Tag: spiritual

• Take Up One’s Cross

  38And whoever does not take his cross and follow me [Jesus] is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.–Matthew 10 I [Paul] have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And…

  bradshawjoel

  October 19, 2025

  matthew

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• Inside-Outside Change [1-minute read]

  2And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he…

  bradshawjoel

  January 5, 2024

  mark

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• The Captive Mind

  5…and take every thought captive to obey Christ…–2 Corinthians 10 Paul was teaching the Corinthian church about the war the were all involved in. He would later famously teach the same truth to the Ephesian church (ch. 6) with the ‘armor of God’ passage. The war is fought not in the flesh as in armies…

  bradshawjoel

  September 23, 2023

  2 Corinthians

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• Two More Thoughts on Tongues

  4The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. 5Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built…

  bradshawjoel

  August 25, 2023

  1 Corinthians

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• Sign Gifts

  27Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do…

  bradshawjoel

  August 23, 2023

  1 Corinthians

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• Divine Battle

  1When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon.3And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground…

  bradshawjoel

  November 11, 2022

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• A Simple Spiritual Test

  5Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!–2 Corinthians 13  Paul was giving one last warning to the Corinthians. The chapter kind of had the vibe of a tired parent…

  bradshawjoel

  August 3, 2022

  2 Corinthians

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