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Using Scripture and Science to make your New Nature Second nature. Becoming like Jesus is as much methodical as it is mystical. No one can become a disciple of Jesus on Sundays alone. It's what you do every day that makes you a disciple of Jesus.
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It's literally an epic story, and for good reason...Lord of the Rings can teach us a lot about life and how to change. What we'll talk about today is how the hero and protagonist of the story usually has some pretty big blindspots that keep them from succeeding early in the story. A part of fixing this problem is the scientific method, and it's also keystone habits. Listen in to learn how Frodo, Samwise and Gandalf can help you make changes to your life!
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We all tell ourselves stories about ourselves. Our internal monologue is constantly reinforcing what we already believe to be true about ourselves, even it if's not true. In this episode I give you some really practical techniques you can use to help your mind believe the story about you that is actually true.
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We've covered a lot of material and you may be wondering, when will we ever begin? The answer is now! As with most stories, there is a lot of groundwork that has to take place before the inciting incident. But, since we have kicked things off with the moment we created in the last episode, now is when the journey begins. Just like any journey, it feels like we don't know what we're doing. That's okay. We'll figure it out along the way. The point is, let's begin. We'll also talk about what we specifically need to do to CAPTURE the future we have always dreamed of for ourselves.
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Every story has one. Without one, there's nothing to interrupt normal life and send the protagonist on a journey. The same is true for us on any transformative journey. If we want to change, we have to have an inciting incident, a point of no return. It's a moment where we must decide if we are going to keep with the status quo or if we are going leave our old life behind to pursue a new one. In this episode we talk about creating that moment and who we have to create it with.
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This is perhaps the most overlooked critical component of changing anything in your life. For example: 99% of people who want to lose weight know how to lose weight: eat less, exercise more. Maybe 50% of people who want to lose weight go as far as finding the right people, (A guide, a sidekick and a squad) to help them on their journey. But a very small percentage, maybe less than 10% actually go so far as to change their environment. But, this storyworld that we live in is a part of the system that is giving us the results we are frustrated with. If we don't change the storyworld, we won't be successful in changing ourselves. But those few, the 10% or less who get all three working in their favor, well, they are the one who succeed in lasting transformation.
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We've talked briefly about how the people we surround ourselves with have an impact on our ability to change. Today, we get a little deeper into the people that are going to help us on the journey to transformation, and we're going to take a look at the people who might try to derail our journey.
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We aren't just living a story, we are telling ourselves a story about ourselves. We probably have a villain and likely have positioned ourselves as a victim in some way. This story we have been telling ourselves has led us to this point in our lives. If we want to be someone different than we are right now, we have to start telling ourselves a new story.
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In this episode, we're going to talk about that one thing you absolutely must do if you want to change. Without this, you may as well never even begin the process because you're just going to get frustrated when you fail. So, what is this one thing? Listen in to find out!
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As we continue through our discussion of the science behind transformation, we talk about the effect our self talk has on our ability to change as well as the underlying beliefs that drive that talk. We may be sabotaging ourselves without even knowing it.
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Do you know those older people who can't remember anything, but if you start singing a hymn, they can sing right along with you? How does that happen? People say habits form in 20 days and 40 days, but is that really how long it takes? Or is there more to it than that? And isn't following Jesus supposed to be more "organic" than that?
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Last week we talked about the 3 core components of discipleship or any kind of transformation, content, context & community. Today we are going to look at the formula for transformation. You might be asking, "Formula? You think there's a formula for transformation?" Yes, I actually do. And I'm going to share it with you today for free. Yes for free! Just giving it away. This is years and years of research combined into one simple, easy to remember formula and I'm just giving it to you for free. Crazy, I know. But, hey, I'm more interested in helping you change than I am in money so, here you go!
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In this week's episode of The Jesus Habit Podcast, we are going to start getting into the science of transformation. What are the core components necessary to become like Christ? Is it simply about knowing enough of the right information or is there more than that? I invite you to listen to discover what might be missing from your transformation journey.
