Becoming One With God

by Sarah Stegall | Jun 14, 2010 | Bible Study

The unity of our Triune God proceeds from their self-sacrificial love for one another. We enter into the same unity through exchanging our soul-life for Christ’s.

READ: John 5:19-30; John 12:23-26; Rom. 7:5-6; Rom. 8:9-11; Gal. 2:19-20; Gal. 5:17-25.
HEART ISSUE: Where do you need to be emptied of your own “soul-life” so that Christ’s life can fill you more?
PRAYER FOCUS: Father, I want to be in complete unity with You. Help me surrender my will to yours so that You can be expressed to the world around me. Amen.

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