THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE
BREAD
5 “I am the vine; you are the
branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is
thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and
burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be given you. 8 This is to my Father's glory,
that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
John
15:5-8 (NIV)
10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
(NIV)
BUTTER
“I became a
Christian once for all upon the basis of the finished work of Christ through
faith; that is justification. The
Christian life, sanctification, operates on the same basis, but moment by
moment. There is the same base
(Christ’s work) and the same instrument (faith); the only difference is that
one is once for all and the other is moment by moment…If we try to love the
Christian life in our own strength we will have sorrow, but if we live in this
way, we will not only serve the Lord, but in place of sorrow, He will be our
song. That is the difference. The ‘how’ of the Christian life is the power
of the crucified and risen Lord, through the agency of the indwelling Holy Spirit,
by faith moment by moment.” Francis
Schaeffer
“Be still my
soul, the Lord is on thy side.”
Katharina von Schlegel
HEART SAVOR
· I will bear much fruit if moment by moment I rely on
Jesus.
· I can do nothing eternal in my own strength – God
will never own what human frailty accomplishes.
· Jesus desires for me to experience life to the full
measure turning my sorrow into singing.
