1. What’s the most important decision you need to make this year? 2. What’s one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God? 3. What’s one thing you could do this year to enrich the spiritual legacy you will leave to your children and grandchildren? 4. What’s the most humanly impossible [...]

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Pray God would strengthen her relationship with Him Pray she would be a woman of integrity and Godly character Pray she would be passionately in love with Jesus Pray she would have a heart of contentment Pray she would be a woman of prayer Pray she would be a woman of courage Pray she would [...]

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Baptized two people yesterday.  Both clearly declared that they have become followers of Jesus. An international student attended our service yesterday.  It was their first time to ever be in a church service. A friend who is really struggling in his life has attended services for three weeks in a row.  God is working in [...]

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Now that school has started back up, we have jumped back into our morning devotions. I love this 10 minutes every morning with my children. I share a short passage of scripture, usually just two or three verses and talk about how it applies to our lives, then I pray over them. I think it [...]

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I’ve been thinking lately about questions that hold us accountable, even in prayer. Here’s a short list of potential questions we can ask while praying. • What has God be saying to me about my relationship with him? • What area of my spiritual life should I pray about? • Who in my life needs [...]

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We live in a time of mass confusion as to what it means to be a man or a woman?  I’ve been concerned for a long time for young adults who are growing up in our society of broken homes, and sometimes lack clear role models.  If the church doesn’t speak clearly to the issue [...]

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I am currently teaching through the Gifts of the Spirit, found in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 in our mid-week Bible study.  Last night our topic was prophesy.  I am struck by how much Paul desired to see the church used by God with the gift of prophesy.  He states that he would like everyone [...]

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Here’s more material from my research for last Sunday’s message on “How to affair proof your marriage.”  All of us have had friends or family members who were struggling in their marriages.  Sometimes we are at a loss as to how to help them.  Here are a few tips. 1. Pray for them daily.  Believe [...]

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This week I’m posting bonus material from my research for last Sunday’s message called, “How to affair proof your marriage.  Today I want to include a strategy for fighting lust.  Lust has been defined as the irresponsible pursuit of sexual enjoyment.  A few years back I came across an article by Dr. John Piper with [...]

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Yesterday I shared a message with our church called “How to affair proof your marriage.”  This week I’ll be posting more material on this subject from my research.  Here are 10 signs you could be headed toward adultery. 1. You share private matters with a person of the opposite sex before sharing them with your [...]

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