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Let the Fire be Your Guide

Sometimes life can be a wilderness and it requires the direction and leadership of God.

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Joyfully Engaging the Mission of God

Only the church is given the task to declare God. We must protect the identity of the church and this can be a full time job.

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Following the Living God

When we create our own God, we rob him of his uniqueness. God’s uniqueness is that He is holy.

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Finding God in Unexpected Places

The wilderness experience is us when we go through a period of diagnosis and recovery, when life appears to have no balance, it is an uncomfortable place and it is a time when we ask soul-searching questions.

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Helpful Questions for Today and Tomorrow

During the wilderness experience it is important for us to remember who we are and who we are following.

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Keeping a Steady Flame

We can’t answer for all Christians or all Evangelicals, but we can answer for ourselves. We can keep a steady flame by staying connected to God and one another. We can choose the politics of Jesus over worldly power. And we can embrace the truth wherever we find it and whatever it costs us.

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The Word of Christmas: Redemption

Our redemption comes from God’s only begotten Son who comes to our lives through personal invitation and promises to be with us eternally. Hallelujah, we are redeemed!

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The Five Words of Christmas: Joy

Joy wells up from the deepest parts of who we are, whereas happy works its way in from the outside, based on our outward circumstances.

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The Five Words of Christmas: Guidance

God sent Joseph the direction he needed when he needed it, not before. He’ll do the same for me and for you.

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The Five Words of Christmas: Blessed

Why did God send Jesus? To bless you! Jesus spoke and extraordinary blessing over you in John 17 (His “High Priestly Prayer”). Your happiness matters to your heavenly Father. Blessed and happy indeed are they who believe.

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The Five Words of Christmas: Favor

The more we experience God’s transforming love, the more we will be empowered and motivated to share it with every person we can. And the more we will love them as we are loved.

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Making God’s Deeds Known

Let us praise the Lord for all He has done for us today. To call upon His name as we remember how He has loved us and taken care of us through the good times, the bad times, and the confusing time.

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Our Gifts to God’s Glory

The giver is blessed, the giver is rewarded, and the giver receives more back from God than what they gave in the first place.

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Peace and Laughter

It’s a Holy Hope that says during Easter and today, when Jesus told us “peace be with you,” it will make a difference. Life will not be the same. Like Thomas, may it mark our lives with a purpose, with meaning, and a new direction.

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The Power of God’s Word

The Bible. Why does this “book” cause such passionate reaction?

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Knowing That We Know- Three Tests

You don’t know that you know Jesus by passing any test, but by accepting His free gift of amazing grace. And if you think you deserved guilt, and got forgiveness instead, that’s a great sign that you know that you know Jesus.

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The Litmus Test of Knowing Jesus

It’s not possible to be without sin, and we sometimes stumble and fall. But a true Christian has a desire and a devotion to obey our Master.

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How God Restores His Children

Don’t conceal your sins – that leads to painful consequences. Instead confess your sins and correct your sins by focusing on the holiness of Jesus.

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Facing our Fears with Faith

Ms. Lamar Cervantes shares her reflections on Faith and her love with the church family.

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What Are We To Do With Our Sins?

Brother and sisters be warned that if you insist on concealing your sins, you’ll have to face the painful consequences.

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