Resources to help you understand Scripture, grow in faithful habits, and discover more favorite passages.
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Remembering the Words from the Cross
For those who grew up in the Church, we can become too familiar with the story of the cross if we fail to be moved by it any longer. Reflect on the last words Jesus said while on the cross to know His heart for us.
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Mt. Sinai’s Failure Led to Mt. Calvary’s Sacrifice
We all have received God’s wisdom yet rejected it. God’s wisdom descended at Mt. Sinai, and our disobedience to it led him to ascend upon Mt. Calvary.
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Relationship: Life According to God’s Priorities
You must flourish as a disciple before you succeed as a minister. Certain relationships are vital for the long-term health of your ministry.
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Sanctifying Spirit
Galatians 3:1-9 – If we believe our salvation to be of grace, we must not rely on our works after that. The Spirit that saves is the same Spirit that sanctifies.
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Essentials to Join a Ministry Team
Understanding that the task is immense and that the warfare is unavoidable, you must consider how to put yourself in the best situation possible. Your ministry setting will have enough challenges that you don’t need to accept known unnecessary ones.
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Small Steps for the Kingdom
The path of following Jesus provides ample opportunities to do amazing feats, but they typically are completed by simple steps along the way. As we help others, we must provide them with achievable goals as they progress.
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Learn from These Mistakes
The Bible doesn’t give a picture of where everyone gets it right when it comes to godly homes. It shows us examples of people who didn’t succeed in hopes that we will learn from their mistakes.
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On This Mountain Top
Why is Bible Translation important? Watch this video to see the story of the Gamo people receiving the New Testament in their language for the first time.
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Crucified Lives
Galatians 2:1-21 – Paul was so enthralled by the power of the gospel that he confronted others who were wavering in its truth. By faith and faith alone, we can experience lives that have been crucified with Christ.
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There’s Not a Perfect Team
We won’t advance the frontiers of mission by enabling soft Christians who are skittish at the hint of conflict. While you need to be in a good ministry setting, you will not find a perfect team.
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God Is Not Annoyed by You
You can be sincerely convinced in your mind about what God is like, and you can be sincerely wrong. God is not as bothered with you as you might think.
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Expository & Engaging Preaching
Due to heretical content given by engaging personalities or boring deliveries given by robust theologians, preaching has received mixed reviews. Preachers can and should be both accurate in content and passionate in delivery.
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Unavoidable Afflictions and Undeniable Opportunities
We can endure sufferings better if we know there is a redeemable purpose among them. If we consider how our perseverance through trials could encourage others going through similar situations, we find the hope needed to go forward.
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The Fellowship of the Unashamed
This anonymous writing describes a passionate devotion to live for Jesus. Are you a part of “The Fellowship of the Unashamed?”
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Defining Successful Parenting
Successful parenting must be defined by what God values most in our children’s lives. Parents must take the responsibility to be the primary evangelists and disciple-makers.
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Rebels Require Reconciliation
Since sin is rebellion against God, we are in need to be reconciled to Him. If you don’t think your sin warrants such an action, you really don’t grasp the weight of disobedience.
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Organic & Organized Local Missions
Some churches pit organic and organized evangelistic efforts against each other. Both are important. You want the natural relational evangelism to take place, but churches would benefit by creating organized efforts too.
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Eliminating Newlywed Debt
Nothing can bring strain to a newly married couple like debt. Do what you can to reduce debt together and enjoy the freedom you were meant to experience.
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Suffering Is Necessary for Sanctification
No one seeks to experience suffering, yet many of us could testify that it was necessary for our personal sanctification. As we struggle through life, we see that the trials we experience drive us to need spiritual growth.
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What If You Actually Believed That God Wants to Use You?
Christians say that God desires to use us, but we each struggle with the believability of such a claim. Your life would radically transform if you bought the fact that God wants you as His ambassador.
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Entitled Expectations
Preached at North Greenville University Chapel – Nov. 6, 2019 Entitled Expectations (2 Chronicles 26) – God marvelously helped King Uzziah until he no longer saw himself dependent on God’s assistance. The moment we think we don’t need God is when we need him most of all. It’s dangerous to handle what has been gifted by…
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Abandoning Our Families
As people who have been loved by a covenant-keeping God, we ought to keep our covenants to one another in marriage. God hates divorce because of what it does and what it will continue to do. Consider This To the married, don’t fixate on the catastrophes of others’ divorces so much that you overlook the compromises present in your own…
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Withholding Our Best
We tend to give our best to individuals and institutions while unfortunately offering God our leftovers. God is too glorious to present meager offerings before Him. 4 Types of Gifts to the LORD Obligatory Exchange – Some attempt to give a thoughtless gift to God once they feel guilty about something He gave them. Frantic Purchase –…
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Doubting God’s Love
We can often look at our unfortunate circumstances and question God’s love for us. The sheer fact that God chose to love us in the first place should alleviate any lingering doubts. Context A major theme of Scripture: We cannot remain in the presence of God when we disobey the commandments of God. During the…
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The Progression of Faith
If there is a true profession of faith, there should be a true progression of faith. While you have not arrived at complete spiritual maturity yet, you should be making progress.
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Dependence: Acknowledging Your Desperate Need
In our discipleship efforts, we never reach the point where we can depend upon our own strength. Apart from Jesus, we can do nothing.
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Discipline: Training Your Soul’s Habits
God has created us for and called us to unique tasks. As particularly gifted and positioned disciples, we each should pursue the needed maturity to do what God has called us to accomplish.
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Development: Cultivating Your Needed Maturity
God has created us for and called us to unique tasks. As particularly gifted and positioned disciples, we each should pursue the needed maturity to do what God has called us to accomplish.
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Doctrine: Strengthening Your Uncertain Beliefs
While we all know some degree of biblical knowledge, we each should probably know a little bit more by now. Committed disciples need to strengthen any uncertain beliefs by targeted study.
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Disobedience: Confronting Your Sinful Leanings
While we all struggle with sin, we are each prone to wander in different ways. For those confronting disobedience in their own lives, God provides a path of escape through every temptation.