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Like many of you I have been watching and enjoying this quadrennial sporting event. We’re glued to the tube, not only because there are few other good TV options, but also because there is something about the Olympic spirit that also touches our spirits. Watching the world’s top athletes at the top of their form encourages each …
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“I believe that God is directing me to ____________________.” How do you handle that in a small group? Whether the group member feels led to quit his job, move to another state, or end a relationship, how do you help your group member discern the truth?
From the very beginning, God has been in relationship with people. Today, …
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Don't just do something; stand there.
Better yet, kneel there. Be there.
It's easy to switch the verbs in the old, accusatory challenge to do something -- anything -- rather than stand around. Lots of preachers, speakers and writers invert the familiar phrase to encourage us to slow down and be still. But it's hard for us …
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Pastor, you will always have critics, and you will always have fans. At the end of the day, you need to have the guts to believe neither, but rather to allow your affirmation to flow only from the truth God has declared about you in His Word. …
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Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. Psalms 4:1 (NASB)
Lord, we’re desperate for you. We’re bunched up in confusion, moving by impulse and fear, flitting here and there like a frenzied flock caught in the wilderness of the far country.
We …
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By Russell D. Moore
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Mother's Day is a particularly sensitive time in many congregations, and pastors and church leaders often don't even know it. This is true even in congregations that don't focus the entire service around the event as if it were a feast day on the church's liturgical calendar. Infertile women, …
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Earlier this month, Sandy and I spent a couple of relaxing days at Cape May, N.J., where the houses are Victorian, the breezes are fresh, and the beaches are wide. The only downer was the vicious cold I developed just in time for our little getaway. But even that couldn’t take away from the loveliness of our stay.
Actually, I used to …
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What songs should we choose for the worship service? What should we do for our fall campaign? How many minutes should the sermon be? How should we organize the chairs in the worship center?
The list could go on.
Pastors are constantly faced with practical questions. What to do has become the driving force of ministry, and as a …
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Now that Christ has thoroughly obliterated all your reason for fear of death and the grave, what are you doing to ensure that you remain fully engaged, at maximum performance, and with sustained health? What does your life plan consist of?
Source: Serving Strong …
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“'And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,' says the Lord. 'But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.'” (Jeremiah 45:5 NKJV)
“Once you get into the real world, you’ll find it’s not as easy as that.”
“You’re in for a …
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