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Lay Down Your Dreams: rough fragments about rough fragments

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Carl Simmons

I am becoming increasingly convinced, as I get older, that God does not demand our obedience simply because it honors Him. That is, of course, a true and healthy reason to do it. And I wouldn’t even put up an … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Agenda — some opening fragments

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Carl Simmons

We want to do the right thing, but very often we don’t know what the right thing is. Oddly enough, this is often when prayer is most effective. There are times where God gives us the confidence to pray for … Continue reading →

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fragments of Lay Down Your Gifts

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Carl Simmons

There will likely come a time where we will have to lay down our very calling before Jesus—it will likely be because our identities have become so wrapped up in what we’ve been called to do by Jesus that our … Continue reading →

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Lay Down What’s Done, Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Carl Simmons

Our experiences, to a large degree, have made us who we are. But we are more than just our experiences, let alone our negative ones. There is a life in Christ waiting for us that goes beyond what we would … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Strength: a fragment

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Carl Simmons

Even the strength we think we have comes from our need to compare ourselves to others. We may be correct in thinking we’re much more gifted in a certain area or areas in comparison to others. But what is that … Continue reading →

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Lay Down What’s Done, Part 1

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Carl Simmons

Getting this one out to you a little early, as we’re leaving sun-up tomorrow morning to visit our daughter and son-in-law. Which, in a way, connects with this latest entry…. Our first several Friday entries have been about you receiving … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Shame

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Carl Simmons

“Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” (Luke 5:8, NIV). One of the very first things Peter says to Jesus captures a huge issue for a lot of us. After a night of fishing and catching nothing, … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Pride: more fragments

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Carl Simmons

Now that we know who we are in Christ and have our heads on straight, we can start to deal with laying down our sin. We’ll begin exploring this more broadly next week, but today we start with one sin … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your “Head”

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Carl Simmons

There’s a popular adage out there; it’s been the chorus of a few good songs, in fact. And it goes like this: “Everything you know is wrong.” That’s not entirely true, obviously (I hope), but there’s still a lot of … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Old Identity… part 2

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Carl Simmons

Perhaps the most difficult part of laying it down is the most basic—laying down who we’ve been, in order to become the people God created us to be. Many Christians today believe—or at least live as if they believed—that Jesus … Continue reading →

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