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The wrath God exhibits in the Old Testament is true to his merciful and just character. |
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Leading children to Christ is a vitally important ministry. |
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God is an important person who does not like being taken for granted |
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Our disappointment and doubt does not negate God's power or potential. |
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The Old Testament Law gives us a paint-by-numbers approach to life, but Christ's mercy enables us to live a life of beautiful faith. |
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Sometimes we have to wait for God to lift us out of the depths. |
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| God created men and women to complement, serve, and encourage one another. |
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The creation account is the introduction to God's story of redemption. |
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Rather than trusting in people, trust in God, because he might have a miracle to get you through. |
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We all have to decide whether we will be merely an admirer of Christ or a devoted follower of Christ |
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If we know what to look for and act accordingly in faith, we'll be ready for the Second Coming. |
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There is no one who cannot return to God, because he can do everything we cannot. |
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Peace comes only when we understand the bigness of God |
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There is purpose in our pain. |
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The wisdom of God transcends the wisdom of the world. |
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If we want to be a Christ-follower, we have to see life as he sees it and live life as he lived it. |
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Older Christians should model what God wants the next generation to become. |
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Succumbing to the world's definition of success brings devastation and disappointment, but God works with, through, and in weak people to give satisfaction. |
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God allows and uses the pain of difficult relationships to shape us |
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A loyal person cares enough to confront and correct even the most difficult of people. |
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The most difficult of people need us to restrain the urge to get even and show them grace instead. |
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In spite of the pain and in light of God's heart, a covenant is to be kept––no matter the cost. |
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We must avoid dishonest worship, calculated worship, and thoughtless worship in order to truly present ourselves at Jesus' feet. |
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The suffering of our world is caused, and has been cured, by God. |
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When something has to change in your life, turn to your unchanging God and serve the Lord with all your heart. |
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> Being the church demands more than attendance. |
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Seven principles for proclaiming the gospel in hostile territory. |
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How to counter challenges with sound leadership and encourage growth |
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God judges the sin of deceit. |
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> Jesus creates the way so that when God destroys evil he doesn't have to destroy you. |
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> Jesus leads us through valleys in order to experience glory. |
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Christians can bless the Lord by concentrating on all of the benefits we receive from him, and by giving him praise. |
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When we come to Jesus with our own agendas, he asks us to lay them down and pick up the cross to follow him. |
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The sixth commandment is ultimately positive: treat all people with love and respect. |
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> God's people fall into heinous sin, even against each other, but God's grace is sufficient to restore us. |
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> The God-blessed life may not go the way we'd choose, but we will not sell out. We will pray. We will inquire of the Lord. We will wait. And we will trust the Lord. |
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God offers us total forgiveness of our sin so that we can learn to walk in the light with him. |
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> Christmas looks very different from a heavenly perspective than it does through our eyes on Earth. |
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> Jesus is the Prince of Peace. |
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> Jesus came not to bring immediate peace, but to divide us from our illegitimate allegiances. |
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> God wants us to celebrate the mystery of Jesus' birth. |
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> Jesus came to offer us the true extreme makeover. |
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> To understand Christmas, we must understand God's holiness and admit our sinfulness. |
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> When we find our joy in Christ, we can sacrifice for others. |
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> We tend to resent the message of the parable of the vineyard, but it's about God's great generosity, not about what we're owed. |
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> We are called to be a people who act in the interest of others, no matter who they are, how it feels, or what it costs. |
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> God doesn't want to punish you; he wants to pardon you. So, repent! |
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> A failure of unity among God's people is a refusal to be part of the mission that God is doing in the world. |
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> Once you hit bottom, you'll find that God is there, doing something great. |
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> The surpassing greatness of Christ is worth our everything. |
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> The Israelites' recovery from calamity serves as an example of what we can do today. |
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Eliminate debt, live on less than you earn, and save. |
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> When Jesus comes to town, he often challenges the things that are most dear to us. |
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> Surrendering to Christ is not easy, but it leads to freedom and life. |
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