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How Do I Escape the Christmas Traps?
How Do I Escape the Christmas Traps?

Introduction

Advent is about enjoying and admiring Jesus. It's a season we observe each year at this time, during which we endeavor to do something intentional: ...


Through his coming, Jesus rescues us so we may partner with him.


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The Breath of God

In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis introduces us to four children who find their way into a wondrous land through the back of a wardrobe ...



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Regaining Lost Joy

Introduction

I remember talking to a girl here in this church two or three years ago. She said, "Jill, I've lost my joy, I've lost my peace, ...



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Why It's Hard to Worship

Introduction

A few years ago, songwriter Michael Card wrote a book and recorded an album focusing on the subject of lament. The project grew out of a series ...


Studying lament in Psalm 137


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God Is Strong—Am I?
God Is Strong—Am I?

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Here's another great sermon from one of our featured preachers, Francis Chan. A few noteworthy items: Just below this editor's ...


We must be people of courage, with faith in our mighty God.


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When You Really Want to Quit

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We all struggle with the reality that sometimes bad things happen to good people. Adding to our inner turmoil is the reality that sometimes ...


Trust in God during life's disappointments, and never, never give up.


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I Will Build My Church

Introduction

I entered the ministry with my eyes wide open. Two great-grandfathers were preachers—one a circuit rider, the other a lay preacher. Both ...


We can find comfort in Christ's promise to build his church.


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Remember Me

Introduction

Several years after Jimmy Cagney had become famous portraying gangsters in Hollywood films, he and his wife were getting into a car in New ...


Even if it seems like we have been forgotten, God remembers us when our hearts are broken, when we pray, and after our prayers have been answered.


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Who Can Take It?

Introduction

Ezekiel 2:2 says: "As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me." The voice of this prophet, ...


The Spirit of God can help us respond redemptively to the inevitable troubles of life.


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An Attitude of Gratitude

Introduction

Not long ago, as I was talking with one of my teenage sons, he recounted an experience he had on a commuter train outside of New York City. ...


Being thankful enables us to overcome our problems instead of being overcome by them.


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A Breath of Fresh Air

Focus: Sometimes the best way to build God's kingdom is to brace up his workers.

Introduction: I want to read three brief passages, first from 2 Corinthians ...


Sometimes the best way to build up God's kingdom is to encourage his workers.


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Great Expectations

Introduction

There is a lot of hype to the holidays. We buy presents; we attend countless parties and holiday events. We travel to see relatives. We ...


Our expectations for the Christmas season will only be met if we place them on Jesus.


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Work Hard, But …

Introduction

I first met Danny G. the Sunday morning he came down the aisle during decision time with his wife in tow. I had known he would probably ...


If we sow the seed of the gospel, we will be frustrated, heartbroken, in danger of distraction, and yet overwhelmed by God's blessings.


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Dealing with Discouragement

I was eighteen when I got my first job in sales. It was a summer job; I was going to earn money for college. I was hired by a company who offered memberships ...


We can be faithful and keep on, and because the tomb is empty, we have a right to expect the unexpected.


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How to Beat the Holiday Blues

There's a myth that during the Christmas holiday season suicides increase. It's not really true. In fact, The Mayo Clinic reports that a recent 35-year ...


Change your thoughts, and you can change your Christmas.


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God's Cure for Loneliness

Illustration: Here is a story of a preacher who after 18 years of ministry quit and went into the business world lonely, discouraged, and defeated. ...


Psalm 142 presents the cycle of discouragement everyone goes through at some point in his life


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If at First You Don't Succeed

"If at first you don't succeed"—you know the rest—"try, try again." Now that's a maxim that we all grew up with. From time to time we are ...


God turned John Mark's failures into success; he can do the same for us.


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Overcoming Discouragement

Life is hard. Life is a battle. Saint Paul says we struggle in life, not just against the world and the flesh, but against invisible powers that struggle ...


Face your problems relying on God.


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Dealing With Discouragement

As you review the great names and personalities of the Scriptures, you become aware very quickly of the fact that almost all of them knew, at one time ...


You can overcome discouragement.


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Life: Where's the Beef?
Life: Where's the Beef?

Introduction

Is there any cuter commercial than the one for Wendy's with the old lady who asks a simple question: "Where's the beef?" ...


If you don't have the life of God in you, you're dead.


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