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Understanding the reason we’ve been gifted highlights their highly relational nature. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

Spiritual gifts are different than natural talents, they aren’t confined to or defined by positions and titles, and they’re not constrained to the four walls of the church. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online   Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

The New Testament authors spend more time defining spiritual gifts and describing how to use them than they do providing us with a definitive list as to what the gifts are. As such, and since the gifts are relational, any way in which God chooses to express Himself through us might be a venue for our spiritual gifts.   Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at...

Spiritual gifts are the presence and power of God expressing Himself through His redeemed children to empower them for the work of ministry to the church and mission to the world.   Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online   Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

We each have a unique design— natural talents, abilities, and the bent Proverbs speaks about which are given to us when we are born. Understanding that design is part of discerning God’s call on our lives. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online   Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

As individuals, Christ lives in us. As a group, He is us. The church is the body of Christ. Each of us has a unique role as either an equipper of the saints or as a minister.   Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

We often presume the “will of God” is something that’s hidden, something only few people can find. However, God reveals several things in Scripture which He clearly says are His will for each of us. As we seek His specific plan for our lives, it’s best to begin with the things He’s clearly said. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F &nbs...

In the same way that Jesus is the perfect expression of the Father, revealing Him completely, Jesus is also the perfect expression of the written Scripture. As we mirror His image, so also do we express the black and white of the printed page in living color. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online   Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

The Holy Spirit provides us with a greater focus on Jesus, power to witness on His behalf, and increased intimacy with the Lord. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F

The Holy Spirit always reveals Jesus, and the Holy Spirit has come to us so that we might join Him in doing the same. Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F

The role of the Holy Spirit is an often misunderstood and frightening concept (because of how it is often misrepresented). Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to His Church so that she may experience His ongoing presence, accomplish His mission, and experience a greater intimacy with Him.   Learn more about the project at www. LifeLift.online Grab the paperback at https://amzn.to/2Zyvz6F  

We’re not only called to do the things Jesus did, we’re empowered to do them in the same manner He did them— full of love, power, and self control… 💙   A lot of people hide from each other... in friendships, at the office, in marriage... we tend to "keep something back," lest we be revealed for... well... something less that what we project that we are... Maybe you don't do it, but I bet you...

One of the biggest issues with sin is that it distorts the image of glory we’ve been designed to carry. (This is one of the life lessons I’ve learned the hard way, BTW— school of hard knocks.). The greater issue is this: sin creates a distortion of our unique form, of the greatness we were given from the very beginning. Sin keeps us from seeing who we really are. Sin hinders wholeness, completion....

The risen Jesus now lives in us, expressing Himself through each of us to the world. Get this: you carry the image of your Creator. We know that. The Bible tells us everyone was created in God’s image. That’s why we see all human life as sacred. A few posts ago I mentioned that Jesus is the image of God. If you want to know what God is like, well… you look at Jesus. He reveals God completely. As o...

The difference between the old and the new is so radically different that no part of the first would make you possibly think it could become the second. For virtually every day one summer I wore my day-camp shirt when I was a kid. It was from a church camp. Yellow with green words. And a green outline of a butterfly. The shirt displayed the 2 Corinthians verse we just discussed on it, written in s...

Jesus not only died in our place, He also lived in our place… That is, He gives you His death and He gives you His life… and more— that’s actually just the tip of the iceberg. Let me explain… 500 years ago, Martin Luther taught that Jesus walked among us and lived as a man from birth all the way to age 33 in order to capture the essence of being a truly alive human, one who lives fully to the glor...

Jesus not only reveals what the Father is like; He also provides us with a mirror-image of who we’re designed to be.  

We live in an era in which the time and space between the Kingdom of God and planet earth has disappeared. Though often unseen, the Kingdom is now present.

The true measure of revival isn’t what happens in a moment, it’s what happens over time. The supernatural is a lifestyle.

Kintsukuroi. Google it. It’s a Japanese art form in which broken pottery is repaired. Rather than restoring the piece to look as if it’s never been damaged (which is, really, impossible), the artisan injects gold into all of the cracks as the pottery is being put back together. The flaws are accentuated, celebrated. In other words, not only are they not hidden, they’re actually highlighted. ⭐️⭐️...

Sometimes, Jesus heals instantly. Other times, He teaches people how to be well. Sometimes, Jesus touches us and we are dramatically changed in that moment. Other times, He imparts His wisdom to us so that we can “walk out” the freedom. Now, think about what this really means, practically. Let’s move it from theory to real life: 👉 Jesus can heal lung cancer, but He can also teach us about the ill...

What if grace is something that we impart on behalf of God— not just something God imparts? — for the past few years or so I’ve studied PTSD + Moral Injury (guilt + shame). A lot of people we think are struggling with the first actual carry the second. Here’s what’s odd— sacred and secular practicioners all agree the 2nd group needs to hear the words “You’re forgiven. You’re accepted. It’s the pas...

Moral Injury occurs when our conscience (which tells us the distinction between right and wrong) becomes broken… It happens in MANY ways— 👉 when soldiers are commanded to (or must) do something which violates “rules” they’ve been told in the past (i.e., “Thou shalt not kill,” but then you must fire on someone to protect + save the lives of others) 👉 survivor’s guilt— when someone makes it throug...

In music, the rests are as important as the notes you play. Life is the same way. There’s a definite beat to Creation that works well for us when we embrace it. Here are the main ideas: ✅ The created order is built on a rhythm of “off” and “on.” We’re designed for bursts of work and pauses for rests. (Part of living a life of balance means there are definite times of Sabbath and rest, those momen...

When I used to play sports, I learned quickly that we somehow “revered” and honored the injured. A few times a year, at wrestling tournaments, for instance, someone would “get the wind” knocked out of them. Either they fell to the mat too hard, or got pinned in a whimsical way… When this happened, everything in the entire gym- even on multiple mats- stopped. * People took a knee. * They were silen...