Tag: Sanctification

June 25, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Foreshadowing in John 4

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In a play a foreshadowed character is mentioned in Act 1 but does not appear until the last Act. When he finally arrives, he powerfully impacts the outcome of the drama. In the Bible, the major foreshadowed character is Jesus, the Messiah. But then Jesus foreshadows the coming of another major character, someone so important that he is one of the 10 building blocks of life in Christ. Who is he? The short video explains.

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June 23, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Building Blocks in John 3

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Collision Course. John 3 is a collision of ideas expressed by Jesus and Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish High Council. Reading the Bible is exciting as we detect the building blocks of life in Christ and allow them to collide with any false beliefs that are stunting our growth in Christ. www.philbickel.com/bb-john3/

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June 20, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Building Blocks of Life in John 2

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In John 2, by means of a wedding, a whip, and the promise of a whopper miracle Jesus models how to live life to the max. Will we stretch our faith to accept God’s colossal blessings, or will we shrink His promises to the size of our tiny faith? Fullness or fraction?

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June 18, 2019 2 By Phil Bickel

Building Blocks in John 1

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At lift off, a space shuttle spews a lot of fire and fury. To us whose knowledge of rocket science is limited to 4th of July fireworks, it seems as though the craft is rising very slowly. Our search in the Gospel of John for the 10 building blocks of life in Christ has a similar gradual-but-steady beginning. Read how the voyage begins in John 1.

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June 14, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

Explore Inner Space

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You are invited to be a passenger on a spaceship called Fullness or Fraction in the Gospel of John. Are we headed for outer space? No, we’ll explore inner space, what Psalm 103:1 calls our soul, our inmost being. Inner space is where human beings do business with the Creator of all things. Every sunrise launches us into a new day of trusting God and loving the people we encounter. Lift off is hard to attain when our inner space is weighed down by faulty thoughts, attitudes, and actions. The 10 building blocks of life in Christ which repeatedly appear in John will lift us up and propel us into daily adventures with God.

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