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Have you ever felt like life was caving in around you? Maybe you received an unexpected diagnosis, or your loved one became sick. Perhaps a relationship ended, and you never saw it coming. Perhaps you had an unexpected medical bill that depleted your savings account....
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We often think of faith as a noun, as something that we possess. While faith is certainly something that we possess, faith moves beyond something we possess to something that drives us to action. When we have faith, we act on that faith that we possess. When we look ...
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For the last 5 weeks, we have been talking about the Bible, how we came to have it, how we know it is reliable, and more. In our final week of this Text series, we come to the question, “How do we study the Bible well?” Today, we are answering this questi...
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We have been learning a lot about the Bible over the last few weeks. We’ve been learning about how we got the Bible, how we know the Bible is reliable, and more. This week, we are talking about studying Scripture in community. The Bible is not meant to be studi...
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When it comes to communication, a response is key. After all, someone who is communicating without getting a response from the person they are talking to is virtually talking to themselves. A key component of responding to another person is doing what they say. This is true wit...
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When we approach God’s word, a fair question is, “How do I know it is reliable?” If you have ever played the game “telephone,” you pass a message around a circle to see if the message changes when it reaches the last person; you know that this game...
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If we want to be successful students of the Bible, we must first understand how we got the Bible, how to approach Bible study, and why we study it. This understanding will give us guidelines as we begin studying it, and it will help us view Bible study as a delight, not a duty....
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In a world where so many often use their words to argue, tear others down, and complain, we often miss opportunities to encourage others. People are desperate to hear kind and encouraging words. As followers of Christ, the good news is that you and I get to be ambassadors of th...
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