holy Habitation....
16. The Overcomers
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 16. The Overcomers "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Ekklesia is here, not to build buildings and hold meetings, but 1) to Reach Up to God in prayer as Kings and Priests of the Earth,...
17. The Return of Christ
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 17. The Return of Christ "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The return of Christ is a Blessed Hope – not wishful thinking, but patiently waiting for the promise to be fulfilled because we...
18. The Final Judgment, Part 1
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 18. The Final Judgment, Part 1 "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). “This same Jesus” Who went to heaven will return from heaven. And He will judge the same way He has always judged – to make...
19. The Final Judgment, Part 2
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 19. The Final Judgment, Part 2 "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). “This same Jesus” Who went to heaven will return from heaven. And He will judge the same way He has always judged – to make...
20. Summary and Conclusion
ESSENTIALS OF A CHRIST-CENTERED FAITH 20. Summary and Conclusion "Teach these things to faithful people who can teach others." (2 Tim. 2:2). The Essentials of a Christ-centered faith are built upon a narrative in Scripture of the King and His Kingdom. Since John the...
Exploring the 7 Temples of God
01. The Garden of Eden
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 01. The Garden of Eden There are seven temples revealed in Scripture as God progressively makes Himself available to man in His desire for communion and connection. The Temple is an archetype in Scripture – meaning, it is a recurring...
02. The Tabernacle
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 02. The Tabernacle We said before that the first symbolic temple in Scripture wasn’t a building, but a garden. Now we see that the second symbolic temple in Scripture isn’t a building either, but a tent. It took 2,500 years from the...
03. The Temple of Solomon
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 03. The Temple of Solomon This is not just the story of the Temple. It is the story of the nation of Israel, the "Christian" harlot church system, the house church movement, all 45,000+ denominations, and many ministries built "for God.”...
04. Ezekiel’s Temple
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 04. Ezekiel's Temple The revelation of the Fourth Temple (immediately after the destruction of the Third Temple) is an example of God bringing us from the physical to the spiritual, from the "place" to the "people," from the shadow to...
05. Herod’s Temple
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 05. Herod's Temple Like Israel, the magnificence of our religious buildings has no bearing whatsoever on the depth of our spiritual relationship with God. God does not dwell in temples made with hands – but He still desires a place “on...
06. The Temple of Christ
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 06. The Temple of Christ The Ekklesia, the House of Living Stones, is still “under construction.” We are a work in progress. The good news is that “the gates of hell will not prevail” against the Ekklesia that Jesus is building. The...
07. The Temple of God and of the Lamb
Exploring the 7 Temples of God 07. The Temple of God and of the Lamb From the beginning, God created man and sought him out for fellowship and friendship, using the temple archetype as a temporary measure until His purpose in Christ could be fulfilled. The Ekklesia is...
King of Kings
00. King of Kings (Introduction)
King of Kings 00. Introduction Christ is indeed a King, but His Kingdom is not of this world. As followers of Christ we are citizens of Heaven and have pledged our obedience to the rule and reign of God in our heart. This is the Kingdom Within. But the Dragon uses...
01. Ruler of the Kings of the Earth
King of Kings 01. Ruler of the Kings of the Earth Christ is King of Kings with “all authority in heaven and earth.” On this basis history is moving towards a final conclusive outcome. But we do not yet see all things under Him. The Dragon leads a spiritual rebellion...
02. Power Structures of the World
King of Kings 02. Power Structures of the World The worldly power structures are arrayed in rebellion against God and against Christ and His Kingdom. In this message we look at how worldly power structures are organized, tracing them in the Old Testament, the New...
03. The Most High Rules
King of Kings 03. The Most High Rules The world system is arrayed against Christ, but the raging, plotting, and taking counsel against the Lord is vanity. He Who sits in the heavens laughs and frustrates all the counsel of the wicked. God determines the times and...
04. Resisting Evil
King of Kings 04. Resisting Evil God can certainly defeat evil with His power – that is not the question. The question is whether humans made in the image of God can also defeat evil by sharing in God’s authority and power through Christ. Can we who opened the door to...
