Last night, I shared with our youth ministry that our new theme for 2011 is “Consider Your Ways.” Each January, I look forward to launching a biblical theme that the Lord has burdened me with attached with ministry goals that the teenagers can strive for. I challenged them to evaluate every area of their life to see if God is
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Thanksgiving is an awesome time of spending time with family, watching football, visiting friends, playing outside, and taking time off work, but more importantly it’s a time of giving thanks to God for the many blessings He has daily loaded us down with. There are three things related to our salvation that we must be
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Having a heart for God is something we often pray for, hear sermons on, think about, long for, and read about in the Psalms (27:4; 42:1-2; 84:1-4). But what does this look like? What does a “heart for God” look like practically? Allow me to submit five (5) practical items that indicate a heart for
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Respectable Sins – by Jerry Bridges: Not many books are published to address the sins we as Christians have come to tolerate, and in some cases deemed “acceptable.” The first 6 chapters the author tackles the topic of sin and the power of the Holy Spirit and then moves to vividly expose a cluster (14
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There is no doubt you want God to direct your life. I’m sure at some point in your life you have echoed what the psalmist said, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths” (Psalm 25:4). There are countless people and organizations that are gladly willing to offer you advice and guidance for
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