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Friday, July 25th, 2008
When you were growing up, how many children were in your family? How many brothers do you have? How many sisters?
Could you list all the ways that you and your brothers and sisters were alike? Could you list all the ways that you and your brothers and sisters are different? ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
There are few texts that show more clearly the importance of leadership in the early church. It’s to the elders Peter specifically writes, and he, who was the chief apostle, doesn’t hesitate to call himself a fellow-elder. He could have worn the title apostle, or friend of Jesus, but he ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
In this society, as we struggle in our relationships, there is a loud heart cry that few people hear. This heart cry comes from many wives, many husbands, many parents, many children, and many Christians. What is this heart cry that few people hear? You don't have to have my ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
What is the "price" we Christians must pay to be Christians? Jesus indicated in many ways that the "price" existed. The fact that a "price" exists should not surprise us. If his sacrificial life and death on a cross was his "price" for becoming our Savior, it should not surprise ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
First, we want to put ourselves in the frame of mind Paul was in when he wrote our text today. To do that, play a game of "Let's Pretend" with me. Pretend that you have a close friend you admire and respect. This person is a close friend because he ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
I hope you have had at least one of those moments when you "see" something you never saw before. What you "see" is not new. It has always been there for you to "see." Yet, for some reason (or a number of reasons), you never noticed it before. Once you ...
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Sunday, June 8th, 2008
People always have had problems with relationships. Relationships have confused every past generation. Relationships confuse us. That confusion becomes more evident every year. People experience difficulty when they try to get along with other people. More know how to argue and fight with others than they know how to enjoy ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
What form of injustice irritates you more quickly than any other form of injustice? Call it a pet peeve, or a major frustration, or an insult, but whatever you call it, this form of injustice instantly angers you. It is unfair; it is a deceptive distortion; and it certainly is ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Life is a sequence of inevitable moments. An inevitable moment is a specific point in time that must come. Inevitable moments are unavoidable; they must happen. The question is never, Will the moment come? The question always is, When will this moment come?
We know that life's major transitions always involve ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
I am currently on vacation. But wanted to re-broadcast an earlier Podcast, one of my first. That was originally published on September 11, 2007.
Life is often confusing. We are constantly trying to figure life out. Quite often we think we have succeeded. About the time we think we have life ...
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Tonight I want you to consider a third lesson from Matthew 16:13-23. In the first lesson we noted that Peter understood the fact that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God. But he did not understand God's purposes in Jesus. Therefore, he rebuked Jesus when Jesus said ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Do you like to use your imagination? If you build things, you do. If you solve problems, you do. If you are creative, you do. If you provide leadership, you do. If you play competitive sports, you do. If you hunt or fish, you do. There are very few people ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
God gave you and me, as Christians, some incredible promises. Because we were baptized into Christ, God promised that He would forgive and forget all of our sins (Hebrews 8:12). God promised if we maintain faith in Christ, maintain our commitment to live in God's ways, and maintain a heart ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
All of us tend to exaggerate our loveableness. First, we exaggerate our personal loveableness by asking what each of us considers a rhetorical question: "Why shouldn't anyone love a person like me?" We tend to think "everyone should love a person like me!" If I love me, why shouldn't you ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
One of the most powerful negative forces that exist in our society today is discouragement. This force is even more powerful in the church. There are likely more people who worship no where, or have changed to a different kind of church, or who are a loud, negative voice in ...
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