05. The Meek Will Inherit the Earth
King of Kings 05. The Meek Will Inherit the Earth You are being prepared for this royal priesthood right now, whether you realize it or not. “A royal priesthood and holy nation” will not rule over, but will replace, the political and religious systems of this world...
06. The Duty of Kings
King of Kings 06. The Duty of Kings The meek will inherit the earth together with Christ. Being a king and priest in the Kingdom of God is not a question of title or position; it is question of preparation and training in this Age for the Age to come. It is learning...
07. Kingdom Misconceptions
King of Kings 07. Kingdom Misconceptions Jesus said that “the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” (Mt. 11:12). Jewish misconceptions of the Kingdom led to the rejection and crucifixion of Christ. Similar misconceptions by Christians...
08. He Shall Reign Forever
King of Kings 08. He Shall Reign Forever We cannot establish the Kingdom of God on earth – only the King of Kings can do that. Scripture declares that the Kingdom of God will destroy all other kingdoms and will eliminate the Dragon and the two Beasts of Politics and...
The Problem of Grace
00. Introduction
The Problem of Grace 00. Introduction The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. Not that there really is a problem with Grace itself, but with our concept of Grace and how it relates to judgment. If God is really “anti sin,” why does He allow...
01. Jonah 1
The Problem of Grace 01. Jonah 1 The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. Don’t make the mistakes Jonah made. He mis-understood the nature of God’s Grace. He mis-understood the prophetic calling as punishing sinners rather than saving them....
02. Jonah 2
The Problem of Grace 02. Jonah 2 The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. Jonah tried to run away from the presence of the Lord, but Jonah learned what every man, woman, boy, and girl must eventually learn: You cannot outrun the Grace of...
03. Jonah 3
The Problem of Grace 03. Jonah 3 The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. God Purpose is UNCHANGING - and GRACE is part of that unchanging Purpose; meaning, He will always favor deliverance over destruction. God does not change, but we can...
04. Jonah 4, Part1
The Problem of Grace 04. Jonah 4, Part 1 The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. When God allows things we don’t like, or when God does things we don’t understand, is it right for us to be angry? Is our frustration legitimate? Or is our eye...
05. Jonah 4, Part 2
The Problem of Grace 05. Jonah 4, Part 2 The Problem of Grace is perfectly illustrated in the Book of Jonah. Did Jonah “see the light” in the end? The Bible does not say. It simply ends with this open question, asked by God, but unanswered by Jonah. I like to think he...
The Redemptive Purpose of God
Intro: The Redemptive Purpose of God
The Redemptive Purpose of God 00. Introduction: The Redemptive Purpose of God God has a much bigger view in mind for our salvation than taking us to heaven one day. God calls us to something higher, something more, than “mere” salvation (if I can say it that way). Who...
01. The Redemptive Purpose of Salvation
The Redemptive Purpose of God 01. The Redemptive Purpose of Salvation The first step in God’s Redemptive Purpose is to save the world. This starts with saving us from satan and his lies; only then can we receive the forgiveness of sins, which is the Second Birth. But...
02. The Redemptive Purpose of Healing
The Redemptive Purpose of God 02. The Redemptive Purpose of Healing Yes, God does save today, and God does heal today. These are properly called “miracles.” But until we see all things submitted to the preeminence of Christ, we will continue to experience sickness and...
03. The Redemptive Purpose of Deliverance
The Redemptive Purpose of God 03. The Redemptive Purpose of Deliverance Jesus sent Paul “to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God.” God will not do this unilaterally; He needs compassionate collaborators, partners,...
04. The Redemptive Purpose of Reconciliation
The Redemptive Purpose of God 04. The Redemptive Purpose of Reconciliation We have seen in this series that the Redemptive Purpose of God begins with salvation – the forgiveness of sins. From there, God begins to make us into new creations, bringing health and healing...
Self-Esteem vs. Christ-Esteem
00. Introduction
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 00. Introduction "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). The secret of the Christian life is “not I, but Christ.” But this sometimes sounds like a spiritual platitude or a Biblical ideal rather than a practical experience. How do we “put off”...
