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...and this is what it means to resist the devil... to stand against him does not mean to do some astounding world-wide- expand

...and this is what it means to resist the devil... to stand against him does not mean to do some astounding world-wide-famous spiritual act, it is this: it is to cast your anxieties onto Him, to know that He cares for you; it is to humble yourself under the mighty hand of God... back

...but the biggest mistake we can ever make, as a church or as individuals in our lives, is to dispair of God, and consider expand

...but the biggest mistake we can ever make, as a church or as individuals in our lives, is to dispair of God, and consider him powerless, and so take matters into our own hands... see the assurances here is that we will be brought through everything to our inheritance by God's power, guarded through faith... back

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...this is the pattern of the New Testament writers, and shows the uniqueness of Christianity: any call to action, anything expand

...this is the pattern of the New Testament writers, and shows the uniqueness of Christianity: any call to action, anything that we are called to do, happens because God has given us his grace first, and that we are surrounded by that grace, and the grace of God runs through everything we are called to do... back

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...all of the identities that we have in this world end; they let us down... this passage is about true identity, it' expand

...all of the identities that we have in this world end; they let us down... this passage is about true identity, it's about a permanent, eternal identity that we have only because of Jesus Christ... back

...as Evangelicals, we are fond of teaching the central message of Christ's suffering on our behalf to rescue us from expand

...as Evangelicals, we are fond of teaching the central message of Christ's suffering on our behalf to rescue us from our sins... but Jesus' suffering is not only substitution, it is also example. It is also pattern... back

..wives: I think God is calling you to something that is very different than the culture affirms, something that is very expand

..wives: I think God is calling you to something that is very different than the culture affirms, something that is very strong and beautiful, but takes it takes a tremendous amount of grace and humility. There is a way to abdicate your spiritual responsibility and just be a compliant, just be a door mat. That is not the way of Christ... back

...and Peter says be ready. Be ready at all times to give an account for your faith in any situation, whether it's a expand

...and Peter says be ready. Be ready at all times to give an account for your faith in any situation, whether it's a quite conversation or in the hostile confrontation, be ready. But do so gently and reverently. Not angrily, not with hostility, just clearly, appropriately... back

...but the true life lives by the will of God. It gives away the grace of God that is entrusted to us for his glory. And expand

...but the true life lives by the will of God. It gives away the grace of God that is entrusted to us for his glory. And we do this now as we pray, and as we love inconveniently, and as we are ministers to each other. The powerful thing is that in all of this, God is glorified in Jesus Christ because his grace makes it all happen... back

...there's no interest in answering the philisophical questions, "why, why are we suffering, why God?" Instead expand

...there's no interest in answering the philisophical questions, "why, why are we suffering, why God?" Instead, what Peter does, as the rest of the Bible does, is points us toward the cross, where the son of God is dying in agony, revealing to us a God who not only suffers with us, but suffers for us... back

... Peter is underlining the fact that each person is in fact a minister of grace in the church. Each one has a gift that expand

... Peter is underlining the fact that each person is in fact a minister of grace in the church. Each one has a gift that God has given just for the purpose of serving. He has given us grace to serve. And no one is left out … back

...and this is what it means to resist the devil... to stand against him does not mean to do some astounding world-wide- expand

...and this is what it means to resist the devil... to stand against him does not mean to do some astounding world-wide-famous spiritual act, it is this: it is to cast your anxieties onto Him, to know that He cares for you; it is to humble yourself under the mighty hand of God.. back