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A lot of people are asking "When is this going to be over?" "When are things going to go back to normal?" "What do we do when things are so uncertain?" That's exactly what we wrestle with today.
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We are all going to give our lives for something. What is it going to be for?
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We've talked a lot about what love is and what it means to become love. We've talked a lot about the what and who, but why?
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If I have faith in a bridge, but I never walk across the bridge, do I have faith in it? At what point do I have faith?
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We are surrounded by a corrosive culture. How do we become love when we're surrounded by something that is quite the opposite?
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The draw of the world is strong. It's appealing and even looks like light. But, do we know what we're being drawn to?
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As we wrap up our study of 1 John 4:16-18, we talk about the way we can see that the seed of God's love has come to life in us.
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We typically think of fear as a bad thing, but is it? God made us with it, so it must be there for a reason. What does fear have to do with our relationship with God?
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Do you have a hard time remember names? What's in a name anyway? And what's love got to do with it?
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Today we are trying to get to the bottom of what this popular verse means. What does it mean for us in the world right now as we are dealing with incredibly high levels of fear? For a full transcript of today's podcast, visit thejesushabit.com.
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As we're going through this Coronavirus crisis, we're dealing with quite a few inconveniences. What's love got to do with that?
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As we wrap up this week looking at abiding love, we have to look at one more, ongoing aspect of abiding. For a full transcript of today's devotional visit thejesushabit.com.
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What's the difference between the principle of love and the virtue of love? Is it just semantics? Check out today's episode to find out more. For a full transcript of today's devotional, visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today we're going to deal with a challenging word: perfection. We're also going to look at utopia and our longing for Eden. And we talk about love. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit, thejesushabit.com.
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Most of the time we tend to think of love from the standpoint of what we get out of it. But that's not God's design for love. Love is a flow. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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As we wrap up this second week in our light pollution series, we take a look at what it really means to become love. What is the cross we Christians are supposed to carry? Listen today to find out. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today we start to turn a corner from focusing on the problems that keep us from becoming love to starting to look at the pathway we must walk if we hope to become it. A full transcript of today's podcast is available at thejesushabit.com.
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In today's episode of the podcast we take a look at the love of the world. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today we take a look the way the world plays to the lusts of the flesh, the lusts of the eyes and the pride of life to keep us from denying ourselves. A full transcript of today's devotional is available at thejesushabit.com.
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In today's episode we look at how our hearts have a tendency to deceive us and lead us in ways that aren't very loving. If we're going to become love, we have to be led by the right heart. For a full transcript of today's devotional, visit thejesushabit.com.
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The two greatest influences in our lives are people and stories. This is by God's design, but that doesn't mean God's design hasn't been hacked by a secular society that is opposed to God and is using those tools to use us and shape us for their own benefit. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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Jesus came to destroy the works of the Devil, but we keep putting back on our Edgar Suits. Lent is the perfect time to start denying ourselves so that the true life of Christ can rise up within us. For a full transcript of today's devotional visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today we officially start our Lent series on Becoming Love. As we begin on Ash Wednesday, we take a look a something that has to die in us so God's love can come to life. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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Most Christians would say they don't worship idols. But is that really true? Today, as we start taking a look at those lights that are blocking our view of God, we see there may be more to them than simple distractions. For a full transcript of today's podcast visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today we are taking a turn away from our "Questions" series based on the book "Reason for God" by Timothy Keller. We will be publishing a dialogue on the rest of the topics each Wednesday in the 6:8 Church podcast. Today though, we start a new series called Light Pollution. Listen in! For a full transcript of today's devotional, head on over to thejesushabit.com
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In the last episode of this week's devotional, we take a look at an odd passage where Jesus talks about the way he's going to separate at the end of time. For a full transcript of today's devotional, visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today as we continue our discussion about Hell we take a different look at Rebellion, God's Goodness and the choices we make. For a full transcript of today's devotional, please visit thejesushabit.com.
