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How to Live Your Blessed Life
When you find the blessed life Jesus wants you to have, there’s no regret and no going back.
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7 Reasons You Can Trust in Your Calling
You’re capable of more than you know, so rely on hidden strengths and trust in yourself.
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Let’s Bring Back Forgiveness and Compassion
Keeping no record of wrongs and forgiving without limit seem impossible in today’s world.
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From Nicaragua to Cuba and Discovering Truth
Throughout their ministry the Gaitans have seen how God plants seeds in people’s hearts.
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3 Steps to Letting Your Light and Life Shine
Jesus didn’t suggest that Christians should be “light”. He told them they were “light”.
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Four Ways to Know You’re a Genuine Jesus Follower
Christ followers aren’t perfect, but they strive to die to self and live under the Holy Spirit’s power.
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So What About MY Goals For This Year?
Fixating on out long-term goals could make us miss God’s plan to help us realize them.
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Practicing Restraint in and Un-Restrained World
If we seek to inflict damage with our words, it indicates viciousness within our souls.
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Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
We overcome Satan when we testify personally about what the blood of Christ has done for us.
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Four Ways to Live by Faith
You can be confidence that God is in control, knows best, and you can ask him anything.
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Here’s Why You Don’t Believe the Lies
Choose daily (sometimes minute by minute) to not give in to the lies the world tells us.
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2020 and the Good Things That Come Out of it
We don’t know the outcomes of 2020, but with God on his throne they’ll likely be good ones.
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The Middle Ground Between Condoning and Condemning Sin
How do I accept people without compromising the truth of God’s Word?
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What is Your Worst Fear and What Can You Do About It?
God’s plan for us doesn’t include living in fear but living in confident hope.
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Anxiety: 3 Ways and 15 Promises
When you or someone you know has a fearful heart or paralyzing anxiety, there’s hope in God’s Word.
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Is God Really Present in Your Church?
Leaders, do everything necessary, pay any price, to build a church where God is pleased to dwell.
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The Struggle to Quiet Your Anxious Thoughts is Real
Depression is a reality no matter what the cause, but God offers relief and quiets your soul.
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Whose Lives Matter?
Jesus settled the argument of which lives matter when he said “whosoever . . .”
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It’s Past Time to Double Down on Prayer
As the world’s darkness intensifies, the world’s Christians should be intensely praying.
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Where Do We Find Hope in the Middle of Tragedy?
Hope can’t be found in people, government or laws, but only in God’s transforming power.
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It Takes A Lot of Faith to be an Atheist
Our universe’s beauty and symmetry couldn’t have coßme from random mutation and chance.
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What Has Prayer Ever Done to Change the World?
Prayer could be the secret weapon to life-changing transformation in the lives of those around you.
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Sin’s Consequences Are For Our Good and His Glory
Sometimes God pushes us to the point that we can see, with open eyes, the true effects of sin.
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Here’s Proof That Everyone Worships Something
Mankind can never bring peace into the world. Only a relationship with Christ can do that.
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Jesus’ Command to Go, Tell, and Disciple is For Pew Sitters Everywhere
The Great Commission doesn’t say one word about a Christian’s church attendance.
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Truth About the World’s Dangerous Distractions-Part Two
Culture has so many false teachings that if you’re not being intentional, you’ll fall into its trap.
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Truth About the World’s Dangerous Distractions-Part One
Distractions are really lies that dangerously lead you away from the life-changing reality of Jesus.
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Being Certain and Being Right Are Two Different Things
My objective that day was to get to the hospital in downtown Chicago before the surgery to have prayer with […]
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This is How to Fight Your Battles
That mountain ahead may look impossible, but God has been giving out courage since time began.
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Five Ways to BE the Church
We weren’t made to live in isolation but in community, so intentionally love and serve others.
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If You’re Struggling, Maybe You’re Out of Balance
“Your walk with God, family life, and ministry must be in biblical balance.” This is Principle #10 of twelve in […]
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Why Have Parents Abandoned Their Responsibilities?
As I write this, we are starting to feel a change in the air in our part of the country. […]
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6:07 Tuesday Afternoon August 4, 2020
People need a Savior the world over, so ministry after a catastrophic event is especially important.
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5 Myths About Why You Go to Church
Core values are principles and convictions that you have for both your life and your ministry. They are values focusing […]
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7 Things to Do While You Wait
We’ve all had to wait. Wait in line for a package, for test results. Waiting isn’t fun. We are impatient […]
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National Day of Prayer and Fasting
God has established ways for a society to ensure its moral compass, but we have neglected them.
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Anger Hurts the Angry More Than Its Victims
“Why are you bitter?” Radio personality Alan Colmes used to end his daily radio show with a bit where he […]
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Different Opinions and What Jesus Would Do
Even though it’s completely secular wisdom, I thought that author and podcaster Brene (pronounced like Renee) Brown’s comments were well […]
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Gratitude During This Time of Anxiety IS Possible
When I was a kid, I loved to watch the Tigger movie. Tigger was always full of excitement and wonder […]
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Getting Rid of Lies the Devil Whispers Into Your Ear
Anxiety reveals itself in a number of ways. Sometimes it’s subtle. It can be misunderstood for simply pressure or stress […]
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Is Church Attendance the Sole Evidence of Your Salvation?
There are many reasons Christians are losing the culture, but these are probably the top four. They are all ouch-worthy, […]
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Hope, Grace, and Kindness on the Football Field
Sit back a minute, close your eyes and honestly ask yourself what life would be like without hope. Yes, seriously, […]
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It’s Time to Be Selfless, Submissive, and Serving
The moment we commit ourselves to live for Christ is simultaneously the moment we resolve to die to ourselves. The […]
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Is Peace Even Possible?
Peace. Oh, how we need it in our world today. Before you say, “Duh, Captain Obvious!” or point the finger […]
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How To Boldly Speak Truth in a World Full of Lies
Speaking biblical truths is important for Christians for the following reasons: It confesses and proclaims God’s truth in your life. […]
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Suicide Leaves Behind Darkness, But There is a Light . . .
[RainDripsDrainsDownpours. A quiet roarA steady streamA childhood memoryA goodbye RainShowersShudders A pitter-patterA puddleA pair of boots RainBreaksBleeds A last kissA […]
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When Your Pain Makes You Wonder Why Me
What do you do when pain is your constant companion? How do you keep on going when life stays hard and […]
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Counterculture Needs a Love Encounter
On September 1st, 2016, the San Francisco 49ers squared off against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. National Anthem […]
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Not Hearing From God? Might Be Time for Hearing Aids
“How’s your hearing?” That was a question my doctor started asking me about ten years ago. I would always respond […]
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This is How a Church Should Actually Function
We are commanded by Christ to “make disciples,” but somewhere along the way, making disciples became counting converts to some. […]