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Oneness with the Lord

by Susan Sampson I was so thankful when Laurie reminded us of the goal of our study.  What are we doing?  The goal is for our hearts to be one with God.  We want our hearts to be changed from sinful to Spirit-filled! How is this possible?  Is it even possible?  Yes!  “But Jesus looked […]

The Roots

by Susan Sampson This week’s lecture was an answer to prayer in helping me see my sin as God sees it.  When Laurie drew the tree on the white board she was labeling it with my sinful fruit in trying to work harder to be more perfect or okay and in feeling cranky because I […]

Repentance

by Susan Sampson As I read the devotion from Lesson 7, I was struck by the simple definition of the Gospel, “Not I, but Christ.”  This is why we need to repent.  As Laurie said in the lecture, “that’s repentance — NO LONGER YOU.”  True repentance does not lead to an ongoing indulgence of self.  […]