From the Blog
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New Management
Do you run out of money before you run out of month? Do you get anxious about your debts, how you will pay them? As Ben Franklin said, “He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.” Are you experiencing the sorrow of out of control spending and indebtedness? Wouldn’t you like to know how to…
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A New Mindset
You already have a “mindset” about money. Everyone does. Some are spenders and some are savers. Some are givers and some are takers. What’s your mindset on money? So how do you change your mindset? How do you get a new and good mindset on money? In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus taught his disciples…
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A Genuine Light
Like Charlie Brown, when we make Christmas about something other than the coming of Christ, we’ll always be disappointed. If we make it about spending money and giving and receiving gifts, sure we might be happy for a day. But the bill for the gifts we put on our credit cards in December, come due…
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A Glorious Light
Do you ever feel alone? Christmas is just around the corner, and for many people that means family, fun, and a few days spent in the company of the people we love. Except that, for some of us, Christmas time represents none of these things. For some, it will be a time of loneliness, trauma…
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A Great Light
Understanding the true meaning of Christmas begins by understanding and admitting the darkness of our world. Not the darkness of winter’s short days, but the darkness of ignorance and evil, suffering and pain, fear and anxiety, dark despair and gloomy grief. These and more describe what the Bible means by “darkness.” It’s not enough to…
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Heart For Our World
Over the last three weeks, we’ve talked about the first two qualities of disciple-making. This week, we will focus on the third quality, Heart for Our World. The gospel always goes against our excuses and our temptations. What’s the antidote for the sinful, “curved inward” bent of our souls? The gospel of Christ offers the…
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Heart for Each Other
This week, we will focus on the second quality, Heart for Each Other. We live in a time when it is easier to stay in touch, but people are starving for a in-person touch. What’s the solution to our increasing loneliness and social isolation? A loving relationship with Jesus and through Him a loving relationship…
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Heart for God
We are called to make disciples of Jesus. What should those disciples look like? The first and most important thing is they should have a growing Heart for God. In Psalm 96, David taught the Israelites how to worship with a true heart for God. We can worship with a true heart for God.
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Making Room for More
Whenever God wants to get a work done, He lays hold of a people who are willing to rise up. In the Old Testament, it was Nehemiah and those returning from Babylonian exile who answered the call of God to Rise Up. Today, God is calling us! In Matthew 28:19, Jesus called us to make…
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Send Me
This week, we’re going to learn to pray, “Lord, send me,” agreeing with the Lord’s prayer in John 17. “Lead us” and “deliver us.” This closing part of the Lord’s Model Prayer is aimed at us. It requests both direction and protection. It closes with the purpose for which we live: His kingdom and His…