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A redemptive person serves their neighbors in love. |
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Thanksgiving - Prayers of thanksgiving bring even greater blessings than the things we are thankful for. |
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If we truly believed the good news about Christ, we could change the world. |
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God is the great evangelist. |
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Easter - If we turn to Christ, his death becomes our day of salvation. |
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Christmas - The Incarnation involved an awesome journey that would change the face of history. |
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John is an example for all Christians of a person that trusted Jesus, and was trusted by Jesus. |
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Through holy living, Christians can change the world. |
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God wants us to love even those we dislike as much as we love ourselves. |
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Believers are assured of heaven's reality, relationship, and joy. |
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You trust Jesus, but can Jesus trust you? |
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There is only one type of love that loves us "as is." |
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Evangelism is more than just giving information about Jesus; it includes making disciples who are committed to Christ for a lifetime. |
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When we say the Lord is our shepherd, we say we are dependent on him, owned by him, and have a personal relationship with him. |
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Even in the darkest valley, we can trust that God is with us and in control. |
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God is willing and able to help us, so we must listen to him. |
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Walk in the light as he is in the light, and receive the peace of God. |
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When one takes Jesus as Lord, Jesus becomes resident in that life in the person of the Holy Spirit. |
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Christmas - Jesus came into this world to lay down his life for our salvation. |
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The work of the gospel of Jesus Christ is the work of the Holy Spirit. |
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What your body yearns for is symptomatic of the yearning of the soul. |
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Easter - Although the world is broken, God is still in control, and history is moving toward a climax. |
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When Paul was converted to Christ, he quickly learned that suffering was part of the deal—and he embraced it, all for the cause of the gospel. We should do the same. |
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God gives us handicaps for our own betterment. |
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We can choose to walk into the purposes of God or out of them. |
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Every generation must be willing to be different from the culture in order to remain faithful to God. |
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Forgiving others frees us to experience God's full redemption and hope. |
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Only through faith in a loving God can we survive the grief and pain of loss. |
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We often think of envy as a "petty" sin, but God clearly shows his anger about envy in this Bible passage. |
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Baseball demands perfection, but offers the grace of a second chance. |
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Scripture is full of impossible demands, which are unattainable without the power of the Spirit. |
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Israel often turned its back on God, but God patiently kept calling His people to return to Him. The same applies to us today. |
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The flames of heaven will illuminate, expose, and refine our lives on Earth. |
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We can live in forgiveness and freedom, because Jesus took away our sin. |
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Peacemakers build bridges of reconciliation to others by following the biblical principles of our peacemaking, peace-loving God. |
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Christians are called to show meekness through their actions, and will be blessed for doing so. |
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How to respond to inevitable persecution. |
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We are blessed when we sorrowfully confess our sin to God and joyfully receive his forgiveness. |
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The importance of humility. |
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We are blessed when our actions display a hunger and thirst for righteousness. |
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As Christians, we are blessed when we take off our masks and develop a pure heart. |
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We need to show mercy to others because of God's great mercy toward us. |
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We make a difference in our world when we live with godly integrity. |
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When we trust God in all things, he will direct our path. |
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Funeral Sermon - Christians should both grieve and hope in the face of death. |
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We can avoid the consequences of poor decisions by taking God's Word seriously. |
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Having faith in Christ is not an issue of Christ's ability; it's an issue of our belief. |
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The apostle Paul eloquently explains how the law causes us to do the very things we don't want to do—clearly accentuating our need for grace. |
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God opens doors and provides what we need so we can live in his will and be known by his name. |
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Jesus calls us to be different. |
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We are uniquely handmade by God for his glory. |
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Wives should submit to their husbands voluntarily, without losing their God-given identities. |
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God watches over, comforts, and delivers us in and through suffering. |
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When receive a new heart to love God, it will be seen in our actions to others. |
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We lose our joy for various reasons, but we can always regain it by waiting on the Lord. |
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When we can't escape our circumstances we must trust God's ultimate plan. |
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Christmas - There's something about the "Christmas spirit"—kindness, generosity, peace, goodwill—that we long for all year round…indeed, for all eternity. |
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The cure for turmoil of the soul is trust in God's character and obedience to him. |
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For Christians, focusing on God's promises provides an anchor for the soul. |
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New Year's - Happiness comes from knowing that God works through every moment of life. |
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A disciple of Christ is in relationship with him to learn and apply what he is saying. |
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Christmas - Humans have spirituality, but unless we believe in Christ, we do not have life. |
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The essence of discipleship is relationship. |
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Jesus was never confused about his dual humanity and divinity. |
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Once we truly understand how much God loves us, we will, in turn, live that love in our relationships with others. |
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We are compelled to share the good news because of God's love for all. |
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Marriage Sermon - Understanding agape love is the key to a strong marriage. |
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We can't control everything that happens in life, but we can pour out gratitude to Christ for his forgiveness. |
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Easter - Not until we fully understand our human condition—that of total depravity—can we fully appreciate what God did for us through Christ's death and resurrection. |
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The best music happens when a marriage is tuned to the frequency that God designed for it. |
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Good Friday - In his death, Jesus absorbed the evil that should have destroyed the world. |
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The church can be the world's best cure for our lonely condition. |
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At the extraordinary event of Communion, we cease to be our ordinary selves. |
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Thanksgiving - We think we are thankful because of our faith; but we have faith because we're thankful. |
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Envy will destroy us if we don't tame it with love. |
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God turned John Mark's failures into success; he can do the same for us. |
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Christ's future victory gives us hope, strengthens our faith in him, and reinforces our endurance. |
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God in his loving sovereignty reaches out to us in our utter helplessness. |
