But now... that's not who you are
Paul is telling the church of Colossae they are not anymore. But there is more than one thing Colossians 3 makes clear, praise God.
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Alyssa Jones
- Apr 20
- 2 min
What do you want your life to look like?
What do you want your life to look like?
It's a pretty big question to ask yourself. There are innumerable variables involved...
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Alyssa Jones
- Apr 15
- 5 min
Learning Your New Name
This is the temptation we face as man; to allow what we’ve been through, the perspectives of the world and our own myopic outlook of...
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 5, 2021
- 5 min
God's Character as Defined by...Him
in Exodus 34, we see God proclaim His own character to His people for the first time and it differs greatly from what our expectations...
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Alyssa Jones
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Jesus Puts the Past in its Place
The more focused we are on what lies ahead, the more what lies behind naturally diminishes...
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Alyssa Jones
- May 31, 2021
- 5 min
Jesus is the Source of Our Identity
Jesus is the source, or author, of our identity. It is not our failure, or even our success. It is not the bad decisions we’ve made...
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Alyssa Jones
- May 1, 2021
- 5 min
Productivity is measured by the heart, not the hands
It has intrigued me for years that Jesus would respond to a city that was receptive to His teaching and ministry with "Let's move on..."
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Alyssa Jones
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Devotions 101: What’s the fruit of your devotional time?
A devoted life is the fruit of consistent devotional time; time we set aside to sit in God’s presence, grow in His Word, hear His gentle...
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Alyssa Jones
- Mar 21, 2021
- 7 min
The Year of Silence.
Sometimes God has us sit down and be silent so we will watch His greatness unfold in front of our eyes, without interruption...
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Go There.
Some of the best things God has shown me He’s shown me by taking me places inside myself I did NOT want to go.
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Devotions 101: How's your prayer life?
So much happens in prayer...for today I want us to think/talk about prayer as a means of intimate communication.
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
Devotions 101: Do You Give God Time and Space to Speak?
Life does not fail at trying to pull us in a thousand directions sometimes. When we get stuck in this cycle, not only are we...
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Devotions 101: What does your devotional time look like?
When my heart is genuinely seeking the Lord, the moments I’m spending with Him while I swiffer my kitchen floor have been just as profound..
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Devotions 101: What do you want to get out of your devotional time?
Truthfully, this is a little bit of a trick question. This question is one that becomes a stumbling block for many Christians, too, I...
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Alyssa Jones
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Get Out of the Abyss
This week has been hard. It’s demanded much of me. Have you had days and weeks like this? Ones that simply take a toll as you pass through..
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Alyssa Jones
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
Escaping the Black and White
Before a heart knows Christ, life is ONLY black and white; either you know Him and walk with Him, or you don't. But see, once you know Him..
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
I am the Branch
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do...
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
A page from my journal.
if you read no further than this sentence, here's what the Lord spoke to my heart as the year winds down: New Year, Same Savior.
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
I am the Sheep
The world says the pasture restricts. Jesus said the pasture restores. The last identity statement we covered in this series was: I am...
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
I Am the Bride
To be intimately known, and deeply loved is something I can hardly wrap my mind around; much less when I discover the...
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