01. I Must Decrease
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 01. I Must Decrease "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). Before we will cry out for a Savior, we must have some sense that we need saving from something and that we cannot save ourselves. This requires having our eyes and ears opened to see...
02. No Confidence in the Flesh
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 02. No Confidence in the Flesh "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). Seeing ourselves clearly means knowing there is nothing good in our flesh, and that leads us to having no confidence in the flesh. That liberates us to place all our...
03. Rightly Discerning the Flesh
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 03. Rightly Discerning the Flesh "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). To rightly discern our flesh is to agree with God that the flesh is weak, the flesh profits nothing, flesh gives birth only to flesh, and those who are in the flesh cannot...
04. Platitudes vs. Principles
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 04. Platitudes vs. Principles "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). A platitude is a high-sounding notion of how things “should” be. A platitude without power is just pontification without practical application. A principle is grounded in...
05. Power Perfected in Weakness
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 05. Power Perfected in Weakness "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). The problem is not your weakness. The problem is your inability to see your weakness and your subsequent refusal to acknowledge your weakness – not just in in prayer, but...
06. The Kingdom Conundrums
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 06. The Kingdom Conundrums "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). A “conundrum” is a puzzling question or problem, a kind of riddle or something that makes no sense at first. Jesus was a master of what I call “Kingdom Conundrums.” These are...
07. Faith Like A Child
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 07. Faith Like A Child "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). What is childlike faith? It is that quiet confidence that Daddy is on my side, He'll give me everything I need, He loves me no matter what, and He's with me always. As we humble...
08. What Do We Owe God?
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 08. What Do We Owe God? "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). There is point of view that says, "We are God's children, and He loves us no matter what; and since there is nothing we can do to earn God's Love or deserve God's grace, we owe God...
09. If Children, Then Heirs
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 09. If Children, Then Heirs "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). We tend to focus on all that we “receive” as a child of God. But this is only one side of the relationship. The other side is this: To whom much is given, much is required....
10. Summary and Conclusion
SELF-ESTEEM VS. CHRIST-ESTEEM 10. Summary and Conclusion "Not I, but Christ." (Gal. 2:20). “Not I, But Christ” is not just the secret to the Christian life, it is the wisdom that explains all Truth and Reality about Life. “Not I” contradicts all the world’s notions of...
What is Your Purpose?
06. Purpose Practically Expressed
What Is Your Purpose? 06. Purpose Practically Expressed "What is my purpose?" You may not fully understand your circumstances while you are going through them. Joseph certainly did not. And you may not perfectly fulfill your purpose every moment. Neither did Joseph....
05. Purpose Progressively Revealed
What Is Your Purpose? 05. Purpose Progressively Revealed "What is my purpose?" You are the Temple of God, a dwelling place where God’s Provision, Path, and Presence are revealed every day as you Live, Learn, and Love. As you grow in these essentials, your gifts,...
04. Purpose Individually Interpreted
What Is Your Purpose? 04. Purpose Individually Interpreted "What is my purpose?" Life, Light, and Love are not abstract theological concepts, but practical expressions of Christ revealed in a fallen world and in human weakness. Jesus absolutely knew Who He was, where...
03. Purpose Universally Applied
What Is Your Purpose? 03. Purpose Universally Applied "What is my purpose?" With the Second Pillar of Purpose we learn that purpose is Universally Applied – meaning, that God’s wants the same thing for all people: to be saved, to come the full-knowledge of the truth,...
02. Purpose Divinely Inspired
What Is Your Purpose? 02. Purposely Divinely Inspired "What is my purpose?" The first Pillar of Purpose is that Purpose is Divinely Inspired (i.e., it comes from God, not from you). Three simple concepts capture the Divine Purpose, the Divine Attributes, and the...
01. 4 Principles of Purpose
What Is Your Purpose? 01. 4 Principles of Purpose "What is my purpose?" We will answer this – not from “woo woo” personal prophecy or pop psychology but from Scripture and the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. It will be so simple and clear that you will not only make sense...