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A Fixed Dependency
Q & A Q. Thanks for the Monday encouragement of your TGIM GOOD NEWS! Sometimes I think that the hardest part is leaning to rely totally and completely upon Christ for my life. And yet, it seems that’s what I need to do first and foremost. Especially since things seem to be a bit of […]
Continue reading...The Negative Stuff
25. August 2015
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Q & A Dr. Lewis Gregory Q. Do all thoughts and behaviors reflect some part of God? If there is an all-knowing God, then it seems like what we do in our lives must reflect some aspect of who God is. If we like a particular thing, does that mean some part of God likes […]
Continue reading...THE GOSPEL OF GRACE
16. July 2015
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What is the GOSPEL? “The grace of Christ” is the gospel…the gospel of grace! (Galatians 1:6-7) God is the source of all things. He has chosen to reveal Himself as the one true life-source through His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ is the SOURCE of LIFE. When you receive Christ, you have His life because […]
Continue reading...RIGHTEOUS, WHO ME?
24. June 2015
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YES YOU! As a Christian you are now righteous in Christ! It’s a grace thing. In 1983 on a mission trip in Mexico I preached a series on “Our Righteousness in Christ.” At the end I challenged the people to take turns standing and declaring “I […]
Continue reading...GOD’S LOVE LETTER
13. June 2015
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“The Holy Bible is God’s love letter to the world. It points to the source of life—Jesus Christ, who is the Living Word. “Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And you will not come to me, that you might have life” […]
Continue reading...I Want To Be . . . ME!
12. June 2015
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“I Want To Be . . . ME” is the introduction to my lesson “Who Am I?” about our identity in Christ. I shared this teaching at my “This Is Living” conferences for youth and college students back in the 70’s. It is a description of my personal testimony to find myself. We all struggle […]
Continue reading...EASTER: Life Out of Death
30. March 2015
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Dr. Lewis Gregory He . . . is . . . risen! Yes, Jesus Christ is risen indeed! Only Christ is both the resurrection and the life. However, life—God’s Life—can only come out of death. So without the crucifixion there could have been no resurrection: no death, no life. One died for all in order […]
Continue reading...Faith Walkers-People Who Make a Difference
18. March 2015
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 FAITH WALKERS WALK BY FAITH. The Apostle Paul boldly declared, “I can do all things,” and then he added, “through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Christ alone was the source of Paul’s strength! This explains why Paul had such an effective life despite all […]
Continue reading...Pleasing God
7. March 2015
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Pleasing God . . . IT’S A PLEASURE Dr. Lewis Gregory One of the unique features of the parent-child relationship is that children have a natural desire to please their parents. In the same way, we as children of God desire to please our Heavenly Father. It’s our pleasure! But, how do we do this? […]
Continue reading...THE IDEAL VALENTINE
14. February 2015
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THE IDEAL VALENTINE If you want to be a Valentine, then you need to be the kind of Valentine someone would want to have. The following proverb is a good starting point. “A man that has friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). In […]
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25. August 2015
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