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He’s Good – Thank Him

March 1, 2019 by Phil Auxier

I was thinking of how much my gratitude to God is due to life’s circumstances. This morning, I remembrered that no matter what happens, God’s been awfully good.

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Gospel Friday – You Are Free

January 18, 2019 by Phil Auxier

I loved this thought from the March 5 devotional from Jack Miller (in Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller) –

Christ has set us free from the chains of the law. But we have the tendency to create new circumcisions—new rules, new duties. We become burdened with obligations. Are you trying to fulfill your obligations by heading back to slavery, back to Mount Sinai, back to that place of no mercy? Remember it is all or nothing. If you put yourself under obligation to one part of the law, then you are responsible for keeping the whole law. You can’t have justification by faith in Jesus Christ plus something else. You might think that you believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone, but think about the obligations you are burdened by. Think about how you unconsciously live as if the fulfillment of your Christian responsibilities earns you God’s favor. Almost anything can become a new circumcision: your approach to tithing, your Christian duties, an orderly home, and the list goes on. Think about what drives you. Do you live under the law at Mount Sinai or have you joined the celebration of the justified on Mount Zion? Remember, for the believer, the judgment day has come and gone. God has set you free to be his own dear child!

Miller, C. John. Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller (p. 65). New Growth Press. Kindle Edition.

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Gospel Friday – Jesus, Emmanuel

December 22, 2017 by Phil Auxier

At Crestview, we’ve been studying Emmanuel this Advent season.  And, I love how we finally get the full story in Matthew’s part of the Christmas story.  Here’s what we read:

[21] She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: [23] “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).  (Matthew 1:21-23)
It’s a pretty simple Gospel connection today, but this Jesus who we celebrate this weekend was born to save people from their sins.  And, because of this, we can call Him Emmanuel, which means, God with us.
Today, celebrate the Jesus, Emmanuel Himself, was born for you.

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Gospel Friday – Advent’s All Sufficient Sacrifice

December 15, 2017 by Phil Auxier

I’ve been enjoying working through the He Reads Truth Advent book this year.  Yesterday, the readings had to do with An All-Sufficient Sacrifice.

Read Isaiah 1:11, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 53:4-5, John 1:29, Hebrews 9:11-14, Hebrews 10:1-14

And, above all, this Advent season, focus in on the amazing gift of a sacrifice given for you: Jesus Christ, the Lord.


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Gospel Friday – At Just The Right Time

December 8, 2017 by Phil Auxier

Romans 5:6 – “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” (ESV)

Think of this, especially this Advent season, God intersected time and space at just the right moment.  It was just the right time for a Savior to come and rescue people.  He didn’t come for those who had their act together.  He came and demonstrated His love for us–while we were still sinners.  Let the longing you know in your heart this Advent this season be filled by the one who never misses an appointment or gets the timing wrong.  God’s timing is right.  At the right time, Christ died for the ungodly.

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Gospel Friday – Saved for the Glory of God’s Name

November 10, 2017 by Phil Auxier

There’s an amazing truth in John 12.  Jesus is preparing to go to the cross and asking the Father to glorify His name.  The Father replies, “I have glorified and I will glorify it again.”  Today, be humbled by this reality from John 12:28, that Jesus going to the cross was for the Father’s glory.  We’re roped into this through our salvation.  Glorify Him today for this amazing news.

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Gospel Friday – Looking to Jesus

August 25, 2017 by Phil Auxier

In Hebrews 12:1-2, we’re encouraged to run with perseverance the race marked out before us.  And, in v.2, we see that it comes by looking to Jesus.  Today, begin this day by looking to Him.  Out of joy, He went to the cross.  He is seated now at God’s right hand.  Look to Him today.

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Gospel Friday – Loving

August 18, 2017 by Phil Auxier

Those who have a relationship with God through Jesus love people.  Why?  Because, God loved them:

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Gospel Friday – Unfathomably Loved

August 11, 2017 by Phil Auxier

Here’s good news for you this Friday…

Romans 5:8–

“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (ESV)

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Gospel Friday – God Redeemed And Adopted Us

August 4, 2017 by Phil Auxier

Occasionally, I post snippets of Gospel truth on Friday mornings to encourage hearts.  Today, drink deep of this reality:

Galatians 4:4-7

[4] But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, [5] to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. [6] And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” [7] So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. (ESV)

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From One Degree To Another?

Yeah, that's right. My one, consuming passion is Jesus Christ, my Lord. I'm totally gripped by one message: the Gospel - the good news that God came after me when I was far from Him. So, the life I live, I live by faith in Him: He loved me and gave Himself for me.

From One Degree To Another is the change that He's accomplishing in me by grace. Growing downward in humility, upward into Him, outward toward others, and inward with renewal characterize my existence.

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