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Today, we are going to take a simple look at how our perception of Hell changes when we have a better understanding of the Character of God. For a full transcript of today's devotional visit thejesushabit.com.
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A lot of people have made judgements about God because of secondhand information. We listen to what other people say about God and agree with them without letting God speak for Himself. In today's episode, we take a brief look at some of the attributes of God to see how they help us understand some of the difficult topics of the Bible like Hell. For a full transcript of today's episode, go to thejesushabit.com.
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Today, as we continue to wrestle with the question of Hell, we take a look at the fact that God is good and it is impossible for Him to be anything other than good. For a full transcript of today's devotional, head over to thejesushabit.com.
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In today's episode, we take a look at whether we are fanatics for the gospel or of some other lesser cause. For a full transcript of today's devotional, go to http://thejesushabit.com
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In today's episode of the podcast, we take a look at the glasses we use to look at ourselves, others and the church. For a full transcript of today's episode, go to http://thejesushabit.com
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Today we are going to be wrestling with the topic of Christian consumerism and the effect that is having on the reputation of the church at large. For a full transcript of today's devotional, visit thejesushabit.com
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Today we take a look at the division in the church and the effect that has on the view of Christ for those outside the church. For a full transcript of the devotional, go to thejesushabit.com.
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As we consider the topic of harm that has been done in the name of Christ, we turn the question on ourselves and ask how well do we represent Jesus?
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As we wrap up our series on absolute truth, we look at the importance of the whole counsel of scripture.
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After wrestling with the flawed concept of "My Truth" yesterday, today we start to get our footing on "THE truth."
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Is there such a thing as "My Truth"?
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There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that […]
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The theme for this week’s devotionals is absolute truth. The sermon on Sunday was around that topic, and I’d encourage you to head to 68church.com to hear that message as a primer for this week’s devotionals. In the sermon I made some remarks about the challenges with the topic of absolute truth in our modern society, […]
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Today we conclude our tour of Bible characters who suffered by looking briefly at the life of the Apostle Paul. His journey with struggle and suffering has been more widely taught, so hopefully today’s episode will be a little shorter than the last few days. No, that isn’t a promise. Paul’s journey begins under a […]
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The fourth stop on our tour of Bible characters who struggled takes us to the New Testament and to a fairly unique individual who ate locusts and honey, lived in the wilderness and preached a pretty stern message. John the Baptist’s story has a miraculous beginning similar to that of Jesus. He is the other […]
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So, it would be impossible to do a tour of Biblical characters who suffered and not bring up Job, which we know is everyone’s favorite book of the Bible. I mean, it’s the book we all go to when we need a pick me up, right? As much as I’ve been looking forward to talking […]
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As we continue our tour of Biblical characters who went through various struggles, we turn our attention to the prophet Elijah. His story can be found in 1 Kings 17-19 and 2 Kings 1-2. His story starts out by telling King Ahab that there is going the be a severe drought and famine in the […]
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Throughout this week’s devotionals, I want to look at some Bible Characters who suffered and see what we can learn from them for ourselves. To get started we’re going to look at Joseph. His story can be found in Genesis 37-50. There is an animated movie by Dreamworks that does a good job telling the […]
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“7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, […]
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“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I […]
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It’s always been interesting to me that the serpent mentioned in Genesis 3 could talk. Now, I know we typically put the Devil in the role of the serpent here. And, I don’t have a problem with that, there are New Testament passages that support that idea. I’ve taught this passage that way many times. […]
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Gen 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If you’re a skeptic, you are already having a problem with me. Yes, I believe God created the earth. I know not everyone believes that. If you don’t believe that, if you can, please consider setting aside your disagreement with me for […]
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Key Verse: Jn 14:5-7 – “Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father […]
