Darkened Glass Reflections
Living today with an eye on eternity
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Abiding in the Vine: IV. Bearing Fruit
As we abide in Christ, we will bear fruit and impart God’s life in us to others. We will do this by partaking in and sharing God’s Word, participating in worship, and performing the work or ministry He calls us to.
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Abiding in the Vine: III. Pruning and Cleansing
“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit {God the Father} takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
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Abiding in the Vine: II. Staying Connected to Christ and His People
The branches of a vine or tree need the rest of the plant, including the other branches. Christians cannot expect to live out our faith alone. We need other Christians to help keep us connected to Christ.
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Abiding in the Vine: I. An Introduction
We can learn several key lessons from Jesus’ parable of the vine and branches. These are lessons of entire sanctification, perfect conformity, absolute dependence, and undoubting confidence.
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Genealogies and Legacies
Some life lessons that came to me while tracing my family tree. Lesson #1: Be kind to everyone you meet. They are your cousins.
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Milking Spiritual Authority: II. Growing Outward
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good” (1 Peter 2:1–3; part 2 of a series).
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Milking Spiritual Maturity: I. All or Nothing
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
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Divine Flashlight
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalms 119:105)
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Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”
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Rooting Out Pride and Cultivating Humility
As a follow-up to my recent post about pride, I share a few practical biblical suggestions for dealing with pride and developing humility.
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