Conviction without action is wasted emotion
Francis Chan using an awesome illustration
HIGHLIFE Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Romans 5:6-8 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still…
“But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.” John 5:42 OUCH. I pray I never hear these words spoken to me. Jesus is indignant in this dialogue and for good reason. Let’s recap this chapter. It’s the Sabbath, Jesus sees a multitude of invalids. These people were the lowest…
HIGHLIFE Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Romans 5:2b-5 And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts…
HIGHLIFE Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Romans 5:2a Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. Today is Noel’s birthday! Usually I give her a trillion dollars and take her shopping in LA, but tonight’s Highlife. Even she would rather be there! We’re both so blessed to be…
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HIGHLIFE Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. June 6, 2000…the first day I stepped into Highlife. Scrawny incoming freshman looking for some friends. My folks just changed churches and I was the “new guy”. SCARY. But, that…
Last year, I read this headline on abc.com/news: Thai Spy Pardoned by Cambodian King Amid Tensions This spy from Thailand was caught by Cambodia, and instead of giving the spy what he deserved (in this case, 7 yrs doing hard time in the cell) he was forgiven. This reminded me so much of Romans 8.…
Jesus performed many miracles in public during His ministry on Earth. Rarely did He do this in private. In John 6 however, we get to witness one of these rare times where Jesus performs a miracle in seclusion. Let’s first look at the context. Jesus just finished feeding 5,000 people with a few loaves and…
I don’t find myself getting uncomfortable when I am around people. I am an extrovert at heart. But after reading this latest passage in II Corinthians, I realized that one of three things are true about me when I am around people. In fact, this is true with all followers of Christ. Either you’re smelling…