What would you do if someone told you that you must eat their flesh and drink their blood to be in fellowship with them? I don’t know about you, but I would quickly move away from that person! Jesus said this in context to people following Him after He gave thanks for some five barley …
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Luke 11:13 – “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Jesus says these words after responding to a request from one of His disciples on how to pray (Luke 11:1). He …
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Matthew 10:19-20 – When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Jesus sent …
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Proverbs 18:24 – A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. The Holy Spirit dwells inside of those who believe in and follow Jesus. Think of your best friend. That friend is not always with you and cannot always help you. God dwells …
Proverbs 27:9 – Ointment and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. The sweet-smelling aroma of ointments and perfumes fills the space around them and can create strong memories as the olfactory system connects to the brain’s limbic system. The limbic system aids in memory and …
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Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. Holy …
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Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. What we see …
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The fourth of seven keys to Bonhoeffer’s house is surrender to God’s will, allowing Him transform us and walk through us where He wants to go (1 John 4:9). This is the call to discipleship; losing our life (attempting to lead our own life by human wisdom) in finding His. Living in Christ is lasting …
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The third of seven keys to Bonhoeffer’s house is living according to the Sermon on the Mount. The German university system of Bonhoeffer’s time did not emphasize the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ manifesto on how to live as a disciple of His. In fact, some of its leaders viewed the Bible like a history …
The second of seven keys to Bonhoeffer’s house is life together. Community around Jesus is another way of saying life together. In the latter half of 1930 through first half of 1931, Dietrich went to America, specifically New York City. While there, some observations from dorm living at Union Theological Seminary formed some early stirrings …
