Relationship: Avenue to Joy
- September 11, 2018
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- Jared Odenbeck
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy...
Disobedient Obedience
- September 04, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Recently I have put myself on trial. I am often intrigued by processes rather than results. In many situations, I want to know the...
Suspenseful Surrender
- August 28, 2018
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- Jared Odenbeck
Surrender. The word frequents worship songs and small-group circles alike. Lyrics like “sweetly broken, wholly surrendered” and stage cries of “I invite you to...
Sell It
- August 22, 2018
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- Jared Odenbeck
“Sell all that you have…” (Luke 18:22). In other words, rid yourself before God of everything that might be considered a possession until you...
To the One We Trust
- August 12, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Alexander MacLaren’s brief yet dense exposition of Psalm 37:4, 5, 7 offers the following sequence – delighting in God, trusting Him, giving him everything...
Weeds
- August 06, 2018
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- Jared Odenbeck
Weeds always manifest themselves. They never hide beneath the earth and destroy in secret. They wreak havoc on gardens and choke the life out...
Discipline in Disobedience
- July 30, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
“When you discipline a man with rebukes for sin, you consume like a moth what is dear to him; surely all mankind is a...
Stuck in Stillness
- July 16, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Does your life sometimes feel still? By still, I mean repetitive in one sense. But in another, I mean the absence of movement. Perhaps...
Give Us Our Desires
- July 09, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
“May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we...
Encouragement: A Catalyst for Perseverance
- July 01, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Most of us believe that God made us to do something, whether in the short or long term. Perhaps someone spoke into us, and...