It has happen to all of us. There have been people in our life that have done us wrong. There are also close friends in our life that are continuing to do sinful acts. Some times not against us, but still against our Savior. As we love each other and declare that we are in…
We begin a transition this week from focusing on the vertical relationship with God, to the horizontal: relationships with others. God doesn’t just expect us to love one another. He loved us first. He showed us how and enables us to do so. He pursued us in making peace and desires that we respond by…
Our life is a continual transformation. We’ve been changed – instantaneously justified and adopted – but growing to maturity in sanctification is an ongoing process. Much of life can be viewed as a garden. Not as the garden of Eden, but a working garden. One that has seeds planted, but also one that has fragile…
Well, after last weeks message that sent me personally reeling in reflections of all the vicious cycles I had been in, I thought his week on fear was going to be a cakewalk. Yeah, the one thing about transparency and sanctification, there is always more to the story. I was thinking that I have been…
A very profound session week if I have to say so myself. This week when Matt Chandler went head-first into guilt and shame. I thought at first it was going to be about how breaking the obvious sins and laws was going to relate to Jesus forgiving us; how shame is helpful to correct us.…
We must continue to realize that sanctification is not a destination. It is not something we can achieve. We have been chosen and adopted into the family of God. We are destined for heaven. But then why are times so tough? Why are disappointed and struggle with people and situations? How come we continue to…
We don’t really get redeemed at Panera Bread, but Wild Men of God will meet at Panera Bread this coming Saturday at 8am to discuss our progress through Recovering Redemption by Matt Chandler. If you have been progressing through your study guide, bring it with you. If you have the empty study guide, bring it…
A very lively week as we gathered. Conversations about our conversions, our hope; communications with others and misconceptions we have learned or been faced with by others. A few big words that have been swirling around the church for years now get unveiled with truth. Justification (see Session 4) and this week: Sanctification. We are…
A powerful week of enlightenment and an awakening. The whole subject matter of justification. What it means, why it matters and most importantly: how it is obtained. Many of us did not grow up in nice homes, with great hope of the future. Most of the time we just wanted to survive. To make it…
We’ve seen that at our best, we just smear the mess. We can’t clean ourselves up or fix our root problem. In this session we move from the work God has done to save us to what we do a response. A truly life-changing response to the gospel includes faith and repentance. Psalm 32:1-5 ESV…