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Lay It Down and Lay It Out (Retreat Session 3)

Posted on July 15, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

God has called each of us as individuals, and to respond to him in the unique way he’s called each of us . . . but we’re not in this alone. God wants us to share what he’s done and … Continue reading →

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Lay Down . . . No, Seriously, LAY DOWN (Retreat Session 1)

Posted on July 1, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

During this retreat—this interlude—we’re going to, in the famous words of Thomas Merton, “waste time with God.” As we lay down our time and just immerse ourselves in God’s presence, we’ll more deeply realize that no time with God is wasted. In … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Idols

Posted on March 18, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

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

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Lay Down Your Pride (Part 2)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

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 carlsimmonslive

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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Living as People Who Are Free

Posted on September 6, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

Repentance is not what we do to right ourselves with God. That’s been done for us by Jesus. Repentance is what we do when we are right with God. It is change in the direction of obedience toward what God … Continue reading →

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Repent and Believe… Simple, Right?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by carlsimmonslive

There’s a number of things I really like about this book; there’s other things about it that are rather distracting/annoying (and which may or may not be the author’s fault). As such, it’s kind of the epitome of “three-and-a-half stars.” Whether … Continue reading →

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Lay Down in Silence

Posted on December 16, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

As we examined last week, we’re often slaves to our own agendas without even realizing it. We can become so paralyzed by self-analysis and self-inflicted hurry that we forget how to simply be obedient in the things God’s already called … Continue reading →

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Lay Down… No, Seriously, LAY DOWN (Retreat Session 1)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

During this retreat—this interlude—we’re going to, in the famous words of Thomas Merton, “waste time with God.” As we lay down our time and just immerse ourselves in God’s presence, we’ll more deeply realize that no time with God is … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Pride: more fragments

Posted on July 1, 2011 by carlsimmonslive

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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