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God makes himself known

As people move into the new year some resolve to do better in the new than they did in the old.  For us, that may mean resolving to know God better for true life is found in ever deeper fellowship … Continue reading

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Light into our darkness

Jesus did not simply act for God in the world he acted as God.  He is the very action of God himself in our world.  So, to know what God is like we fix our eyes on Jesus as God’s … Continue reading

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Fellowship Seeking God

Before the world was made Father and Son were with one another face to face.  In the bond of the Spirit, the Son delights in the Father and the Father delights in the Son.  Father and Son enjoying the closest … Continue reading

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God is Christlike

Michael Ramsey once said: “God is Christlike, and in Him there is no unchristlikeness at all.” It is essential that our minds remain fixed on God as Chistlike because we so easily slip into thinking about God apart from Christ … Continue reading

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Liberating Lord

The salvation of the Lord comes into the world rescuing us from all the false lords that enslave us. No one is ever without a lord.  Each one of us is what we are because of the lord’s we serve … Continue reading

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The Lord Who is Near

The Jesus story portrays the life of a human among humans.  He lives and moves with other humans doing all the natural things humans do. Nevertheless, the story shows that he is different from all other humans. He isn’t simply … Continue reading

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The Lord Who Serves

Though the Father’s Son was in the form of God he willingly took the form of a servant. He came freely to serve his Father in the power of the Spirit. Always listening for what his Father wanted him to … Continue reading

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Jesus IS Reconciliation

  Jesus IS reconciliation from both God’s side and ours. Jesus is reconciliation from the side of God for he is God’s action reconciling the world to himself. In Jesus God actually came among us doing everything necessary for a … Continue reading

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A decisive new intervention

God created humanity to live under his rule in love, joy and peace.  But humanity has rejected God’s rule and exists under the domain of sin and death. Nevertheless, God responded to this tragedy with a decisive new intervention. He … Continue reading

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Beyond Our Sentences

The Father’s Son become lowly human servant offering up his own life for us.  In doing so, he brought to an end the old age under the power of sin and death.  Not only did he die for us, we … Continue reading

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