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Walked the aisle, 'prayed the prayer.' This is a commonly repeated expression in Christian circles as we describe our conversion story to others. But does 'praying the prayer' do anything? What does it actually have to do with becoming a follower and a believer of Christ? The first few verses of 1 John chapter 2 remind us that being a Christian is not defined by repeating a certain sequence of words. It is so much more than that and we can actually KNOW if we are in the faith.

"The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong..." We have all heard Solomon's wisdom from Ecclessiates. But do we really believe that? Worldly wisdom would tell us that the stronger and faster you are, the better chance you have to succeed. Joshua 14 recounts the powerful testimony of a man who followed God with his whole heart and pushed the literal giants out of the land he had been given. There are giants in all of our lives; yet the power to defeat them lies outside of us in the person of Christ.

Walked the aisle, 'prayed the prayer.' This is a commonly repeated expression in Christian circles as we describe our conversion story to others. But does 'praying the prayer' do anything? What does it actually have to do with becoming a follower and a believer of Christ? The first few verses of 1 John chapter 2 remind us that being a Christian is not defined by repeating a certain sequence of words. It is so much more than that and we can actually KNOW if we are in the faith.

"The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong..." We have all heard Solomon's wisdom from Ecclessiates. But do we really believe that? Worldly wisdom would tell us that the stronger and faster you are, the better chance you have to succeed. Joshua 14 recounts the powerful testimony of a man who followed God with his whole heart and pushed the literal giants out of the land he had been given. There are giants in all of our lives; yet the power to defeat them lies outside of us in the person of Christ.

Walked the aisle, 'prayed the prayer.' This is a commonly repeated expression in Christian circles as we describe our conversion story to others. But does 'praying the prayer' do anything? What does it actually have to do with becoming a follower and a believer of Christ? The first few verses of 1 John chapter 2 remind us that being a Christian is not defined by repeating a certain sequence of words. It is so much more than that and we can actually KNOW if we are in the faith.

"The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong..." We have all heard Solomon's wisdom from Ecclessiates. But do we really believe that? Worldly wisdom would tell us that the stronger and faster you are, the better chance you have to succeed. Joshua 14 recounts the powerful testimony of a man who followed God with his whole heart and pushed the literal giants out of the land he had been given. There are giants in all of our lives; yet the power to defeat them lies outside of us in the person of Christ.

Walked the aisle, 'prayed the prayer.' This is a commonly repeated expression in Christian circles as we describe our conversion story to others. But does 'praying the prayer' do anything? What does it actually have to do with becoming a follower and a believer of Christ? The first few verses of 1 John chapter 2 remind us that being a Christian is not defined by repeating a certain sequence of words. It is so much more than that and we can actually KNOW if we are in the faith.

"The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong..." We have all heard Solomon's wisdom from Ecclessiates. But do we really believe that? Worldly wisdom would tell us that the stronger and faster you are, the better chance you have to succeed. Joshua 14 recounts the powerful testimony of a man who followed God with his whole heart and pushed the literal giants out of the land he had been given. There are giants in all of our lives; yet the power to defeat them lies outside of us in the person of Christ.

It's so often the pattern in our lives; we realize we have commited sin or we realize a sin habit in our lives. The last thing we want to do is go back to God! And yet, that is exactly how God has commanded us to live the Christian life, continually going back to Him in repentance. Open your copy of Scripture with us in 1 John chapter 1 and chapter 2 verses 1-2 as we see Christ as our Savior in this very special epistle.

It's not often we stop to consider the concept of power. When we do think of it, we most likely associate it with things that are strong and mighty, not humble and meek. But Christ, our ultimate example, had the most power ever incarnated in human form and He exhibited the perfect manifestation of humility through His life. Join us as we learn the incredible power that can be found through Christ living in us.