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 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
The World Says Cope. Then Comes Jesus...
I’ve been reading through the Luke this month, a chapter a day. I’m supposed to be on chapter 17 today, but I got stuck in chapter 8 for...
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Alyssa Jones
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Set Free for Freedom
Freedom. Freedom from who we would be without Christ. Freedom from being enslaved to our flesh. This isn't speaking of freedom to do whateve
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Alyssa Jones
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Shipwrecked but Confident
Paul knew these circumstances he was sailing through weren’t going to be for nothing. He knew he’d make it to Rome because God said so...
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Alyssa Jones
- Jul 15, 2020
- 5 min
Surrender is not a Sacrifice
When we start thinking that surrender requires sacrifice, that’s evidence that we have lost grip of our reality as Christians.
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Alyssa Jones
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
The Lie of Self-Sufficiency
In this season, God is teaching me something that is probably literally changing the projection of my life, and He's used the writings of...
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Alyssa Jones
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Buy the Lie
I’ve learned the enemy works the same way. He sells me one lie, and I begin to build patterns in my life around it...
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Alyssa Jones
- Apr 22, 2020
- 5 min
This Trade Isn't Worth It
Judas follows Jesus for 3 years. He was there when Jesus performed miracles. He broke bread with Him. Yet, in Matt. 26, he made a deal...
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 27, 2020
- 3 min
When God Speaks: Joshua 7
Things go sideways because when you invite sin in, you’re basically asking God to step out. God promised Joshua from the beginning...
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Alyssa Jones
- Feb 15, 2020
- 5 min
Know Your Role, Play Your Part
Paul lays out the physical illustration of how the body works in order to drive home the point that the body of Christ works the same way.
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Alyssa Jones
- Jan 2, 2020
- 4 min
Jonah 1: Walking 2,500 Miles in the Wrong Direction
Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah. The story goes beyond this, but this is where we are in the #StudySeries right now:...
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Favor
I am in between devotional series right now, so I decided to read the Christmas story in Luke. I read chapter 1 this morning. Before I...
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Alyssa Jones
- Dec 3, 2019
- 3 min
All to be Made Whole
It's a funny thing...healing. In order to heal, you have to first admit to some sort of brokenness; the need to be healed.
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Alyssa Jones
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
It Didn't Have to be Like This
Sometimes we get caught up thinking that God sent Jesus because He had to in order to fulfill law. Well, God could've rewritten the law...
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