Good morning friends, Romans 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Together, believing in our hearts that our Lord Jesus was raised to save each one of us, then professing to all, our faith in Him, that we may be saved and live lives filled with His abundant saving love. In Christ's name, - Today Gratitude - 1) 2 Know God 2) 2 Be Alive 3) 2 Be Free - Don't Take For Granted The Things We Need The Most ! - Word of the Day : April 20, 2026 indoctrinateplay verb in-DAHK-truh-nayt Prev Next What It Means To indoctrinate someone is to teach them to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group while categorically rejecting other ideas, opinions, and beliefs. // The video series attempts to indoctrinateyounger audiences with ahistorical and unscientific ideas. - Todays Quote - "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy - Shalom Shalom

Good morning friends, Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Together, believing with confidence, that our prayers have already been answered, trusting that God's will is always perfect. In Christ's name, - Today's Gratitude - 1) To Wake Up & Still Be hHere 2) 2 Walk & Talk With God Daily 3) 2 Be Sober Minded & Considerate - We've Come A Long Way !! There Is So Much Value In That Experience.. - Word of the Day : April 17, 2026 postulateplay verb PAHSS-chuh-layt Prev Next What It Means Postulate is a formal word used to mean “to suggest something, such as an idea or theory, especially in order to start or continue a discussion.” // Scientists have postulated the existence of water on the planet’s largest moon. - Todays Quote - "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." - Maya Angelou - Shalom Shalom

Truth: You don’t generate life—you receive it. Micro-Teaching: This is where most people push back, even if they don’t say it out loud. Receiving sounds passive, like you’re not doing anything. But that’s not what this means. You’re still moving, deciding, working, leading. The shift is where it’s coming from. You’re not the source trying to produce life—you’re the one receiving it from God and living out of it. That’s a completely different way of operating, even if the outside looks the same. You’ve felt the tension of getting this wrong. When you try to generate everything—energy, clarity, outcomes—you burn out or tighten up. Your body feels it, your mind starts racing, and everything gets heavier. That’s not just a busy day. That’s misalignment. You weren’t built to create life from yourself. When you receive instead, things don’t necessarily get easier, but they get clearer. You’re not carrying the weight of being the source anymore, and that changes how you step into everything in front of you. Practice: Before you act in one key moment today, pause and receive instead of rushing to produce. Reflection: Where am I trying to generate what I was meant to receive? Word of the Day: Receiver — one who lives by receiving life, strength, and direction from God. A FREE companion course connected to the themes of Because He Is, We Are will be available here soon. Ongoing formation, theology, and leadership reflections live at EverySphereOfLife.com

Truth:Your feelings are real, but they are not the authority. Micro-Teaching:This is where people get tripped up in real life. You feel pressure, anxiety, frustration, or even confidence, and without thinking, you start letting that feeling decide what’s true and what you should do next. It feels automatic because your body is reacting fast, trying to protect you or push you forward. But feelings were never designed to lead you. They’re signals, not the source of truth. You’ve felt that before. A moment where everything in you says react, push, control, or shut down, and if you follow it, things usually get worse, not better. That doesn’t mean your feelings are wrong. It means they’re incomplete. They’re pointing to something, but they don’t define reality. God does. When you slow down enough to recognize that, you create space to respond instead of react. You’re not ignoring what you feel—you’re just not letting it take the lead. Practice:When a strong feeling hits today, pause and remind yourself: this is a signal, not the authority. Reflection:Where do my feelings tend to take the lead instead of pointing me back to what’s true? Word of the Day:Signal — an internal response that points to something, but does not define truth. A FREE companion course connected to the themes of Because He Is, We Are will be available here soon. Ongoing formation, theology, and leadership reflections live at EverySphereOfLife.com

1. Definitive Truth: The essence of God, as understood within classical theism, is characterized by divine simplicity and holy perfection. God, in His divine nature, is not composed of body, parts, or passions (fleeting emotions), nor is He subject to change; He is pure Spirit, ensuring His constancy as the Necessary Being and ultimate Creator. The Creator-creature distinction emphasizes that God is fundamentally separate and different from His creation. This distinction highlights that although believers participate in the divine nature through union with Christ, they remain created beings, as articulated in 2 Peter 1:3-4. 2. Micro-teaching: Understanding Divine Nature vs. Divine Energy: In classical theology, God's essence refers to who He is—His unchangeable nature, unconditional grace, perfect holiness, and self-existence itself. Divine energy, however, encompasses His actions—how God interacts with creation, revealing His attributes through acts like creation, providence, and salvation. Augustine notes, “God is not what He is not” (Confessions, 7.1). This reflects the idea that God's essence is simple—He is Actus purus (Latin for "without Potentiality" or "pure Actuality" or "pure act")— while His energies demonstrate the relational or covenantal aspect of His love. The distinction is essential in classical theology, where believers understand that they participate in God's energy (His actions and grace) without merging their essence (their created being) with His uncreated essence. Calvin writes, “We must therefore hold that the essence of God is simple, and not a compound of many parts” (Institutes of the Christian Religion, I.13.1). This foundational truth informs how believers relate to God and recognize their divine adoption and transformation through Christ. 3. Reflection: We are reminded that our identity in Christ doesn't change our substance or being. Instead, it affirms our status as adopted children of God, called to reflect His glory as we participate in His divine energy, like the moon reflecting the sun’s rays of light. Through union with Christ, we become more like Him, experiencing progressive sanctification by the Spirit. This transformation does not imply a loss of our creaturely nature but a restoration of His original image in us from the Garden of Eden before the fall of man.