by Bill Elliff
July 05, 2024
God has always been very clear about this: the greatest thing is LOVE. Not “phileo,” brotherly love. And not “eros,” self-seeking love, but “agape love, which is that God-quality that always responds in self-sacrifice. It is a love only found in God and is the essence of His nature. And it is a love we can experience as Christ comes to live in us. We can learn to let His love flow through us like rivers of living water, giving life to all.
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by Bill Elliff
April 18, 2024
Psalm 107 calls us to “consider the lovingkindness of the Lord” (Vs. 43). Each paragraph illustrates God’s lovingkindness to a different group of people, always people who did not deserve it. See if these describe you right now or have in the past.
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by Bill Elliff
March 26, 2024
Want to live an uncomplicated life? Get in the right posture every day (dependence upon God and a humble willingness to follow the promptings of His Spirit and the illumination of His Word). Follow His leadership. God (and His love) will flow through you, and you will fulfill everything He desires. You will be astounded by His love … and so will a watching world.
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by Bill Elliff
August 25, 2023
How do we know if we love God and others in the way the Father has designed and desires? How do we know if we are in the highest, best place in this life?
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by Bill Elliff
April 17, 2023
What is your opinion of Christ? Do you see him as an important historical figure? The Son of God? The Savior of the world? The King of Kings and Lord of Lords?
All of these are true, but there is so much more. He is the One seeking you—the One wanting to stay at your house. It’s personal.
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by Bill Elliff
October 26, 2022
We are consumed with ourselves. Review your average week and notice how much of your time is spent on thoughts of yourself.
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by Bill Elliff
August 31, 2021
Most people are stalled in life because they do not know the answer to one question: “Why am I here?” They flounder because the world provides quick and persistent answers. But even when they turn down those roads, they realize quickly that living for ourselves—our pleasure, our comfort, our recognition—is a dead-end street.
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by Bill Elliff
April 08, 2021
A tenacious love is the most precious gift possible. Those who are the recipients of such undying affection are the most blessed. And those who give undeterred loyalty are the most rewarded.
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by Bill Elliff
August 18, 2014
If we were to ask most people what they thought of God, they would describe Him as a distant, perhaps angry Being. God is perfect in every dimension—even His righteous wrath—but the leading edge of His character is always His love, kindness, mercy, and grace.
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