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Activating the New Covenant

            The New Covenant is the most important truth about living the real Christian life that too few know about. It runs counter to most of the teaching and assumptions Christians have about being a … Continue reading →

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Turned on; Tuned in

Let’s go back to that morning that started off the church with a bang. It all happened in one remarkable day. Estimates say there were roughly 120 believers gathered in Jerusalem during the celebration of the Passover when suddenly there … Continue reading →

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A Pleasing Aroma

          For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15 You are the living temple of God Walking around this earth. – John … Continue reading →

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Ministry, Regardless

                  The Old Testament stories of biblical heroes are full of fallible people with questionable behavior. With the exception of maybe one or two like Joseph, men and women of faith in … Continue reading →

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Whose Ministry

Before we begin to look more deeply into this New Covenant passage in 2 Corinthians, we need to get one very important thing clear. It isn’t actually stated until further on into the passage although it is implied all along. … Continue reading →

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The Return of the New Covenant

This week we will take a trip through a passage in 2 Corinthians that we have long held is the least known, most necessary passage in all of scripture for living the daily Christian life. And if it is the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes messy; always real

Last weekend I delivered the Sunday morning message at Calvary Chapel, San Clemente, California. My wife raved about it and suggested that I should turn it into a Catch. That presented a bit of a problem, however, in that the … Continue reading →

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Messy Christianity

If your version of the Christian life has you pleased with your performance and fulfilling most of your spiritual expectations, there may be a chance that you are following the wrong one. That’s right. Beware of systems or even patterns … Continue reading →

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Playing from victory

(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) “You play from victory, not for victory.” Cooper Kupp, Super Bowl LVI MVP I had to think about it for a while to make sure I heard him correctly. Yes, … Continue reading →

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The new people of God

It doesn’t make any difference now whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we really have been changed into new and different people. May God’s mercy and peace be on all those who live by this … Continue reading →

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