Tag: self-pursuit

• Deny Your Greatest Idol

  23And [Jesus] said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. —Luke 9 Our society expects each of us to inwardly and outwardly pursue the self. Following Jesus means placing that selfishness on the altar of daily living and instead pursuing Jesus. There’s a…

  bradshawjoel

  December 26, 2024

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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…

  bradshawjoel

  September 25, 2022

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