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In today’s episode of The Jesus Habit Podcast, I share with you just a few of the things that are coming in the first part of 2020 for the podcast. I also share with you some really practical tips about how to successfully create a new habit. It might be a good one to listen […]
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Well, this is it. This is the end of our Jesus is Greater journey. It sure has been incredible, hasn’t it? Jesus really is greater than anything and everything we could possibly imagine. I hope you see that by now. If not, I’d love to talk to you more about it. Feel free to reach […]
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Today we are going to start to wrap up this entire series going through the book of Hebrews. To do so, I have an illustration I would like you to keep in mind for today and tomorrow. Here’s the question to get us started: Who’s driving? I tend to be the one who drives in […]
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An acronym to help you remember what FAITH is goes like this: Fully Assured In The Hope. As followers of Jesus Christ, we live in full assurance of the hope that God will fulfill His promises. We confidently live in the present according to God’s future promises. Our present way of life should be a […]
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Today’s verses come from Hebrews 10:19-25 – 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house […]
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How many times have you gotten in trouble at a church for bringing a drink into the sanctuary. I’ll bet it’s more than once. I know I’ve gotten a righteous lecture from several old church ladies about not being allowed to have food or drink in the sanctuary because it’s a holy place where we […]
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I concluded the sermon for the week on this passage by reading this from Proverbs: “My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health […]
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One of my favorite movies is Shawshank Redemption. It’s got some unsavory portions, but it does a really good job illustrating hope. Red: “I played a mean harmonica as a younger man. Lost interest in it though. Doesn’t make much sense in here.” Andy: “Here’s where it makes the most sense. You need it so […]
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Ahh, yes. That hotly contested and controversial passage in Hebrews. You know, the one where it talks about those who had been enlightened and then cursed Jesus to go back to Judaism? You remember that week right? If not, you might want to go listen to the sermon (http://68church.com/jesus-is-greater-part-3-warning-against-apostasy-the-battle-of-the-ages/). And, you’ll remember that we said […]
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Today, we’re reminding ourselves of what we covered in Chapters 3 and 4. There were two big ideas. The first being that we need to be people who’s actions line up with our beliefs. The second is that we need to intentionally surround ourselves with “comrades in the calling.” Let’s rework that first idea a […]
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This week and next we are going to be reviewing the Big Ideas from each week of this Hebrews study we’ve gone through. We want to make sure we are able to remember the big picture of the book as we think now about becoming the kind of person who lives a life in line […]
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Well, once again we arrive at the end. This is it. This is the last section of Hebrews. The next couple of weeks we will be looking back on our journey to try to solidify in our lives the truth of God’s word. But for now, let’s just read the author’s closing: 18 Pray for […]
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Hebrews 13:17 is one of those verses I’d rather not write about. And at the same time, it’s one we really need to talk about. But, especially in our hyper-individualistic, pursue your own dreams, go against the grain, stick it to the man, fierce-independent thinking society, there is almost no way to make today’s verse […]
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It’s hard to leave things behind. It’s hard, when you’re called to something new to leave behind something you love and know so well. I am quite familiar with the feeling. I spent most of my life doing music. In fact, up until about 7 years ago that was pretty much my whole life. I […]
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It’s easy to get caught up in the darkness of the times in which we live. I’m not going to lie, it’s easy for me to find myself distraught over the news of the day. Our country is fractured and it appears to be getting worse. Even though Christ-followers are supposed to seek peace among […]
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Sometimes you or I come across someone who has a knack for always doing the wrong thing. They make the wrong decisions on the spot or even when they think through them. No matter what, they just seem to end up on the wrong side of the equation. Maybe it’s not in all of life, […]
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Yesterday I rambled on and on about the importance of ascending the mountain for ourselves. I talked about how great the new covenant is that we get to go into God’s presence through the new and living way opened for us through the flesh of Jesus. A promise so great as that, however, comes with […]
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Christianity is very bloody. It seems like we’re always talking about the blood of Jesus and the blood of the old covenant. For Pete’s sake, we drink a blood substitute every time we take communion, which is every week at our church. It’s all about the blood. In vs. 24 of this chapter, the author […]
