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The True Vine

Introduction

Summer is here, and many of us have planted gardens. Why do we plant a garden? For the yield of produce, the production of fruit. Why does ...


There's only one way to please God and produce fruit—to stay connected to Jesus, the true vine.


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Focus

Introduction

There's good news and bad news about our gospel passage. First the bad news: this is one of the most difficult, disturbing, and surprising ...


Freeing Your Heart


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Desperate Hearts

Introduction

Some years ago I experienced something that just about every stressed-out, 40-something American male experiences - chest pains. You know, ...


Being poor in spirit isn't a virtue to aspire to; it's a condition to confess.


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Body Life

Introduction

That the church is the "body of Christ" is more than simply a figure of speech. The church is the chief means by which Christ works today; ...


Like the members of our physical bodies, each member of the body of Christ is significant and dependent on one another.


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The Story of Our Broken World

Introduction

When I was about ten years old, my dad, a medical doctor, received a special gift from one of his patients: a beautiful globe with shiny sequins. ...


How believing a cosmic lie shattered paradise


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Taking Control of Your Life

This morning I want to tell you the story of Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy grew up in a Catholic family in a small town in Illinois. He was one of 14 children ...


God wants us to take control of our lives away from others and give it to him.


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Stop Being a Pawn

In the sixth chapter of Mark there is a fascinating story about the household of King Herod. Herod was the king of Galilee, and his family life was ...


You don't have to allow yourself to be used by those around you.


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The Question Facing Us

"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common ...


On the bicentennial celebration of the signing of the Constitution, Halverson hopes the U.S. will recognize God as the source of our liberties.


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