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Lay Down Your Relationships

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Let’s pick up where we left off last week: “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life” … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Possessions    

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Now the rubber starts hitting the road even more violently. Not that it’s been easy at all to deal with all this internal stuff so far, but let’s face it: At some point, all that inner conviction has to begin … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Reputation

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Anything we’ve done apart from God is . . . apart from God. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Strength

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Carl Simmons

We often want to do God’s work, but nearly as often we don’t want to do it God’s way. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Independence

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The people in front of Jesus weren’t obstacles in his path—they were his path. We’re called to follow that path. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Idols

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The past is as done as you want it to be. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Addiction

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Now that we’ve addressed the need to lay down the things we hold against others, let’s spend the rest of this week addressing the other side of our baggage—namely, the logs in our own eyes. Let’s begin today with the … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Bitterness    

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Carl Simmons

I had originally considered calling this entry “Lay Down Your Judgment” or “Lay Down Your Grudges.” Either would have worked, and I’ll touch upon them here. But I think the title I settled on captures both those ideas, and something … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Hurt

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Would you rather identify yourself by your hurt, your blindness—say it: your willfulness in withholding forgiveness—or would you rather get on with your undiscovered future, by growing into your new life and identity in Christ? Continue reading →

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Lay Down What’s Done 

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Let’s face it: We’re all “pieces of work” in some way. And yet, all of us are also works in progress. Continue reading →

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