Tag: self-denial
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3 Discipleship Rules
34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.–Mark 8
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5 Discipleship Questions
24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his…
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Self-Absorbed Samson
14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. 15And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and…
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Simple Perspective
5O simple ones, learn prudence;O fools, learn sense.–Proverbs 8 My thoughts: Four categories here. So the ones who are living the undisciplined life need to live the disciplined life. To do otherwise is to be naive. I am glad in this current season to not be a hypocrite of this. Areas of my life have…
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In Whom Do You Trust?
8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.–Psalm 118 A major difference between Biblical and secular counseling is found in anthropology. I have spoken with secular coaches and counselors who have said a version of this: “the answer…
Joel M Bradshaw 