Category: Abiding In Jesus

Feasting on God’s Word

I recently heard a quote that gripped my heart: “The Scriptures were life to Moses and food to Jesus. They cannot and must not be anything less to us. They are the very breath of God.” How could we dare think we could ever live apart from the Word of

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Treasuring God’s Word

Growing up, I remember frequently hiding toys from my siblings to keep them from being stolen. My favorite toy was my American Girl doll named Claire. I memorized what she was dressed in, how her hair was fixed, and her exact position on the shelf so that I would notice

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Abiding Prayers

Every night before our two kids go to bed, we spend a little time together as a family reading the Bible, praying, and singing a few hymns. Our youngest, at almost three years old, often excitedly asks to pray right after his big sister. And as many toddlers like to

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Growing Fruit

When I first gave my life to the Lord, I heard of the biblical concept of the fruit of the Spirit. I was desperate to be able to emulate these characteristics because I viewed them as a goal to accomplish.  I thought that once I obtained all of the fruit,

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Our Position and Production

If we remain in Christ, we will bear much fruit. If we do not remain in Christ, we will be “thrown into the fire and…burned” (John 15:6).  Those are scary words. A few questions immediately pop into my head. What does it mean to remain in Christ? How do I

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Abundant and Eternal

I love the way Jesus teaches us. He uses vivid illustrations and metaphors to communicate to us truths that have the potential to transform our lives. This is what He does in John 15.  Perhaps this is a passage you have read over and over, or perhaps this is your

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The Blessing of Confession

“I’ve got it.” This is my most used sentence when someone offers to help me with a task. Though clearly I am struggling and trying to do too much, I think that I can handle things on my own. I am clearly walking in figurative darkness and am blind to

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Forged Through Fire

The God who works in us is not absent. He is present with us in the fire. One of my teachers shared a dream she had once. In it, God showed her a silversmith’s workshop where the silversmith was purifying the silver. The silversmith was not outside the furnace or

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From the Nations: Fruit from Pruning

Every Love God Greatly study highlights one of the languages we serve – our new study, Abiding in Jesus, includes the highlight of our Czech branch! Join us in prayer for Anežka, her team, and the women of her language and nation as you read her story, and help us

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Famous Last Words

I was just nineteen years old when my mum died after a very short illness. Although it has been a long time now, I still remember our conversation and the final words she spoke to me on the night before she died. They are precious words that I treasure. They

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