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4 Strategies To Help You Parent Adult Children
Christina and I are in a season of preparation, readying ourselves for the inevitable departure into adulthood of all our daughters. With our first recently off to college, we have begun more intentionally seeking wisdom from others on how to parent adult children. (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
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20 Practices That Will Help You Serve Jesus for a Long Time
In this article, I want to consider 20 practices that will help you serve Jesus for a long time -- and I think I mean "a long time in one place." (9 Minutes/2000 Words)
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What Assurance Produces - Conviction
(1 John 5:18-20)
In the final stretch of his letter, John used the phrase "we know" a few times to recap everything he's taught up to this point. There's John again, certain and confident and sure to the very end. Notice with me the three convictions John thinks will come from this letter. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
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What Assurance Produces - Prayer
(1 John 5:14-17)
Good doctrine leads to healthy action, and John believed his teaching would lead his audience to a life of confidence before God. And this is how he approached the end of his letter, explaining to them what that confidence should produce. First, prayer. Second, specific convictions. This week and next, as we draw near to the closeout or study of this letter, we will look at both. (12 Minutes/3000 Words)
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A Vision for Marriage
Churches should have a vision of what their communities could look like if impacted by Christ. Various facets of life are all driven forward by having a strong vision. Militaries, families, sports teams, enterprises, research -- all of it is propelled by vision. It makes sense, then, that married couples should have a vision for marriage. Too much is at stake. (15 Minutes/3700 Words)
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How To Love God's People Part 3
(1 John 3:17-18)
Today, in part three, we will look at the last two lessons, followed by some applications of the entire passage of 1 John 3:11-18. This passage gives us practical help on how to demonstrate Christian love. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read moreAs we open up our study of Exodus chapter 23, I'll remind you that we're really concluding a three-part series here on Exodus 21, 22, and 23. God is giving the people of Israel laws that would govern their civil day-to-day experiences in life.
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God's Light Produces Real Help for Everyone
(1 John 1:10-2:2)
Now, by this point, the claims of those who departed from the church are starting to sound very similar. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Read moreThis psalm is one of the Songs of Ascents. This means ancient Israel used to sing this song when going to Jerusalem to worship God three times each year. In other words, this song was sung by people on pilgrimage -- people who had committed to walking with God.
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Get Help For Your Weaknesses From Your High Priest
Archival Post
Even a cursory glance at the Psalms shows us that God wants to help his people. Time and time again, in their national prayer book, on inspired by God's Spirit, the people of Israel asked God for his help. "In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help" (Psalm 18:6).
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