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God does not let us know certain things because he wants us to respond to him in love. |
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We must persevere through the emotional lows of faith. |
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We should be encouraged by the fact Jesus is praying for us. |
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Abiding in Christ results in five wonderful gifts of grace. |
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When we lean on Christ’s strength, we learn his strength is enough. |
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Easter - In your life there is no condemnation—only the operation of redemption. |
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Reaping a spiritual harvest |
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ChristmasGod meets us in the whole range of our human experience. |
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Seeing through the eyes of Simeon. |
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God breaks through the desolate places. |
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A foretaste of heaven |
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The three groups of people for whom we need agape love are the losers, the winners, and our enemies. |
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The wasteland of spiritual barrenness |
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When we ask what we're going to be when we grow up, we often define ourselves by what we do. But God says we should define ourselves by what we are. |
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Balanced doses of truth and love heal the rifts of conflict. |
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We can become ministers of unity by displaying Christ's humility and forgiveness. |
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Jesus is training our hearts to turn us to the bread that really satisfies. |
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When we fully grasp the meaning of the gospel, we'll really come alive. |
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Jubilee isn't just and old term; it's today's good news for everyone. |
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Easter - In his weakness on the cross, Jesus Christ revealed his greatness. |
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Only Christ, the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God, can carry out God's final purposes on earth. |
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Our trust grows when we give to God in ways that make us dependent on him. |
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Easter celebrates the fact that we can meet the risen Christ and our lives can be different. |
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God understands and rules over the terror of this world. |
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Pursuing sensuality hardens our heart and kills the joy God intended. |
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Thanksgiving - Everything right about us, the Lord did. |
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The things that tempt us are common to all mankind, and God promises to help us avoid giving in to those temptations. |
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The great witness of Scripture is that he who is infinite in holiness becomes intimate in his love for you who are sinful. |
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Like God, we must show more interest in the present and future than in the past. |
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We grow up in Christ step-by-step, and by humbly acknowledging our weaknesses. |
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The book of James gives us a number of solid principles for avoiding going down the path of temptation toward sin and spiritual death. |
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We can learn much from the account of Jesus walking across the water in the midst of a storm, and from Peter's boldness to walk on the water toward him. |
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In the midst of all sorts of troubles, David still found comfort and rest in God. |
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Faith in a wonderful God releases you from worry. |
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We can avoid being drawn in by our culture if we live our lives in complete and total obedience. |
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Just make sure your life is worth saving. |
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Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. |
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Jesus’ mandate is clear; he calls us to be partners with him in making love tangible in our corner of the world. |
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With God’s gift of spiritual vitality and a purpose to witness for Christ, Christians and churches can overcome being burned-out. |
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There are many bridges to build—bridges of hope, comfort, care, justice, compassion. |
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Christians are called to honor Jesus for his self-giving love; we do that best by imitating him. |
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God uses the most unlikely characters to play leading roles in the unfolding drama of his saving purposes. |
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Into a world absorbed in itself, God sends his Suffering Servant—his Son, Jesus. |
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The people of God must commit themselves to devotion to God, even when the vast majority of others live for everything other than God. |
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Once we've seen God the King, we worship, confess our sins, and go where He sends us. |
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Five qualities of an encourager. |
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We should worship a sovereign God instead of worry. |
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Our relationship with God validates everything else. |
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I can be free from bitterness because Jesus paid for the sin done to me. |
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Spiritually directed fasting gives us supernatural power and a biblical perspective. |
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We need to explore our inner pain and anger before we can know joy. |
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Our dreams must be shattered so God's power can be released in us. |
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We can find comfort in Christ's promise to build his church. |
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Names indicate the relationships that tie us together in community. |
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Looking at suffering from God's perspective allows us to see that, in the midst of trials, God is in control, increases our blessings, glorifies us, and makes us a blessing to others. |
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Whether we live or die lies in our dedication to the infallible Word of God. |
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Inquiring of the Lord enables us to identify God's plan for our lives and experience his provision. |
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We need to move from unbelief to awe. |
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The purpose of the church is to manifest to the world the character of God. |
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Godly leadership is about delighting in seeing God's name worshiped and revered. |
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Funeral Sermon - Following a suicide, faith must be adjusted one minute at a time. |
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Jesus' death on the cross provided our only path to salvation. |
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Life’s frustrations drive us to find our meaning in Christ. |
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Sacrifice and hard work are part and parcel of the Christian life. |
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Because Christ is "the Door," we can shut out the pain of our past and open it to greener pastures. |
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God gives us money to use for lasting purposes. |
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Jesus Christ is coming back for his disciples, whether we live or sleep. |
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To be used by God, cultivate a heart that trusts his Word. |
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The Gospel is an invitation into an ancient and eternal drama of the heart. |
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We often think that freedom means doing whatever we want, but true freedom comes from only one place - Obeying the Lord. |
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God's demands of exclusivity are for our own good. |
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To reach the lost, we must see them with the compassionate eyes of the Father. |
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In Jesus Christ we have all the necessary resources to bring about complete reconciliation. |
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Only the storm reveals the nature of your foundation. |
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11:00 on Sunday morning is still the most segregated hour in America. |
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The health of a local fellowship depends on each member’s responsible participation at church and at home. |
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Because of God's plan for our lives, we can endure hopeless situations with a smile. |
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Christmas - God orchestrated Jesus' birth to bring us grace. |
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If you don’t have the life of God in you, you’re dead. |
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Gambling is addictive, leads to corruption, ruins lives, and violates Scripture. |
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