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The fight against sin is about what you put off and what you put on.

In football, running the right direction
is crucial to victory over an opponent.

Growth requires intentional care for and commitment to what you love.

Knowing what God has created you to be and to do is a critical life question.

You can trust Him even when He leads you to do the impossible .

Break the cycle of discontentment and change your self-powered desires.

Is it time to consider asking the tough questions about the church you love?

Discipleship, which includes caring for, counseling, and leading people, is happening globally.

Understanding these unprecedented times could mean more intentional Bible study.

Actively seeking a relationship with the God who save you is being light in a dark world.

When the Holy Spirit is clearly sending you a message, don’t destroy the messenger.

Is pre-conversion discipleship a real possibility for disciple makers?

It’s clean slate time, and God wants to start fresh with you!

Yes, God commands it, but what are the other reasons to serve in your church?

God is at work creating a thing of beauty, so trust him and let him work.

God brings you to his table, so don’t try to move away. Just take your seat and choose life.

Do you limit how much control God truly has on your life?

Your God-given creative talent will be used by the Lord, so surrender it to Him.

The world will never understand the radical concept of surrendering your life to Christ.

If you’re a Christian, the world judges your authenticity.

To affect culture in a positive way you must see yourself as a missionary.

You’re right. Christians aren’t perfect and sometimes they act like the world . . .

Knowing who you are in Christ and having a deeper relationship with him is priority one.

Jesus didn’t say to teach everything; He said to teach people to “observe.”

When God calls your name, are you listening and responding?

You’re not the only one who will suffer because of your own spiritual dryness.

Words have the power to destroy, so how will you use yours to honor the Lord?

Building a culture in your church that truly glorifies God takes passionate devotion.

God invites us to share in the responsibility of shining the light of his glory.

Parents, your children are watching closely, and they will pick up on your value system.

Christ is the ultimate seeker. He seeks and saves the lost.

God is seeking worshipers, making disciples, and shepherding His people.

The mission of God is to seek and save those who are lost, multiplying disciples around the world for His own glory

Evangelism is not optional for the church.

Whatever you’re struggling with, God isn’t beyond healing for that struggle.

A vision statement should reflect your current ministries and the ministries you intend to implement.

God has a specific plan for a specific church in a specific place at a specific time.

Christian life is all about loving and serving others enough to tell them about Jesus’ work on the cross.

Disciple making is a commitment to open up your life to another person.

When God changes your life, the desire to love and serve others will be automatic.

God has given us the responsibility to steward our lives well and according to his will.

To experience who Jesus is and all he wants for us requires passionately knowing and serving him.

My objective that day was to get to the hospital in downtown Chicago before the surgery to have prayer with […]

A very wrong assumption about discipleship is that the right process will yield transformation. We can easily get caught up […]

In the first century, when people became followers of Christ, they did so well aware of the cost (Luke 14:28). […]

In a pivotal passage, Jesus explains, “I know my own and my own know me” (John 10:14). In this verse he […]

Mike: Sin and Brokenness “…Looking back,  I see there was no actual desire to pursue the things of God…  Nonetheless, […]

It’s too nice of a day to stay indoors! The flowers that the kids and I planted are doing GREAT, […]

SOAR . . . Man, I love this youth conference. Sold Out And Radical.  Every summer, we gather up our […]

It wasn’t until after my first year of college that I was truly saved.  You’re probably thinking, what does that […]