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From Deeper to Dependence (Deeper Part 5)
The deeper life within us creates a sense of full assurance and confidence, and yet leads us into a total surrender and dependence.
The Absurd Surprise of It All (Deeper Part 4)
If there is a God, you would assume that he is great. The shocking twist is that he is good.
Deep Calls to Deep (Deeper Part 3)
Desperation shouldn't lead us to deny the reality we're facing, rather, it should make us remember the hope that will hold us through it.
The Direction of Deeper Is Down (Deeper Part 2)
If you want to know him and the power of his resurrection, then you must share in the fellowship of his sufferings and even his death.
What Is Your One Thing? (Deeper Part 1)
In a world that promises anything and everything, Jesus commands us to pursue one thing.
A Move of the Soul (Dissatisfied Part 5)
Hunger and thirst train our affections, appetites, and even allegiances around the unseen, eternal, and renewing glory of God.
One Central Hope (Dissatisfied Part 4)
Our hope is not in the promise that our situation will change. Our hope is in the promise that God will never change.
The Confession and the Cross (Dissatisfied Part 3)
Through revelation our eyes are opened to the truth, but its full implications is often a process of discovery.
The Invitation of Holy Discontent (Dissatisfied Part 2)
Jesus’ call to self-denial isn’t actually about the self at all. It’s about him, and the confession that he is your everything.
A Mirage in the Desert (Dissatisfied Part 1)
There comes a turning point when discontent and dissatisfaction awaken desire and only the real thing will do.
Ripple 5: Devoted
Love your enemy is not hyperbole or poetry or a clever figure of speech. It is a defining commandment of this covenant community of Jesus.
Ripple 4: Delighted
In a profound move of tender mercy, Jesus pulls us into this divine intimacy of Father and child. Not only is God his Father, but our Father.
Ripple 3: Dependence
Our entrance into the kingdom is not dependent on how well we embody the teachings of Jesus. It is dependent on Jesus himself.
Ripple 2: Deeper
The world is drawn to his light shining through us. But it is pointing them beyond us and illuminating the way to him.
Ripple 1: Dissatisfied
Jesus' vision for us is not a comfortably full belly, but a primal craving and hunger for what is needed most, what will fill to overflowing.
Kingdom Tide: Unleashing the Ripple Effect of Awakening
The Spirit will pull us from our beds, throw back the comforters, disturb our peace, and interrupt our slumber. He will meet us in unrest.
Where’s the Beef?!
Maturity in the Christian faith is not a function of time on task, or time in church, but about being a person who lives by the Spirit.