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Lay Down Your Old Life: a small-group session

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Laying Down Your Day (15 minutes) Leader: Note that the italicized sections of text below are for you to read aloud. Feel free to use your own wording, or just use what’s here (that’s why it’s here, after all). Have … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Shame (Part 2)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Carl Simmons

It’s not all work and struggle, though. Let’s circle back to Peter, because God uses him to give us a great “before and after” picture. Three years later, mere days after Jesus’ resurrection and appearance to the disciples—and for that … Continue reading →

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 Lay Down Your Shame (Part 1)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The things we’ve done—and the evils done to us—are done. We can’t undo what happened, but we can undo the hold of those things upon us. We can own our sin without it owning us. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Sin

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The gospel is not about tolerance of sin, or condemnation of sin. . . . It’s about victory over sin—starting with me. With you. It’s a victory we have to receive from Jesus, before we can live it out. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Pride (Part 2)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Repentance is not just turning back. More importantly, it is starting over. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Pride (Part 1)

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Now that we know who we are in Christ and have our heads on straight, now we can begin to deal with the process of laying down our sin. We’ll explore this more broadly in the weeks to come, but … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your “Head” (Part 2)

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Carl Simmons

To know yourself better only makes you more like you. To know Jesus more is to become more like Jesus. Continue reading →

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From Disciples to Disciplers Featured on Discipleship Network

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Carl Simmons

Happy August. And here’s a short note with a big link… 🙂 A couple weeks ago I was interviewed by Phil Miglioratti of Discipleship Network / Pray! Network about the From Disciples to Disciplers series (although I was able to sneak in … Continue reading →

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Pick It Up—Put It On—Walk It Out: a small-group session

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Carl Simmons

For this session, you’ll need…. 1 old, beaten-up jacket and one new jacket, for every four to six people. The older and smellier your old jacket is, the better—but not so bad that people would get dirty just putting it … Continue reading →

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Walk It Out

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Carl Simmons

All of our lives, when lived rightly, are a journey into trust. A few days ago, I mentioned one prayer I’ve been repeatedly lifting up to God. In fact, there’s another particular prayer I’ve been praying for quite a while, … Continue reading →

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