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What Was That You Posted?
It is so easy to post the first thing that comes to our minds … and, if we were honest, that IS who we are. Jesus was clear that our words are the reflections of our hearts (Matthew 12:34). What … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged account, Bible, Christ, facebook, fruit of the spirit, heart, Jesus, judgment, posts, speaking, twitter, words, works of the flesh
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Hope For Today – God Gives More Grace!
Pride. It gets all of us into problems every week. We know we are right, why can’t others see what we see? And when they don’t, we often push too hard and, in the process, show we are more interested … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged forgiveness, God, grace, heart, hope, humble, Jesus, pride, problems, process, relationship, repent, repentant
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5 Character Traits Building A Confident Faith!
Trusting the God Who Promises the Practical “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, adventure, adversaries, age, Almighty, benefactor, benefit, career, change, choice, deferender, direction, failure, faith, generosity, God, heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, new, opposition, plan, provide, provision, purpose, reason, success
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When Our Stubbornness Requires a Price!
Being independent is an American attribute. However, when God calls us to depend upon Him, many of us move into “refusal mode.” We think we have a better plan, a better idea, a better way. And that is where things … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, God's will, Will of God
Tagged 10 Dumb things Smart Christians believe, Bible, bible reading, Central Christian Church, Christ, counsel, favor, God, harvest, heart, independence, leading, obedience, obey, Passion, plan, planning, prompting, promptings, sanctification, Scripture, stubbornness, supernatural
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, bless, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, destiny, directions, enjoyment, expectation, God, habit, heart, Holy Spirit, ideas, Jesus, life, mood, performance, thinking, thought
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Loyalty Grows Through Sacrifice!
“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Discipleship, Engaging Culture, faith, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged church, discipleship, evangelism, friendship, Great Commission, heart, Invasion, love, loyalty, mission, missional, neighborhood, relationship, reward, sacrifice, self-centered, selfishness
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That Moment When Your Faith’s True Size Is Revealed!
Have you ever come to an obstacle in life and decide to bail instead of press forward? Perhaps because the path grew unfamiliar and uncomfortable you chose to take the easy wrong instead of the difficult right. Going to a … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Church Health, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Just Read It!, Love of God, Small Groups, Will of God
Tagged Bible, Cinderella, faith, faithless, fantasy, God, God's Word, heart, Jesus, life group, Lord, obstacle, path, reading, small group, Trust, understanding, will, Word of God
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Hope For Today – Celebrate His Peace!
Peace – we are all looking for it! The reality is, as we have learned from this past election cycle, peace is FAR from the hearts of Americans these days. And while the pointy finger of blame is flying, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, Bible, blame, Christ, election, glory, God, heart, Jesus, Lord, peace
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My Daily Prayer
What’s your daily focus when you kneel in God’s presence? Each day, when we stop and drop before the Lord of Life, we all focus our hearts. Where do your words take you before Him? Here’s how I choose to surrender daily: … Continue reading