Mentoring Matters

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” Eph. 3:17-19

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This week on Sharin’ Hearts Mentoring Matters, Janie and Sharon discuss the gift of being complete in Christ, with all godliness and love. Recognizing our position in Christ, being students of the Word, and committing quiet, still, alone time with Father God are vital for spiritual growth.

Many times, we don’t grow because we are comfortable with where we are, but taking the time to “shop” the scriptures for something new will deepen our relationship with God and strengthen our daily walk with Him.

“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” Revelation 1:3

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This verse is an encouragement to read Revelation and to hear the words of its prophecy; it doesn’t say to read and understand fully all that is told. Many believers say that they are too afraid to read this book because they don’t understand it.

Revelation is the revealing of Jesus Christ Himself. He is referred to as the Lamb 28 times in the book. It is evident that God wants us to know the redeeming work that was finished on the Cross by Jesus Christ, who came as a man, to become the Lamb, and redeem every man, woman, boy, and girl.

Every generation needs to understand the matters of the past, present, and what is yet to be in the future. Ignorance of the past will blind us to see the present and cause history to repeat itself. It’s important to learn from our past and prepare for the future. Jesus is the hope and gives purpose to every generation.

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“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” Revelation 1:3

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This verse is an encouragement to read Revelation and to hear the words of it’s prophecy, it doesn’t say to read and understand fully all that is told. Many believers say that they are too afraid to read this book because they don’t understand it.

Revelation is the revealing of Jesus Christ Himself. He is referred to as the Lamb 28 times in the book. It is evident that God wants us to know the redeeming work that was finished on the Cross by Jesus Christ, who came as a man, to become the Lamb, and redeem every man, woman, boy, and girl.

Every generation needs to understand the matters of the past, present, and what is yet to be in the future. Ignorance of the past will blind us to see the present and cause history to repeat itself. It’s important to learn from our past and prepare for the future. Jesus is the hope and gives purpose to every generation.

Photo by Jon Ratzlaff

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” Revelation 1:8

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From Genesis to Revelation, Jesus is made known. He is the subject of the entire Bible, He is the object of our faith. For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, Romans 11:36. Jesus was in the beginning with God, all things were made through Him and nothing was made without Him, John 1:2,3. He is the chief cornerstone, and there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, Acts 4:11,12.

Growing up in Christ is a continual growth that begins with knowing the ultimate knowledge of nothing but Jesus Christ and Him crucified because He is the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the All in All.

“But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” 2 Timothy 3:14-15

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You MUST, Paul says, continue. This is a command to grow up in a Person, that is, Jesus Christ. Knowing about Him is just information, but when we grow up in Him, that is a precious relationship.

Growing up takes effort, it brings on more responsibility, and it requires discipline. However, there are countless rewards when we mature; we draw nearer and nearer to our Savior and have the privilege of knowing the mind of God.

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But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God” 2 Timothy 3:1-4

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These are the days we are living in right now. We can see that the world around us looks exactly like the description Paul gives in this passage to Timothy. However, when the church begins to resemble the same passage, we must ask, What are we missing?

There is a military term that is used when a soldier does not report for duty, called AWOL (Absent With Out Leave). Many people have experienced the effects of AWOL parents, and in the workplace, a co-worker may be AWOL for a shift, which causes hardships on the rest of the staff. But what about the Church going AWOL in their responsibility to grow in grace and knowledge? Then we find a church “having a form of godliness but denying its power” vs 5, and looking just like the world as described in 2 Timothy 3.

It’s time for the church to wake up and surrender to the Authority, Jesus Christ, and take responsibility for the Christian walk we are called to.

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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” Ephesians 2:10

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To really understand our beginning and purpose in life, it is necessary to go back to the CREATOR of all life: GOD. He is the source of our genealogy. He wrote a single volume, called the Bible, that covers every issue, every trial, and every circumstance with the perfect solution and guidance for every man, woman, boy, and girl.

We have the privilege of passing on the value of our existence to the next generation. We have the greatest resource, the Word of God, that will transform lives and will prepare all of us with lasting character that builds us up.

We were not only created WITH a purpose, we were created ON purpose by our Creator. No matter what our family tree looks like here, with our identity in Christ, we have a solid foundation for all of eternity.

“The sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3

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When we hear the Shepherd’s Voice, it brings assurance and security as He speaks. There are times in our walk with the Lord when certain unknowns produce uncertain emotions that confuse our hearing.

Fear will slip in and replace the sheep’s ability to listen to the Shepherd. Fear has many entanglements, and we get caught up in them, never realizing fear has replaced faith.

Today, there is a way to keep this from happening. Let’s prepare to repair the damage fear does when it controls our hearts.

“The sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3

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When we hear the Shepherd’s Voice, it brings assurance and security as He speaks. There are times in our walk with the Lord when certain unknowns produce uncertain emotions that confuse our hearing.

Fear will slip in and replace the sheep’s ability to listen to the Shepherd. Fear has many entanglements, and we get caught up in them, never realizing fear has replaced faith.

Today, there is a way to keep this from happening. Let’s prepare to repair the damage fear does when it controls our hearts.

“The Lord knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever” Psalm 37:18

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As we conclude our study on the names of God found in Psalm 23, we find David has full assurance of his continued union with his great Shepherd for all of eternity.

Today, we are focused on the character of God found in verse 6, where David declares, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” Psalm 23:6.

We can rest in that as well as Paul expresses in Romans 8:38-39, “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Jesus is our inheritance – Jehovah Cheleq