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Category Archives: heart religion
Wake up to heart-training
The living Jesus is the great Heart-Changer! We need to train our heart to continually open up to and surrender to Jesus. I woke up this morning with these thoughts being written on my heart: An open heart has ears … Continue reading
Posted in heart, heart care, heart connection, heart is deceitful, heart of worship, heart religion, human heart, pure in heart, secrets of your heart
Tagged a new heart, Christ in you, compassion definition, compassion quotes, heart Christianity, heart-felt love, Jesus in your heart, tender heart
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The glory of God’s oratory in my heart
God’s thought-voice is audibleAnd you are capableOf hearing it,If you makeYour heart available,Just like you hearOther thoughts in your mind. I’ve never heard anyone preach or speak like the glory of God’s oratory in my own heart. His thought-voice continually … Continue reading
Is there too much agreement in church?
Passive agreement is overrated and often bland. Connecting with people heart-to-heart is much more powerful and fulfilling. Social media trains people to be interactive while church continues to insist on keeping people passive and silent. However, when most of the … Continue reading
Posted in conscience, happiness, heart, heart care, heart religion, heart-felt love, hearts on fire, inner joy, joy, joy unspeakable, paralysis, paralyzed, Uncategorized, unhappiness
Tagged agreement, alternative church, Christianity, church, joy of the Lord, religion, square dancing
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The body of Christ grows, nose to nose!
Jesus said: “The light of the body is the eye.” So let’s turn around and Look into each other’s eyes With unveiled faces, And experience Christ, The hope of glory, Living in other believers. Oneness in Christ Is a matter … Continue reading
Posted in burning heart, fire in the heart, heart, heart care, heart religion, heart-felt, heart-felt worship, hearts on fire, Jesus in my heart, pure in heart, the door of your heart, Uncategorized
Tagged Body of Christ, Christian, hope of glory, light of the body, Oneness in Christ, poem, rivers of living water, unveiled faces
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Don’t be stuck in Cold Case Christianity
Is Jesus Christ a cold case in your heart? Have you filed away His claims on your life and left them to languish until some undiscovered evidence happens to fall in your lap? Many people have done just that. Sure, … Continue reading
Posted in be hot or cold, case for Christ, Ezekiel, fire, fire in the heart, fire of God, fire of the Holy Spirit, formal religion, God's army, God's fire, God's word like fire, heart religion, lukewarm, music, not religion but relationship, revival fires, Salvation Army, Send the fire, spiritual fire, the Holy Spirit and fire, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Cold Case, Come Alive, crime investigation, Dry Bones, TV shows
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R U M T N-side (empty inside)
M T N-side? Check this out.
Posted in big name speakers, Christ, depression, discouragement, encouragement, fame, fill up, filled with the Spirit, God shaped vaccum, heart, heart care, heart of worship, heart religion, heart-felt, human heart, inner healing, inspiration, inspirational, loneliness, motivation, Spirit-filled, the door of your heart, Uncategorized, uplifting
Tagged blog, emptiness, Free Gas, meaning, purpose, purpose driven life, Think Tank
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There’s a whole lot of chexit going on!
For the past few decades, there has been a whole lot of Chexit going on in America and in other Western countries. Chexit is a word that I coined that was inspired by another coined word: Brexit. Brexit refers to … Continue reading
Posted in Chex cereal, Christianity, congregational participation, facilitation, heart religion, house church, making church more participatory, Nashville, nones, not religion but relationship, organic church, participation in church, participation in meetings, relationship with God, religion, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, simple church, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Chex, church, church attendance, coined words, Dones, European Union, Millennials
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Heart-fire
We need God’s heart-fire! Christianity is much more than a mind informed about the Bible. It’s a heart continually ablaze with the presence of the living, risen Jesus Christ! Are you in a relationship with the living, risen Jesus? There’s nothing … Continue reading
Posted in aflame, burning heart, Did not our hearts burn within, fan into flame the gift of God, fire in the heart, heart care, heart religion, heart strangely warmed, heart-felt, heart-felt love, hearts on fire, in a relationship, Jesus in my heart, love God with all your heart, pulpit, pulpit ministry, puppet show, puppeteer, puppets, relationship with God, spiritual relationships, the door of your heart, the heart of worship, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, fire, God's fire, poem, Send the fire, spiritual fire
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What’s #trending (in your heart)?
What’s trending in your heart? –Have you taught your heart to be trapped and trampled by trending with trouble, tribulation, transgression, and torment? –Or have you taught you heart to be trained and transformed by turning to tranquility, trust, thanksgiving, and … Continue reading
Posted in Create in me a clean heart, Did not our hearts burn within, from the heart, heart, heart care, heart is deceitful, heart religion, heart strangely warmed, hearts on fire, shined in our hearts, speaking from the heart, the door of your heart, the heart of worship, trending, Uncategorized, What's trending
Tagged Christianity, church, faith, trending, trends
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Beyond Audience-Style Religion
Go beyond audience-style religion And enter the inspiring reality of Ordinary people sharing from the heart As prompted by the Holy Spirit. It’s amazing how God continually confirms the open sharing and participation format at Berry Street! Last Sunday morning … Continue reading