A Good Start If we want to get off to a good start, we have to follow four principles of Paul and keep in mind the goal of bringing others into relationship with Jesus. Derek Helt Acts 9:26-32
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A Life without Regrets Live today like it matters for all eternity—because it does. Steve May Proverbs 14:8
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A Message For Imperfect People We are imperfect people, selfish and self-centered, but Jesus can make us faithful and fruitful if we stay focused on him. Derek Helt 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
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A Prescription for Burned Out Christians If you’re feeling burned-out, rekindle your expectation of power to be a witness, and the passion of the Holy Spirit will return. Kevin Conrad Acts 1:6-9
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An Unmistakable Mandate Jesus’ mandate is clear; he calls us to be partners with him in making love tangible in our corner of the world. Kevin Conrad John 15:9-17
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Are You Wasting Your Life? Owning God’s gift of grace determines the course we set for our lives. Derek Helt 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
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Being a Bridge-Builder There are many bridges to build—bridges of hope, comfort, care, justice, compassion. Kevin Conrad 1 Peter 2:4-10
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Diamonds in the Rough As believers, we are redeemed, we are forgiven, we have understanding, we have the mystery of God, and we are heirs with Christ. Coy Wylie Ephesians 1:7-12
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Don’t You Believe It! The Myth of Greener Grass We’ve been shown grace by God, and we’re to spread that grace around. Derek Helt Exodus 20:17
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Don't You Believe It: There's No Such Thing as a Little White Lie There is much more to telling the truth than not telling a lie. Derek Helt Exodus 20:16
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Elements of Worship The greatest acts of worship are acts of simple obedience to God each day of the week. Coy Wylie
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Eternal Worship In worship, we see things as they really are, not as they appear to be. Coy Wylie Revelation 4
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Expressions of Worship Part 2 Worship is not a passive experience; it demands our whole self. Coy Wylie
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Fly Like an Eagle Most Christians have been so imprinted by the world that they don’t know who they really are in Christ. Coy Wylie Ephesians 1:1-6
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God's Backward Logic If we want to be used by God, mastering God’s backward logic in the area of humility is necessary. Derek Helt Luke 14:7-14
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Hope for a Great Forever Heaven is a prepared place for prepared people. Leighton Ford John 14:2
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How God works his plan for your life We must keep our hearts yielded to God so he can make his plans for us a reality. Steve May Psalm 138
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How To Gain a New Perspective on Money Give away 10 percent, save 10 percent, and have fun spending the 80 percent. Kenny Hibbard
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In Spirit and in Truth Lessons on worshiping God in spirit and in truth. Coy Wylie John 4:20-24
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Jesus and the Kingdom Jesus He wanted to talk to the people of his day about God’s rule in their life, so he decided to do so by telling them stories. Ward Williams Matthew 13:31-33 ; Matthew 20:1-16 ; Matthew 25:31-46 ; Luke 14:15-24
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Keep the Change It takes a whole lot of help to make a lasting change. Steve May Nehemiah 10:1-29
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Keys to a Useful Life The ultimate standard of a useful life is not what we think and expect of ourselves as much as what we are willing to do for those around us. Ward Williams Luke 10:25-37
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Know Your Treasures We don’t know how rich we are until we know and tap into the treasury provided for us by Christ. Coy Wylie Ephesians 1:15-23
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Living in a War Zone We are engaged in spiritual battle and without God's help, putting on the full armor of God, and prayer, we will lose. Steve May Ephesians 6:10-18
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Living With Your Inadequacies God has always used ordinary people to do great things in order to reveal his power. Derek Helt 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5
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Show Me Because Christ has risen, the Spirit of Truth has come to empower us to take the leap of faith. Ward Williams John 20:19-31
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Signed, Sealed and Delivered The Holy Spirit is present in our lives, and gives us and imprint, a pledge, and a preview of God's promises to us. Coy Wylie Ephesians 1:13-15
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Speak carefully Our ability or inability to control our tongues will determine more than anything else the level of success we enjoy in our relationships. Steve May Proverbs 10:19
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Standing Your Ground Christians can stand their ground if they make sure of the ground their standing on, check their motivation, know when to compromise, and stay on target. Derek Helt Galatians 2:1-10
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Surviving D-Day: Death Death is going to come, but we can have hope and security by believing in God and his way, in his son, Jesus Christ who died for our sins, and in the indwelling Holy Spirit who gives us guidance and peace. Kenny Hibbard John 14
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