What did you think about our study of the Book of Acts? Let me know!
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This spiritual discipline of listening to God is evaporating in our world. Today we are surrounded by not just noise, but constant messages flooding our senses, and much of it tugs at our curiosity.
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Think back over this journey and ask God to draw your heart and mind to what He wants you to take away from His Word. Consider the question, “What have I learned about following Jesus for my own walk—am I different, and is God speaking to me to do one thing that I have not been doing?
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Following Jesus is not about everything working out the way we want it to in this life. Following Jesus is about being faithful, and trusting that even though the outcome is not what we want, because we trust God, we believe it is the best—even when it is hard.
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I can envision him looking ahead at what he will face, especially as he stands before Caesar. This time of reflection allows him, reminds him, of all God has done to bring him this far. That God will not forsake him—in all he takes courage.
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Do you ever have this crazy idea that you will pray for what you want, and then get it? I am not saying this does not happen. It happens all the time. But I am wondering if this is too much the focus of my relationship with God.
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Will we allow God to control our lives? Will we trust His providence? Or will we seek to live for self, and wrestle to control our world?
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At the end of the day, after all the talking and reading and staring at the ceiling—what we each do with Jesus is the single most important thing we can ever do in our lives PERIOD.
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Let me be blunt. People, when presented with the assertion from Jesus’ followers that He is God come to earth. That he died on the Cross. That he rose from the dead. That he did this all so each individual may have eternal life. People, when presented with this life or death choice—they punt, they defer, they deflect. If they can get Jesus out of their in-basket, then they think they have dealt with Him.
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I am not trying to be morose, simply biblical. None of us is perfect. None of us has reached “completion”. Yes, if we have received Jesus we are saved and will be with him in eternity. But our life’s journey of being more like Jesus is one where we have the courage to look at self and ask that disturbing question—where in my life do I need to repent—facing into that truth, will bring peace.
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Will you, will I, abandon our chasing after power and self-sufficiency? Will you, will I, swallow our pride and fall down before Jesus and say, “My Lord and my God!”?
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As a follower of Jesus, it is easy for me to say, “He is in control”, but hard for me to live that way. Yet God has shown us in Romans 12:1-2 what to do—to renew our mind, and in 2 Corinthians 10:5 to take every thought captive to the mind of Christ—in other words, memorize Scripture, plant it deeply in my psyche.
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So often today we make Christianity about making our life in this world better—and look, following God is the best way—but it is not the end goal. The end goal is eternity with God. Is your focus more on this life, or the next?
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How has God’s Word in the Acts of the Apostles pulled at you and your following of the Master?
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The Scripture today, presents a real-life example of this issue for all of us—and here is something interesting—if we can each learn to Love God and Love People—if this becomes our passion—then integrating our passion into our lives so we have meaning—well, it’s done!
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When you think of your walk, intentionally trying to follow the call Jesus has on your life, be it as a mom or dad, as an employee or employer, as pastor or a policeman—how is your fellowship?
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The reality is that because we know people, know their tones and attitudes, we can quickly conclude what point of view they are taking. Sometimes we do that too quickly. What if we don’t know the person? How do we “hear them”? What filters or lenses do we put their spoken and non-spoken communication through?
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Are you behaving like you have your bible and you are figuring it all out? Or, are you taking your aim, your goal, and running towards looking to God for direction and strength to persevere?
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When you follow Jesus, you are orienting your entire life around him. That means you are leaving behind all sorts of ideas, beliefs…and things…that no longer hold sway in your life. You no longer expend the energy, time and money on those things that you once did.
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Jesus is the person who is the answer to the question, “How can I know God?” And when you come into relationship with him, then He truly is the answer to everything. Where are you with Jesus? Do you see him as a good-guy, a great teacher—or do you call him Lord?
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