Unlock the abundant life that Jesus promised. The Cross Factor is the secret of embracing our cross daily as we follow Jesus Christ. It's a life that counts for the glory and story of God -- a life that elevates beyond the fallen plane. See scriptures and further resources below.
God deals primarily with us on the Ground of the Cross of Christ. There is no other basis for his involvement and craftsmanship in our lives. Then he deals with us on Resurrection Ground and Ascension Ground.
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“There is so much more that the Cross has accomplished than our forgiveness, but the constant barrage of the Enemy’s lies wears us down over time, and we forget what is true. By entering into the work of Christ daily, we appropriate in a fresh way all he has already done for us.” — John Eldredge, Waking the Dead
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Get to the Cross and Never Leave (Desiring God). Drawing upon the riches of the cross of Christ daily.
Scripture for meditation, prayer, and proclamation
If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s shall save it. Jesus in Matthew 16:24-25 NKJV
We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Romans 6:6 ESV
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Galatians 2:20 NASB
Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world (Galatians 6:14 ESV).
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 NASB
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