From the Blog
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The Welcoming Church
What are you looking for in a church? Do you want to be part of a church that looks like you, talks like you, thinks like you? Same color and race, same political party, same favorite basketball team and BBQ style? Or are you willing to welcome and receive others who have different personalities and…
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The Law of Love
What is your mental operating system? What kind of gravity tugs and pulls at your thinking? Do you struggle with anger, with depression, with a poor self-image, with unforgiveness, with temptation, with addiction, with hatred…? What controls your thoughts and attitudes and therefore your actions? Is it love? In Romans chapter 13, the apostle Paul…
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Dual Citizenship
In this passage, Paul describes how Christians should relate to their government. In other words, how those whose citizenship is in heaven are to relate to their worldly government. And the instruction he gives from the Lord is this: we are to submit to the governing authorities. With all the political division in our country…
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Be Connected
God wants you in His family photo, taped to His fridge, hanging over His mantle, tucked away in His wallet. God wants you to be connected to His family! But our sin has separated us from Him and causes us to isolate ourselves from Him and from one another. God doesn’t want us to be…
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Be Growing
We used to get asked this question a lot when we were kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We would say a doctor, a policeman, a firefighter, a soldier, a veterinarian, even a power ranger. Maybe you did just that! But somewhere along the journey we stopped asking that question…
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Be Accepted
What’s your response when you sin? Do you make excuses and say, “Everybody’s doing it”? Or do you struggle with guilt and shame, feeling distant from God? And what do you do about repetitive sin areas? You know those sins that you’ve confessed to God, but you still struggle to overcome? So now you’re either…
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Be Confident
What’s your level of confidence that you have been forgiven of your sins and born again as a new creation in Christ Jesus? “I hope so?” Or “I’ve tried to live a good life, so I hope so?” But wouldn’t you like to change “I hope so” to “I know so”? Is that possible? Yes,…
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On Marriage
How is your marriage doing? Are there some areas that need a tune-up? Or maybe even a restart? The truth is we all need help with our marriage. And the best help is found in the Lord. For God has a design for marriage. In the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he gave instructions…
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On Conflict
Conflict. Everyone has felt the hurt that comes from conflict. Whether it’s between you and your parents, your siblings, your friends, your neighbors, your spouse. Conflict hurts. And most of us will avoid it at any cost. Others among us seem to go looking for it. But what many may label “irreconcilable differences” may in…
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On Communication
How are you and your family doing with communication? If you’re single, do you have good communication with your parents and siblings? What about with close friends? Do you ever feel lonely with no real family to talk to? If you are married, are you and your spouse experiencing the joyful oneness and intimacy that…