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The author has spent all this time, making this incredibly dense and well thought out argument about why the readers shouldn’t turn from Christ. Then, today, we get to these 6 verses and he crams in about 6 weeks worth of sermon material. I’m going to do my best to expound on each idea just […]
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Today’s passage addresses one of the great misconceptions in the church today. For some reason, somewhere along the way, Christians started believing that coming to Christ meant that everything in life was going to get better. All our problems would go away and “there shall be showers of blessing, this is the promise of love” […]
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A few years ago, apparently I had an anxiety attack. The thing was, I didn’t really feel anxious. I didn’t even necessarily feel stressed out. I was busy. I definitely had a lot on my plate, but I wouldn’t have described myself as being anxious. The only real thing that was different was that I […]
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Like the author of Hebrews, we don’t have time to talk about all the examples of Faith in this great chapter. But, we should pay attention to some of the names: Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah and David. Who were they? Gideon was afraid. He was hiding when the Lord called him to lead an army. […]
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As I shared yesterday from Philip Yancey: “Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.” It’s so very true. As I was enduring the most difficult ministry experience of my life, I couldn’t see what God was doing. All I could feel the was the pain of the present. It was shortly […]
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It’s such a crazy story. Abraham was 100 when he had Isaac. God had given him a promise many years prior to Isaac being born that he would be the father of many nations and have descendants as numerous as the stars. After waiting for years, he finally has a son at 100, his wife […]
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Since I got all soapboxy on you yesterday, we actually need to go back and look at faith. The author gives us the best definition of faith we find in scripture: “Faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” What is faith? Is it wishful thinking? […]
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Can you imagine how crazy it would be to build an ark? Luckily we don’t have to imagine all that hard. Not only do we have Evan Almighty and Hollywood’s depiction of what it would be like to build an ark today, someone actually built an ark, today. The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY was […]
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It’s easy to forget. We go through some major event, either positive or negative, that at the time feels like it’s going to change everything about our lives. And it does. For a little while. But then, we start to drift back into doing life the way we used to and before we know it, […]
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1.6. That’s the latest statistic I’ve heard about what average church attendance is in America. 1.6 times per month. That equates to 19.2 times per year. 19.2 out of 52. If that were a grade, it would be 36%. A “D” is 60%, so, um, yeah, we’re not doing so well. What do we do […]
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Heb 10:23 – 23 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” You might be thinking to yourself, “one verse for today? Why just the one verse?” Well, there’s more here than we see in our first reading. Hold unswervingly or other translations say “hold fast” Hold fast is […]
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These are the verses I’ve been waiting patiently to get to since we started this series. These may be some of my favorite verses in all of Scripture. The concept contained here is so transformational. I hope you’re excited! Hebrews 10:19-22 “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place […]
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There are some things that soap & water can’t get clean. On Sunday, we talked about how Jesus’ sacrifice actually address the guilt we feel in our hearts. Jesus’ death doesn’t simply put a new coat of paint over the sin, but removes it entirely. In today’s reading in Luke 11:37-42, we get a great […]
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This is the end of the argument the author is making about Jesus being greater than everything in the Old Testament. This is the finale to the first part of his letter. He has been laying the foundation for 10 chapters and next week, the author is going to start breaking down all the “So, […]
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Shadows are funny things. They shift and change with the angle of the light. Sometimes they make you look tall and skinny. Other times they make you look short and fat. But, we all recognize that they are simply shadows of the real thing. If it is our shadow, we know our real size. If […]
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Yesterday we talked about looking for a better way. But, there’s one more step beyond looking for a better way. The RIGHT way. Many of you will recall, when we first started raising chickens for eggs, the run I constructed was nothing short of a shanty. It was about as ghetto as a chicken run […]
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Have you ever said to yourself, Have you ever been doing a project and found yourself saying: “There has got to be a better way to do this!” It’s the feeling I have every time I go to the DMV. “Surely, there is a better way to do this!” Sometimes the better way eludes my […]
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Today, we take a deeper look at the things that trigger us and what that might mean for the condition of our hearts?
