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For your small group community to be healthy, you all must take time to talk about expectations and goals for the coming year. As we start a brand-new year of meeting together regularly, we want to make sure that we establish clear expectations for group members. This is a time...
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There is nothing shocking or overly exciting when the expected team that outranks its opponents wins. Sure, it can still be fun to watch your favorite team win a game, but the excitement and shock are lost in this kind of game. When the underdog pulls through and wins the game,...
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We asked the question this week, would you rather be out of control or under control. When asked this question, we would all probably say that we want to be under control. After all, being out of control is no way to live. Being out of control leads to anxiety and stress and ca...
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Making a promise is easy. After all, making a promise simply requires saying words that we think people around us want to hear. Keeping a promise, however, is a different story. Keeping a promise means living up to the things we say we will do. Keeping a promise requires puttin...
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With all of the twists and turns and hardships that this year has brought, it seems that an abundance of kindness among people has been lacking. Many people are quick to find offense, criticize, and offer unkind words when situations arise. The truth is, right now, kindness is ...
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In today’s world, anger has become second nature to many of us. In fact, it has become a reflex for many who are simply waiting for the next thing to be angry about. If you do not believe me, simply scroll through Facebook and count the number of virtual arguments you see...
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We have a choice today: we can be loving, or we can be self-absorbed. One of the options leaves us caring for those around us, and the other leaves us caring only for ourselves. When we love others, we will naturally shift our focus to others and ways we can serve them, and whe...
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Have you ever had an idea you couldn’t get out of your head? Not a catchy jingle or commercial you saw on television, but something you knew you had to do to make a difference? God will often give us a burden, something that He cares about and wants to change in the world...
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All of us want to make a significant contribution to the world. We all want our lives to matter. Although some of us may have differing opinions on what significance means, this desire to make an impact is directly from God. The question is, how does God define significance? Wh...
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