Treasuring the Gift of Jesus Christ
The treasure of Jesus Christ is greater than anything you could substitute for Him. He is truly God’s grace-gift to us.
Graceful living
These Christ-focused articles promote the message of God’s love and grace given to you in Jesus Christ and the reality of Christ’s continual presence in your life full of His overflowing grace. Start with “The Promise of Graceful Living“
The Promise of Graceful Living
The heart of “Graceful Living” is the message of God’s love and grace given to you in Jesus Christ and the reality of His overflowing grace to you every day.
Ephesians • Rejoice in the Treasure of Your Spiritual Blessings
Do you like treasure? In this post, we will rejoice as we finger all the spiritual blessing jewels we have from Christ in our treasure chest.
2 Corinthians 10 • Grasping Truth Protects You from Captivity
Recognize spiritual attacks and discover the importance of truth in protecting yourself from spiritual captivity.
2 Corinthians Overview • The Call to Dependent Living
Being a God-dependent woman will make you stronger and more effective in life than you could ever be on your own!
The Call to Lifestyle Disciplemaking
Every Christian is called to connect with nonbelievers and personally disciple believers (new and growing) both inside and outside the church.
Acts 4-6 • Spirit Filling
The filling of the Spirit is the fruit of living dependently on Christ as Lord of our lives. It is ongoing and life-changing. See Acts 4-6.
Conquer the “Manipulation by Guilt” Infection
Do you feel that you can never get rid of the guilt of your sin or the guilt of not doing enough good works to achieve salvation? That’s the “Manipulation by Guilt” infection.
Romans 14-15 • Balance Liberty with Love
Learn from Romans 14-15 how to balance your liberty in Christ with love for your fellow believers. Help to maintain a love-bonded community.
Propitiation: Satisfied…No Longer Angry at You
Because you believe in Jesus, you can know that God is satisfied by the cross and no longer angry at your sin. That’s propitiation.
Reconciliation: Relationship Restored…No Longer Broken
You can know with confidence that Christ’s work the cross built a bridge between you and God. This is called reconciliation. Your relationship with God is RESTORED…NO LONGER BROKEN.
Redemption: Released…No Longer in Bondage
Know and live with confidence that you have been purchased by the blood of Christ out of slavery to sin and released into freedom as God’s act of redemption. You are released—no longer in bondage.
Forgiven…No Longer Burdened by Guilt
Dwell on the truth that Jesus will cleanse your conscience from guilt. Will you take Him at His word? If there is any past sin for which you are still feeling guilty, claim God’s complete forgiveness today. You have forgiveness—NO LONGER BURDENED by guilt.
Justification: Righteous…No Longer Guilty
Dwell on the fact of your justification—being declared righteous so that you are now perfectly acceptable to a holy God based on your faith in His Son. Declare this to yourself: “I am declared righteous in God’s eyes because of my faith in Jesus Christ.”
Sanctification: Perfected…No Longer Flawed
Dwell on the FACT that God declares you holy because of your faith in Christ. You are set apart by Him, for Him. In God’s eyes, you are perfected…no longer flawed—because of your faith. This is the Spirit’s work of sanctification.
Regeneration: Made Alive…No Longer Dead
Resurrection means life. The indwelling Holy Spirit unites you to Christ so that “Christ in you” is a fact of your life—the miracle of regeneration.