Category Archives: Rest of God

These are posts are my thoughts on the current move of God called the “REST of GOD.”

True Grace

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Mel Wild

Grace is not a declaration from God of innocence; it’s not a “get-out-of-hell free” card you wave at the pearly gates, and it’s not just unmerited favor. We have God’s unmerited favor because Christ lives in us. God empowers us … Continue reading →

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Will we follow Holy Spirit or our confirmation bias?

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Mel Wild

One of the challenges for us as followers of Jesus during this pandemic is maintaining a vibrant faith while not being able to meet in the normal way. This is why I believe God is re-training us during this season … Continue reading →

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This is the greatest time for the Good News!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Mel Wild

While we’re currently living in a very politically divisive and emotionally charged time, there was never a time in our lives when the Gospel message was more relevant. Why? Because every human actually wants the same two things. They just … Continue reading →

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God is making new wine…out of us!

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Mel Wild

I heard a troubling statistic from a new Barna survey recently, that one in three Christians (32%) have not attended either an online or on location church gathering since the pandemic. It does beg the question about the true nature … Continue reading →

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What are we learning?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Mel Wild

A soul that’s not self-reflective is a superficial and impoverished soul. It has no knowledge of its own shortcomings. Its focus is more often on the shortcomings of others. It has no governing capability to mitigate against its own hypocritical … Continue reading →

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The Gospel: God, love, fellowship, and joy!

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Mel Wild

The Gospel is not ultimately about forgiveness of sin. While important, that’s only a means to a much greater end. The Gospel is, first and foremost, the good news about God. For we see Him in the life of His … Continue reading →

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How to keep a vibrant faith

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Mel Wild

How do we live a consistent vibrant faith? To be vibrant means to be full of energy and enthusiasm. The etymology for the word, enthusiasm, is instructive. It’s directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, meaning: “divine inspiration”…from enthousiazein … Continue reading →

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Walking out our redemption

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Mel Wild

Graham Cooke said, “We’re saved once, but we get redeemed from our old ways every single day! We’re learning how to be a new creation.” This is critically important to understand if we’re going to walk in what God intends … Continue reading →

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Overcoming in troubled times

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Mel Wild

We win. I thought I should start with that reminder. It’s important that we remember this every day, especially in a crazy year like 2020! When all hell breaks loose around us, we need to remember that heaven is for … Continue reading →

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Pursue doing what is beautiful

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Mel Wild

It’s a major understatement to say 2020 is a unique year. The cultural atmosphere is full of fear of the present and anxiety over the future. But it’s not unique or scary for Jesus’ Church. Actually, this is rather mild … Continue reading →

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