Oct 11

  • djbri
    djbri added a text contribution Let GO and let CLING!
    Clinging is something I also struggle with! Clinging to the wrong things that is. I forget that I am not from this world! This is not my home, I am an alien to this planet. I know that I don't wal... Read more »

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  • annefleetwood
    annefleetwood added a text contribution Clinging to This Life
    ‘clinging to this life may cause us to forfeit the best from Christ in this world and in the next. The more we love this life’s rewards (leisure, power, popularity, financial security), the more we wi... Read more »

May 2

  • JC-Ryle
    JC-Ryle added a text contribution Matthew 10:34-42
    In these verses the great Head of the Church winds up His first charge to those whom He sends forth to make known His Gospel. He declares three great truths, which form a fitting conclusion to the who... Read more »

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  • anzollo
    anzollo added a text contribution Losing Yourself
    To lose yourself you must be willing to give everything over to Him. For some this could mean giving over their iPhone. If you are truly clinging to something that leads you away from Christ, then y... Read more »
  • dbrown9
    dbrown9 added a text contribution How to lose your life
    Seriously, it doesn't get any more heavy than this. Especially for people living in a kind of society where we don't really have to worry about persecution. In a way, interpreting this verse must have... Read more »

Jan 10

  • bennettc2969
    bennettc2969 added a text contribution Disturbing Calling
    I am growing more and more convinced that the reason we are not seeing the fruit in ministry that the early disciples saw, when it comes to making devout disciples and walking in the power of God, is ... Read more »

Jan 9

  • jbrient
    jbrient added a text contribution The Words of Jesus
    I guess its fitting that no scripture seems to make me more uncomfortable than the words of Jesus Himself. Statements like "I send you into the world as sheep amidst wolves", "you will be dragged befo... Read more »

Jan 8

  • vandywolfer
    vandywolfer added a text contribution Not to be trite...
    I don't want to be trite, but Jesus description of what the disciples should expect to experience does not play out this way in my life. The circumstances he was sending these guys into were certainl... Read more »

Aug 24

  • sonni
    sonni added a text contribution He that findeth his life...
    I think this verse is not speaking about life literally, but rather the inner man or ego or self (human nature). Christ did not die for our human nature, he died for our sins, we as christians must ta... Read more »

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  • strider_10
    strider_10 added a text contribution Lose your life
    So if you lose your life you will find it. Like if you die for being a christian you are more alive than if you didn't. So it is more valuable to give up yourself for god than to keep it. Read more »

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