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Part 2 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “The Cross the Proof”
I will pick up from where we left off in Part 1 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s Sermon “The Cross the Proof” – Learning to Live by Faith and start writing notes about Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “The Cross the Proof.” Here is a link to the full sermon: The Cross the Proof by Alexander Maclaren…
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Part 1 of Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s Sermon “The Cross the Proof;” Study Notes on 1 John 3:16, 1 John 4:9, and Romans 5:8
In Alexander MacLaren’s sermon The Cross the Proof by Alexander Maclaren | SermonIndex, the text he is preaching on is Romans 5:8 in which the apostle Paul says, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 KJV) MacLaren says that the word “commendeth,”…
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Notes on Alexander MacLaren’s sermon “Christ ‘Must’ Die;” Jesus’ death was necessary for our salvation, voluntary, and motivated by His love for us
“Nothing held Christ to the Cross but His own desire to save us.” — Alexander MacLaren We have been learning about God’s love for us…about how God’s “perfect love drives out fear.” After that fear/dread of punishment has been driven out, we can better feel God’s love for us. And, in return, love to Him…
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Different Types of Fear: Reverential Awe of God, Terror/Dread of Judgment, and Lack of Faith
You might have noticed in my previous post that when G. Campbell Morgan was describing the fight between the forces of good and the forces of evil, he expressed it by saying it was a battle between fear and faith, which meant that fear was something we were not supposed to feel. Then later in…
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Notes on G. Campbell Morgan’s Sermon “The Fight of Faith;” Imagery of 2 Paths; Imagery of your heart being cleansed of sin; “Flee, Follow, Fight”
I have been writing about running the Christian race. I mentioned recently that G. Campbell Morgan uses the phrase “Flee, Follow, Fight” in his sermon “The Fight of Faith.” Here is a link to the full sermon: G. Campbell Morgan The Fight of Faith oChristian.com. Here are my notes on this sermon: Morgan begins his…
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The Christian Race; “Flee, Follow, Fight” — G. Campbell Morgan; Imagery of God as Our Refuge
I have been writing on here about the Polyvagal Theory – fight, flight, and freeze – and about how I am trying to get out of immobility….a prolonged freeze state. Today I am going to be writing about running the Christian race – fighting the fight of faith. We have been working with this Polyvagal…
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Polyvagal Theory: Asking God to turn the bitter waters sweet; Imagery of driving a stick shift and stalling while changing gears; Imagery from the Cliff Hanger game on the Price is Right
I have been writing on here about how I am trying to get out of a freeze state…out of immobility. Here is a link to the Polyvagal Chart I have been talking about: PVChartv10q.pdf. I am struggling to go through the deactivation process, which is the downward arc going from red to green on the…
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Notes on G. Campbell Morgan’s Commentary on Isaiah 40:12-31; Imagery of Running the Christian Race; Imagery of God infusing strength into us
In this post I will be writing notes about G. Campbell Morgan’s Commentary on Isaiah 40:12-:31. It’s Chapter 22 Part C of his commentary entitled “Prophecies of Peace: Purpose of Peace; Majesty of Jehovah.” Here is the link: The Bible Book of Isaiah – Commentary by Rev. G. Campbell Morgan (Full Text and PDF). Here…
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Notes on Sermon by G. Campbell Morgan “Christian Citizenship 1: No Abiding City”
I read a sermon by G. Campbell Morgan last night called Christian Citizenship 1: No Abiding City | G. Campbell Morgan. There were several quotes from it I wanted to share. Sometimes when I am studying I make an outline of a sermon or I summarize it, and sometimes I just have time to write…
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The Polyvagal Theory: Deactivation and Releasing Action Energy
I have been writing on here about the Polyvagal Theory (fight/flight and freeze) and that I am trying to get out of immobility. I posted a video in this post Voice Note: Talking about collapsed immobility, being able to take in new information, calendar imagery, and anger defined as dissonance – Learning to Live by…
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