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• Resting & Learning

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matt 11:28-30 Every day I get emails and notes from people who are laboring (striving, stressed, tired) and under heavy burden.A child is about to die. A job is lost. A husband’s committed suicide. A kid is doing drugs. Money has been stolen. A house about to be foreclosed on. A tumor found. A car wreck left a woman paralyzed. And that was just this last week.I’m asked routinely why God allows bad [...]

   

• Practical Paul: Burden Bearing – Part 2

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (NKJV) The Apostle Paul was a master teacher, not only plumbing the depths of theology and doctrine, but also laying out for us practical, simple ways to live the Christian life. In Galatians, chapter six, Paul finishes up his letter with a burst of practical commands on daily living. In this series, “Practical Paul”, we will cover several aspects of how to live the Christian life that does not involve an understanding of doctrine, or the interpretation of difficult Bible verses. They are simply basic commands on how to live out our faith in a way that is pleasing to God. [...]

   

• Practical Paul: Burden Bearing – Part 2

  In Faithful, SeriousFaith, Teaching / 26 August 2009 / 0 comments

  (Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (NKJV) The Apostle Paul was a master teacher, not only plumbing the depths of theology and doctrine, but also laying out for us practical, simple ways to live the Christian life. In Galatians, chapter six, Paul finishes up his letter with a burst of practical commands on daily living. In this series, “Practical Paul”, we will cover several aspects of how to live the Christian life that does not involve an understanding of doctrine, or the interpretation of difficult Bible verses. They are simply basic commands on how to live out our faith in a way that is pleasing to God. [...]