Category Archives: God

How We Grow: Service

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Jason

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. The word translated as “workmanship” is the Greek term poiemo. Our English word “poem” is derived … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Training, Not Trying

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Jason

To some people, the word “discipline” can be a bit off-putting. It can sound harsh, a bit demanding. Even worse than that, talking about spiritual disciplines has the potential to induce a lot of guilt. Most Christians already feel like … Continue reading →

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The Four “I’s” of Bible Study

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Jason

Here is a simple little Bible study method I’ve developed over the years. You need a sheet of paper (best to do this in a journal so you can look back and reflect later). I like to draw two lines: … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Study

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Jason

Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. One of the ways God grows our souls is through study — specifically Bible study. Regular engagement with Scripture is a vital part … Continue reading →

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He Does Not Keep Silence

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Jason

Psalm 50:1-6 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Silence

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Jason

Miguel de Molinos was a Spanish thinker and writer in the 1600s. He wrote about three kinds of silence: the silence of words, the silence of desires, and the silence of thoughts. These silences are unique and yet they are … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Solitude and Silence

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jason

For the past few weeks, we have been talking about the spiritual disciplines. We’re thinking about these practices God uses to grow our souls. These practices overlap and they build on one another. We began our series by talking about … Continue reading →

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Confession: Penitential Psalms

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jason

There are many different types of psalms — psalms of praise, thanksgiving, lament, for example. Several psalms have been designated as “penitential psalms” because of the emphasis on confession and repentance. Below are a few excerpts from these psalms. May … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Confession

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Jason

The first thing I want to say today is this: God loves to forgive. This is the good news that changes everything for us. Someone has estimated that one-third of the parables Jesus taught are about forgiveness. In the Lord’s … Continue reading →

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How We Grow: Meditation

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jason

The author Richard Foster says that our enemy majors in things like noise and hurry. The devil would be satisfied for the majority of our lives to be consumed with “much-ness” and “many-ness” because such a life is a superficial … Continue reading →

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