September 30, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
The gospel story is a relationship generator. It brings people together across class and ethnic lines, across gender barriers and political divides, even across generation gaps....
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September 29, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When God gives us new life in Christ, he doesn't just shape our actions, he also shaped our motives. He does this because God cares about who we're becoming, not just about what we're doing....
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September 26, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Where in the sky has the Lord placed you? Where is the Lord calling you to shine?...
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September 25, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When we become followers of Christ, we become children of God. And there are certain behaviors that just are not tolerated in God's family. Paul is helping his friends to see this so they don't get led astray, confusing maturity with grumpiness....
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September 24, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Grumbling and arguing reveal what's really going on inside of us. They're red flags, warning lights. They reveal that our process of working out our salvation is going astray. Something has hijacked our working our of our salvation....
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September 23, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
God is the primary actor. And all of the important things that happen as you work out your salvation happen in the light of the larger work that God's doing in and around you....
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September 22, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Christ goes before us and above us and beneath us and beside us. Our fear and trembling come from doing our work in front of our Master....
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September 19, 2014
In Christ, our interests are taken care of completely. He has taken ownership of our interests and has taken care of us. When we know that we're taken care of in Christ, we're free to serve others....
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September 18, 2014
Being united with Christ and his mission propels us into ambitions that engage our world for good, to love and bless and serve everyone we can. We don't cave in to the self-centeredness of vain conceit because that is a trifle compared to the infinite goodness offered to us in Christ....
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September 17, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
| Tags: Connect, Connecting to God, Connecting to Each Other, Connecting to People
The safety Christ provides doesn't mean that we'll never be wounded or that we'll never experience pain. But it does mean that our pain and woundedness don't have the last word on us. Jesus does....
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