The Leadership Mind by Teddy A. Jones

My ego is no longer central By Napoleon Black TEXT (Gal. 2:20) I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. NIV Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central… Christ lives in me. Message I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]. it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; Amp. COMMENTARY The cross-centred life is more, much more than self-denial. It is self-replacement. It is the giving up of the self so that the Christ life may flow through us. The cross-centred life means that the power of self is broken, conquered and surrendered so that the power of the cross may become a meaningful reality. Paul says, “I no longer live!” It is both a bold and risky statement to make, for in it Paul is claiming that what people see flowing out of him is the Christ life – the life of the cross, not his life, not his will, not his decisions, not his attitudes,...

LAMPLIGHT DEVOTIONAL GUIDE “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path” Psalm 119:105 (NIV). “Living From the Eternal Perspective” A Devotional From PATHH Ministries DATE: Thursday, January 20, 2011 HEADING Designer Clothing By Teddy A Jones TEXT (Col. 3: 6) 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator [NIV] Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. [MSG] 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. [NLT] COMMENTARY Henry David Thoreau made the brilliant observation that “Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” Garbaddin, Frill Skirts, Crimplin, Bell Bottoms, Rayon, Platform Shoes are just a few of the fashions of yester-year (this may date some of you ). The truth is that while ...