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Good News in America

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The Roman empire was a pagan place where Christian values were little known or honored, where corruption was pervasive in business, where ...



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Public Performance Is Easier than Private Devotion

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If you are just joining us, this is the third week in a six-week series entitled "Adventures in Missing the Point." We have been learning ...


The power of authentic piety in a world that talks the talk


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Tradition Becomes More Attractive than Truth

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According to Merriam-Webster, tradition is "the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one ...


Why the church must fight against spiritual ruts


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Don't Ask Me, I'm Only Visiting This Planet

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Have you ever put down the newspaper—after reading about genocide in Sudan and beheadings in Iraq and shootings in Dorchester and sexual ...


Figuring out who we are and why we're here


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The Most Beautiful People on Earth

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The latest rage in reality TV is the makeover show, in which a team of experts are brought in to transform somebody's wardrobe, car, backyard, ...


How to become a person of irresistible influence


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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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I had originally announced that I would be speaking today on the Christian's relationship to government, but in recent days the Lord has put ...


7 keys to living under authority


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Like a Living Stone

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"How does it feel," Bob Dylan asks. "How does it feel to be on your own, with no direction home, a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?" ...


Finding identity, belonging, and significance in the body of Christ


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Rediscovering Marriage

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I think we'd all agree that marriage has fallen on hard times these days. They tell us that the number of people getting married has declined ...


Discover the transforming power of mutual submission


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Us and Them

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Just a few hours before his death, and a few days before he left his kingdom in the hands of his followers, Jesus prayed for them, and for ...


How do we live in the world without becoming part of the world?


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Endurance

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Let's begin with some audience participation. I know it's been a long weekend. Some of you are tired from traveling or cooking or shopping. ...


Living the Christian life is all about continuing.


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Joy: A Time to Dance

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Series Subject: How to express and manage emotions rightly

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Learning to rejoice in the past, present, and future


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Abandonment: When You Feel Alone

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Finding strength when we feel forsaken


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Fear: When You're Scared Senseless

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Finding peace when we are afraid


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Gratitude: More than just an attitude

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How to be thankful for all things at any place and at any time


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Anger: When Your Back Is against the Wall

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Our anger is dangerous but doesn't have to be destructive


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Contentment: When Your Soul Is at Rest

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Finding serenity regardless of the circumstances


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Depression: When Darkness Is Your Closest Friend

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How to live victoriously when just living is hard


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Disappointment: When Your Dreams Die

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How to handle the pain of what might have been


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Uncertainty: When You're Not Sure of Your Next Move

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How to make right and wise decisions when the path ahead is unclear


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Restlessness: When You Still Haven't Found What You're Looking For

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The cause of and cure for our incessant inner hunger


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Outrage: When Your Heart Is Filled with Revenge

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Finding room for forgiveness when you want to fight back


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Seasons of the Soul

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How and why to praise God at any place, at any time, and in all ways


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Finding Financial Freedom

We're talking this winter about living a life that counts. When all is said and done, we want our days and our dollars to add up to something worthwhile, ...


An exit strategy for those who don't want to want more anymore.


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Tithes, Offerings, and Thieves

So, how do you feel when the offering basket comes around? Pressured? Guilty? Confused? Grateful? How do you feel when the pastor announces a series on ...


Are you robbing God?


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Living In the Zone

When the New England Patriots take the field this evening, they want to be "in the zone." The zone is a state of being in which an athlete is performing ...


Three steps for Christians who want to use their talents for eternity.


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A Sad Man Walking

I was out for a run a week ago or so. It was one of the first warm days after the big snow. As I made my way through one of the neighborhoods, I came ...


The final, and most important, ingredient for living a life that counts.


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Who Do You Answer to?

In the next section of Matthew, which we'll be studying this week, Jesus begins by talking about marriage and divorce. He covers this topic more thoroughly ...


Jesus challenges us to become people of our word.


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A Perfect Alternative to Revenge

It has been said that few passages of Scripture summarize Christian ethics more succinctly than today's passage. It could also be said that few passages ...


Jesus calls us to be perfect in love by loving our enemies.


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Hide Your Holiness

In the first week of this series, we read the words that Jesus spoke to his followers:

"Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good ...


The purpose of spiritual discipline is to become closer to God.


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What If I Don't Feel Like Being Good?

Today we begin a new series. For the next five weeks we will discuss at length something that is essentially a split-second decision for you—whether ...


Being good makes good sense.


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Walk the Talk

When I was a teenager I met a man named Richard Coss. Richard had an amazing story to tell. At the age of 25, he had spent more than 15 years in prison ...


If we want to make a difference in our world—as individuals or as a church—we, too, must be committed to walking the talk.


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A Perfect Alternative to Revenge

It has been said that few passages of Scripture summarize Christian ethics more succinctly than today's passage. It could also be said that few passages ...


Jesus calls us to be perfect in love by loving our enemies.


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Spending Time

I happened to catch a song on the radio a few months ago called "100 Years," by a group named Five for Fighting. It was the tune that caught my attention ...


The eternal value of numbering our days.


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Choices

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Life has been described by many as a series of choices. That's partly true. Obviously there are times when our lives are impacted by things ...


We can avoid the consequences of poor decisions by taking God's Word seriously.


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What About Sudden Conversion?

I am very intrigued by the new invention that is now being foisted upon some parts of the American people, whereby on closed-circuit television they ...


Sudden conversion is the very heart of the gospel.


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