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What is the life that God created us to experience?
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There are some things in life that we need to change, but even when we have access to newer and better things we don’t always use them. Why?
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We are such an easily offended and triggered people. Why do you think that is? I have an idea…
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We might be trading our most precious possession for a bowl of soup.
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As we continue to look at the methods of our enemy, we take a look at the ways he masquerades as an agent of the light.
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We have a definition of perfection that doesn’t actually coincide with scripture. That’s a problem.
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Today, as we get into the argument the author is making about Melchizedek, we also get some more examples of the ways Jesus is Greater.
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Today, we take a look at the reason we can be confident in our hope.
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It’s easy to let a defeatist mentality creep into our thinking as a church or as an individual. But the author of Hebrews wanted to make sure the people reading his letter didn’t let that happen.
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Today, we are going to look at the ways our minds are under assault by the attacks of the enemy and culture. We also take a look at three key scriptures to understand why focusing on Jesus is how we have peace.
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Today, we take a quick look at our enemy and then spend some time unpacking 6 tactics we can use when he attacks our mind.
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Today, we start to take a look at one of the most controversial passages of scripture in the whole Bible. It’s going to be awesome!
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As we take a look at another warning from Hebrews, we come across a warning that the church of today really needs to hear as well.
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In today’s teaching, we take a look at the purpose along with how to use the monthly reflection page and see why it’s important to the 90 day process.
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Today we take a look at the greatest temptation that Jesus faced. Hint, it wasn’t the cross.
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Today, as we get to the key verses in the book of Hebrews, and also the memory verse for the first part of this series, we also uncover another key nautical term, “Frapping The Boat”. What does that mean?
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Today, as we focus on the journey process we are on together, we take a look at another critical component in the transformation process.
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Today, we take a look at the journey assignment for this week, the “Friends vs. accomplices” audit. We may be having a hard time changing because of the influencers around us.
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As we finish out the week, we take a look at what the “rest” the author is referring to and what it means for us today.
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Today we are going to take a look at the problem of wandering hearts and un-discipled passions.
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Today, we take a look at what it means to have a hardened heart and the implications for following Jesus.
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Today, we take a look at the argument the author of Hebrews makes about how Jesus is greater than Moses.
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Today, as we take a look at Matthew 5:29-30, we wrestle with the importance of our future selves.
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In today’s longform edition of the podcast, we take a look at a tool that is designed to help us get an idea of where our lives are headed.
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In today’s episode, we are going to start to look at our way out of the rebellion: Jesus – the archegos.
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In today’s episode of the podcast we take a look at the reason we needed someone like Jesus.
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Today, as we look at Hebrews 1:5-14, we are going to look at the 4 arguments the author makes for Jesus being greater than the angels.
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Today, as we get into the first few verses of Hebrews, we hit the ground running. And we’re going to get a good look at how Jesus himself is what belief is.
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Today, and every Monday, we will spend some time on the 90 day process. My goal is to help guide you along the journey. Today we’re going to look at what I call “The Tower Principle” from one of Jesus’ parables.
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In today’s episode of “The Jesus Habit Podcast” we take a break from our daily devotionals and look at all the core components necessary to change. It’s what I call STORIES, and yes it’s an acronym. But, through research I have found what I think are the 7 key components to create the possibility of […]
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What is the “Why” that drives your life? Why do you want to change? What is going to carry you through this journey.
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In today’s episode we talk about how we are going to figure out what, exactly you want to change.
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Today we take a look at the critical role belief plays in the transformation process. Do you think you can change?
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Yesterday we looked at the sin condition we all find ourselves in as a result of our rebellion against God. Today, we’re going to take a look at the only remedy to that condition.
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As we prepare to go through the book of Hebrews, we start by taking a week to prepare ourselves for the change God may want to do in our lives over the course of this series. To get started, we take a look at why we need to change and get an understanding of the […]
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