God doesnā€™t just ā€˜likeā€ youā€” thereā€™s more identity lifelift video Dec 04, 2023

One of my favorite verses which describes thea dynamic of Christ living in us— again, a favorite— is John 1:16 (NKJV): 

And of His fullness we have all received, and...

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Grace empowers you to out-perform what you can do on your own identity lifelift video Nov 27, 2023

It looks like Jesus, yet it also looks like you. It looks like you, but it also looks like Him.

 

When we do something, it’s as if He does it.

That is, we become His vehicle of...

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The Holy Spirit wants to express Godā€™s presence & power through youā€¦ holy spirit lifelift video Nov 20, 2023

We each express this reality in (at least) four distinct ways.

 

1. We have the mind of Christ = we have access to what He thinks about a given situation.

1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT, emphasis...

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Known for theological position or supernatural presence & power? identity lifelift video Nov 13, 2023

Acts 11:26 tells us something that’s become commonplace to us but would have been shocking in the first century (NIV, emphasis added):

The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

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God "trades up" when He does a new work in you identity lifelift video Nov 06, 2023

The Bible tells us, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

There are two Greek words used in the New...

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Certain about Satan or confident in Christ? identity lifelift video Oct 07, 2022

I don’t know where I first got the thought— “we seem more confident in the enemy’s ability to deceive us— and to steal, kill, and destroy— than we are about...

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Jesus over-restores all (especially the hard) the things identity lifelift video Sep 30, 2022

I want you to notice something— a piece of the Gospel story you may have missed. Once you see it, you’ll never miss it again, though. I promise…

Jesus looked different before and...

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Natural (re)born saints the next best step video Jun 24, 2022

I remember going to first grade and knowing that, every single day, regardless of how hard I tried, I was going to get in trouble. It never failed…

I’d find myself talking to my...

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Better than "new" the next best step video Jun 17, 2022

The Bible tells us, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Often, when we think of something that is new, we...

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Even the best road has potholes the next best step video Jun 10, 2022

If you’ve watched the movie The Wizard of Oz, you know that Dorothy travels down the Yellow Brick Road throughout the course of the film. Eventually, she finds herself in Oz- and meets the...

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Your consequences "consequence" them, too the next best step video Jun 03, 2022

We often live under the delusion that our life is just about us- and that it’s no one else’s business. However, our decisions affect others in the same way that we affect others when...

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Don't judge the entire book by the page you're reading now the next best step video May 27, 2022

Don't judge the entire book by the page you're reading right now. Or even by the sentence.

Often, it takes time to reap the benefit-- or agony-- of current decisions. That is, it works both...

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