May 19
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ryanmacdiarmid added a text contribution What it really means to be sentI have frequently asked myself will my following after Jesus mean someday end with the ultimate sacrifice of going overseas to a foreign culture on the front lines of the gospel. Certainly, if I was to go there that would be the ultimate sacrifice for the gospel. The picture that God paints to Ezekiel is very different then that. God says I'm not sending you to a foreign nation with a foreign tongue,... Read more »
May 18
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ryanmacdiarmid added a text contribution Whether They Listen Or NotGod give Ezekiel a very clear call. One not predicated by it's outcome or it's result. Ezekiel is told to speak truth into the stubborn Israelite community. He knew from the beginning that this was an obstinate people. He was called to speak the truth anyway. Even though we would seemingly be ineffective. Only if I had the bold fiath and clarity of Ezekiel. Read more »
Apr 30
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ryanmacdiarmid added a text contribution A MAN OF GODThe world can be full of confusing messages of Manhood, but Paul is pretty clear to young Timothy on what a MAN OF GOD is. May I be a man that FLEES the distractions and temptations of the world; passionately PURSUES the things that are lasting, the values of Jesus; FIGHTS against sin, distraction, discouragement, & despair; and TAKES HOLD with kung-fu ninja grip on the greatest gift I was ever given... Read more »
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ryanmacdiarmid bookmarked 1 Timothy 6:11-14 NIV
Apr 29
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ryanmacdiarmid added a text contribution Salt has flavorOften the Christian life is defined by it's abstinence from the world and its values. The interesting thing about salt is it's potency, flavor, and utility. Salt could never be defined by it's absence, but it's presence. Salt brings flavor, salt brings preservation, salt brings utility. Too often Christians get defined by what they do not do, what they do not believe in, not by what they do, who they... Read more »