The Wisdom of Submitting to God
Ken Boa
October 18, 2020
Wisdom is about cultivating a higher sense of “the good life”—not giving ourselves up for power, popularity, or possessions, but submitting to Christ.
Tag: good life
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 28
Ken Boa
August 31, 2016
Dr. Boa discusses how the mind works, and how we can renew our minds to become the people we were created to be. We can remind ourselves all the time that we were meant for more than this world.
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 23
Ken Boa
July 27, 2016
Dr. Boa teaches that the “good life” (by the world’s definitions) will never be enough for us, because we were made for something much better. We can break out of the cages of the world’s way of thinking, living on the level of intimacy with God while also being present with people.
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 18
Ken Boa
June 22, 2016
Dr. Boa continues his discussion of Jesus’s spiritual practices and his invitation to us to practice God’s presence, just as he did on earth. Today’s lesson picks up in John 10.
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 14
Ken Boa
May 4, 2016
Dr. Boa picks up in Mark 9 and Luke 12 with his discussion of Jesus’s invitation to pursue him above all other things and to cultivate an inner life that can sustain that pursuit.
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 7
Ken Boa
March 2, 2016
Dr. Boa teaches from John 15 and other passages to explain how practicing God’s presence by training in spiritual things relate to abiding in Christ and will lead us to bear fruit.
Practicing the Presence of God: Part 5
Ken Boa
February 10, 2016
Dr. Boa gives the biblical basis for the idea that a Christian’s spiritual life is not a measurable product but a dynamic, ongoing process. We were meant for more than this life, but we have to cultivate the spiritual side of ourselves.
1 Peter Study, Part 5 (at Christ Church): Imperishable Inheritance
Ken Boa
June 14, 2015
Dr. Boa continues his discussion on our imperishable inheritance. It is a future hope that gives a present perspective on our trials and pains and difficulties.