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Short Challenges
Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 14, 2009 (message contributor)
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1. Short Challenge: Keeping Our Eyes On Christ
Contributed on Jan 14, 2009
A short encouragement on how to practically keep our eyes on Christ.
Short Challenge: Keeping your eye’s on Christ! Can’t stay stagnant in life – you’re always going up or down. Jer.30:21 – “…who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?” Heb.12:1-2 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that ...read more
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2. Short Challenge: Remembering Our First Love
Contributed on Jan 14, 2009
A short, practical encouragement on remembering our first love, Jesus.
Short Challenge: Remembering our first love. Rev.2:2-4 – “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships ...read more
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3. Short Challenge: God Is Passionate About You
Contributed on Jan 14, 2009
A short challenge to live remembering how God views us!
Short Challenge: God is passionate about you. Jer.31:3 – “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” What does that mean? Never ended or began. Ps.139:17-18 – “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, ...read more
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4. Short Challenge: Worship
Contributed on Jan 15, 2009
This message is a short challenge about how to truly worship God in Spirit and in Truth.
Short Challenge: Worship Lk.10:27 - Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Heart: your emotions, appetites and desires. Love God with those. Soul: your image, personality, etc. Love God with those. Strength: your energy, resources, time, etc. Love God with those. Mind: your ...read more
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5. Short Challenge: Setting Apart Christ As Lord
Contributed on Jan 15, 2009
This is a short challenge on how to practically set Christ apart as Lord in our daily lives.
Short Challenge - Setting Apart Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:15 - Set apart Christ as Lord, in your hearts. Our hearts encompass our desires, longings, affections - He wants to be the top desire. Ps.63:1,2 - David longed for God more than anything, knowing that His love was better than life ...read more
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6. Short Challenge: Living Water
Contributed on Jan 15, 2009
This is a short challenge on living daily satisfied with Jesus, true living water.
Short Challenge: Living Water Drawing near to Him - that’s the point. Sometimes our walk begins to feel dry. Jesus promised living water to the point of overflowing. James 4:8 - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. That’s the key to that vibrant relationship with Him. Wherever you ...read more
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7. Short Challenge: God's Word
Contributed on Jan 15, 2009
This is a short challenge on valuing God’s Word by reading, studying, memorizing, meditating on and applying God’s Word and so being transformed into His very nature and character.
Short Challenge: Knowing, loving and applying God’s Word. It’s been said, “we only treat God as good as we treat His Word. Again: Jer.30:21 - “who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?” Will you devote yourself to getting close to Him? Communication required to grow closer to God. ...read more
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8. Short Challenge: Lives That Please God
Contributed on Jan 15, 2009
This is a short challenge on how to practically live life in a way that pleases God.
Short Challenge: Lives that please God. 1 Jn.4:19 - we love God because He first loved us. How do we respond. 1 Thes.4:1 - “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and ...read more