1 Corinthians 15:55
1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is your victory?” Our eyes will open after death on the One who bore away its sting.
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Luke 10:16
Luke 10:16,”Whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Infinitely weighty rejection
Words and Abiding
“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you…” – John 15:7 In chapter 15 of John’s gospel, we find Christ’s wonderful extended teaching about the Vine and the Branches. The point of this analogy is that Jesus Himself is the Vine and His followers are the Branches. What I love so much
John 15:7
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you…” Intimate, abiding relationship with Christ is word based.
1 John 4:19
1 John 4:19, ” We love because he first loved us.” Love begets love, and the Triune God is its source and goal.
John 17:11
John 17:11, “…that they may be one…” The Biblical Jesus Christ is the unifying pitch of His people.
John 16:14
John 16:14, “He will glorify me…” A true work of the Spirit will—first and foremost—glorify the Biblical Jesus Christ
Ezekiel 28:24
Ezekiel 28:24, “…there shall be no brier to prick or a thorn to hurt them…” Because the Lord will bear them.
The Foothills of Love’s Everest
“Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside His outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around His waist. Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash
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Psalm 68:2-3
Psalm 68:2-3, “The wicked shall perish before God // the righteous…shall exult before God.” Righteous by grace alone.
Psalm 145:16
Psalm 145:16, “You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.” It happened on the cross.
Romans 8:34
Romans 8:34, “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died–more than that, who was raised…”
John 12:32
John 12:32, “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” The exalted Christ = spiritual gravity
With Him on the Cross and at the Table
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will
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John 12:26
John 12:26, “If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also.” On the cross and on the throne.
Hosea 6:3
Hosea 6:3,”Let us know; let us press on to know YHWH” Our sin-slowed pursuit will soon be exponential and full of joy.
Psalm 61:3-4
Psalm 61:3-4,”Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy”
Isaiah 25:8
Isaiah 25:8, “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.”
Hebrews 2:9
Hebrews 2:9, “…we see Him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.”