Gehazi wanted to be just like Naaman. He wanted his wealth, his power, and his importance. When he went after those things, he got Naaman’s leprosy too.
Tag: Oli Stevens
Sin As Leprosy (Part 1)
When we think about what’s wrong with the world, we can often think of many things. The problem is usually ‘out there’. But how often do we recognise that the real problem is right inside of us?
Faithfulness in the Place God Has Put You
Grace Shaped Lives, part 6. There’s a tendency in our human nature to pursue happiness through our outward circumstances, rather than finding contentment through our position in Christ.
God’s Church, God’s Way
Grace Shaped Lives, part 4. You know the gospel is at work when people stop building their identity on human glory and instead build it on the glory of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel of Grace that Creates the Church
Grace Shaped Lives, part 1. For Paul, the gospel isn’t just the entry point to Christianity, but the power and pattern for our entire lives.
Re-made — A New Heavens and New Earth: The Mission Complete
Re-formed, part 14. Recreation is the destiny of the world. Not destruction. Not abandonment. But Renewal.
Re-conciled — Salvation That’s Bigger Than You Think
Re-formed, part 12. God doesn’t just save you to restore you. He does it to include you in something global, that’s growing, and will recreate the entire universe.
Re-surrection — Beautiful Feet and the World Made New
Re-formed, part 11. The resurrection is God’s joyful announcement: the world is being remade, and his people are sent to proclaim it.
Re-membered — Silent Saturday Easter Devotional
Re-formed, part 10. Take a moment to consider the day between Jesus’ death and resurrection — when the faith of the disciples seemed to be utterly shattered, when they couldn’t see God’s deep work in the darkness, and the silence.