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Calling

Conclusion: Bearing the Image & Likeness of God

by Wes Bridel on May 13, 2010

in Calling

As we conclude our series on the image and likeness of God, it’s noteworthy to point out that this is a strange time.  You have me and others the Lord has put in this position out there pleading for people to prepare themselves because a new season is around the corner.  In fact, it has [...]

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The Inner Work: Part 2

by Wes Bridel on May 11, 2010

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As we wrap up our last couple of posts from our series on God’s image and likeness, I’m going to give some practical ideas here on how to connect with God.  I’m hesitant to do this because what’s most important is what is unseen.  There are not magical practices that if you simply follow these [...]

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The Inner Work: Part 1

by Wes Bridel on May 10, 2010

in Calling

We continue our discussion of us being made in God’s image and likeness. It’s amazing that God can tell us what He’s going to do around the world and then we can watch and see it happen.  It’s incredibly humbling and awe inspiring to be able to hear God’s voice telling you in advance of [...]

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We are continuing our blog series on the image and likeness of God. When God comes close to the earth, what happens?
“The LORD reigns,
let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim,
let the earth shake.” (Psalm 99:1)
Let’s look at a few of the past moves of God…

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Continuing from our series on being made in God’s image and likeness, it’s very difficult for us to believe that these incredible times are upon us.  The people of Jesus’ day thought the same thing.  They thought, “How can anyone be greater than David?”
A time is coming greater than that of David’s, greater than Christ’s.  [...]

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Prosperity vs. Discipline

by Wes Bridel on May 5, 2010

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Picking up from our last post on image and likeness, there’s been a prosperity movement in the Church that says God wants everything for us that our flesh wants because Jesus suffered so we don’t have to.  This is wrong and ignorant of many parts of scripture.  It’s a fleshly/worldly way of thinking.  What about [...]

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Maturity is a Must

by Wes Bridel on May 4, 2010

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As we continue our image and likeness discussion, God is not impressed with any position man holds on earth – as such positions we will hold in eternity will not correlate to those held on earth.  But how the hearts of each of us are focused away from the positions and prestige of this world [...]

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What Does the Likeness of God Look Like?

by Wes Bridel on May 3, 2010

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Leaving off from our last post about the image and likeness of God, how do we attain to the likeness of God who is so vast and unknowable?  God’s likeness looks like Jesus.  Jesus told His disciples that if they had seen Him, they had seen the Father.
Hebrews 1:3  says, “The Son is the radiance [...]

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God is Working Out His Purposes in Man

by Wes Bridel on April 27, 2010

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Continuing our discussion of image and likeness from last week, God’s purpose in Man will be completed.  His purpose is that through Christ (His life, death, & resurrection) He would restore Man’s original place which He intended Man to hold….to be God’s dwelling place in the Earth through whom He would rule & reveal Himself [...]

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God’s Image & Likeness: A Real Life Example

by Wes Bridel on April 20, 2010

in Calling

As we continue the theme of image and likeness from last week, my wife is pregnant.  We’ve not yet had a child born.  When my son comes out of Kara’s womb, he will look like me.  He will be in my image.  We don’t know yet which of us he will look more like, but [...]

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