Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, oh a foretaste of glory divine. (written by Fanny Crosby) Connecting with something or someone is about what we believe about the something or the someone. Trust in Jesus is about having faith in who He reveals Himself to be. Faithful, loving, forgiving, encouraging, reliable, concerned, wise, and righteous. Consider […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – AssurancePeople commit to regularly praying and sharing together. Cultivating a lifestyle in which regularly confessing, repenting, and believing, as part of learning more about Jesus, is core to individual and collective existence. In this, people appreciate the work that Jesus does in the lives of others in expressing the new creation through seasons of growth […]
Read More Dryden Shorts – Can You Imagine Church Like This?The Word of God is essential to life. It’s good to take in the whole word, yet there are certain aspects of the word that can have an impact on some more than others. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so […]
Read More KMCD 04: The Love of the Father to be Pure like the SonWhat’s the big deal about being a Kingsman? Part one covered reasons why being a Kingsman means I don’t belong to myself and don’t rely on myself. Here are two other valuable reasons. I become someone greater than I’d imagine By greater, I mean that in God’s perspective. The world has an idea of greatness […]
Read More KMCD 03: Man, What’s the Big Deal? Part TwoDay 12: Review and Integration Reviewing the Notes of the Previous 11 Days Context: Looking back over James’ letter, how do the various themes work together to address the needs of early Christians facing persecution and social pressures? The twelve tribes scattered across the Empire are at risk of succumbing to the pressures outside and […]
Read More WIWO: James The Last Day 12: Review and IntegrationIt was a big deal to be a man. The name of the blog and the name of the email – damancd – are indicators of what an achievement I thought it was to achieve the status of being a man. That status was something I sought to attain as I considered the perks and […]
Read More KMCD 01: Oh ManDay 10: Patience in Suffering Read James 5:7-12 Context: Why does James return to the theme of patient endurance, and how does this connect with his earlier teaching about trials? There is a flow in what James has been pointing out throughout the letter. The need for godly wisdom, the need for humility, the need […]
Read More WIWO: James Day 10: Patience in SufferingDay 8: Submit Yourselves to God Read James 4:1-12 Context: What does James identify as the root cause of conflicts and quarrels within the Christian community? In a stunning summation of all that he’s outlined so far, James identifies the root cause of conflicts as the same divided loyalties he established at the start of […]
Read More WIWO: James Day 8: Submit Yourselves to GodDay 11: Looking Back & Pressing On Read 2 Timothy straight through Memory verse: Pick the verse that most shaped you. Chapter 1 Contender vs 13-14 – Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. By the Holy Spirit who […]
Read More WIWO: 2 Timothy Final Day: Looking Back & Pressing OnDay 7: Run From That, Run To This Read 2 Timothy 2:14-26 Memory verse: 2 Tim 2:22 – Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Context: What false ideas are troubling Timothy’s church? The most troubling false idea in the […]
Read More WIWO: 2 Timothy Day 7: Run From That, Run To This
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