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The Cure Has Been Found
A disease that has killed many, it will run rampant unless we stop it.
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Evangelizing and Disciple Making Central America Style
Discipleship, which includes caring for, counseling, and leading people, is happening globally.
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3 Must-Dos to Live on Mission
To affect culture in a positive way you must see yourself as a missionary.
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Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?
Salvation is too great a gift for us to keep to ourselves.
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Rescue: It’s What Christians Do
Sometimes God sends people to dust us off and carry us back to Jesus and his living water.
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No Small Print, No Exclusions
Let’s not complicate salvation: There are no exceptions to who can receive it.
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Let Your Life Tell the Story
Do your actions, words, and choices tell the greatest story ever told of grace and mercy?
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Are You Praying For Spirit-led Conviction?
Does your church pray for the Holy Spirit to call souls to Christ?
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How Then Do We Live in a Divisive Culture
Being in the world but not of it means we have to communicate with enemies of Christ.
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3 Ways to Be an Effective Witness
When there’s an opportunity, don’t blow the chance to share your life-changing story.
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8 Christian Virtues in Peter’s Last Words
To be a fruitful, effective, and mature Christian, there are certain steps that must be taken.
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The Old You vs. The New You
Don’t try to make up for your old life, just focus on the one who makes all things new.
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5 Judgement-Free Ways to Love the Lost
What would you do if you witnessed injustice, judgement and hypocrisy?
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Worldly Acclaim is Noise and Nonsense
Worldly achievements mean nothing, but how you lived for Christ means gaining the whole world.
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Heaven is NOT an Achievement
You can’t earn it because you don’t deserve it, so just accept it and be changed forever.
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Most Important Question of Your Life
There’s nothing a human can do to enter heaven. It’s just a gift you willingly accept.
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Family Reunion
God, rich in love and mercy, wants you to come to Him and surrender what you have been holding onto.
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Yes, You CAN Have Faith That Moves Mountains
A life of fulfillment starts and ends with the decision of your life: following Jesus.
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What the Televangelists Don’t Tell You
They’re right. You can receive health and wealth, but not by following a rule book.
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Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Paul made sure his message was clear to believers: Spreading the gospel is up to you.
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Spreading Jesus vs. Spreading Opinions
Non-believers will only want what we have if they see fruits of the Spirit in us.
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If You’re a Christian, You’re a Missionary
Leaving, embracing and invading is exactly what Jesus did, and we should do as well.
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What it Really Means to Preach
Preaching is a weighty task because by definition the preacher communicates on behalf of God.
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Sit at the table
We might be rough, but despite our brokenness, God still chooses to use us.
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5 Reasons the Gospel Needs Strong Language
Accepting Christ is necessary, but it is not the full picture.
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How to Have a Loving Confrontation
Biblical confrontation is important and necessary, but it must be motivated by love.
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7 Steps to Determine Your Church’s Vision – Part Two
A vision statement should reflect your current ministries and the ministries you intend to implement.
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Which Cross Do You Carry?
The cross meant pain and agony, but now it means hope, peace, and life.
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5 Ways to Evaluate Your Church’s Operating Systems
Systems need to be values driven, mission directed, vision focused then strategy accomplished.
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Ripple Effect
Examine your life – your words, your actions, your intentions and commit them to the Lord.
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Lessons From Covid and Losing the Sense of Taste
How will people know Jesus, the light of the world, if we hide that light.
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Weighing the Cost
There are things we must give up in order to follow Jesus.
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The Cost of Making Disciples
Disciple making is a commitment to open up your life to another person.
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What Does Jesus Want Your Church to Do?
Christ is the ultimate seeker. He seeks and saves the lost.
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A Final Resting Place
Jesus knew there was a high price to secure your final resting place, and paid it.
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Passing the Baton: A Smooth Pastor Transition
A successful transition depends on much prayer, preparation, planning, a process, and it is the work of God.
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Church Planting is a Lot Like Surfing
I’m not sure there’s a difference between surfing and being a part of a church plant.
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When God Attends Summer Camp
Summer camp is more than just water games and bunk beds; It can be a life changer.
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Who is the GOAT according to Jesus?
Achieving earthly greatness is meaningless according to the greatest in heaven.
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Inclusivity and Woke-ness in America
Instead of going overboard with inclusion in our culture, why don’t we love inclusively?
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Hopelessness Was Due to the God-Sized Hole in His Heart
His story is no different from yours if your life seems meaningless and hopeless.
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Being Redeemed and Choosing Life
The Greatest Love Story of all time is beautifully portrayed in the Bible through Rulth.
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How to Have a No-Regrets 2021
Don’t spend your life running from Jesus, who is the Truth and our only source of hope.
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What God Can Do With a Broken Screen Door
Renovating is all the rage, but God has been in the renewal business since time began.
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What is the Story We Should be Telling? Part Three
As we tell our changed-life stories, do we focus on what we did or what Jesus did?
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What is Grace? God’s Love When You Mess Up
When we accept the incredible gift of grace, we can see the freedom Christ came to give us.
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It’s Messy, But It’s My Story
I did all the right things and was a relatively “good” kid, but I knew I was missing something.
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Are We Telling His Story Through Our Actions? Part Two
Do our actions point others to who Jesus is and his power to save?
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Christmas, Advent, and Jesus
When God sent his Son to earth, he said everything he wanted to say to the world.
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God’s Promises Fulfilled in Immanuel
God’s promise of giving us a Son as a Savior is a beautifully consistent note that reverberates throughout the entirety […]