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  • Grace: Why we need it

    Our lives are steered by the environment we live in, the decisions we make, and other things such as education, income, and influence. The greatest and most powerful influence of our lives is the transforming grace of God. This is His kindness toward us regardless of our worthiness and in spite of what we really

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  • Our Heavenly Father and Creator designed our lives for glory. Even before you knew Him personally, He knew you. “Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware

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  • living God’s way.

    No matter where we are in life, odds are that we are all thinking about the future. Maybe you are a student getting ready to graduate, a you manager plotting the next career move, a parent seeking the best for your children. We are all making decisions today that will affect the rest of our

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  • pass the blessing on.

    God blesses us so we can be a blessing to others. God saved us to be examples of His love grace mercy and forgiveness to others. Many of us get this idea the only reason for salvation is to save us from an eternity in hell. God saved us to serve as an example to

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  • energized.

    The awareness of God’s presence energizes for our work. Jesus is our supervisor over all we do. He supervises us while we work, play, and spend time in His Word learning. He’s our ultimate CEO and teacher! He not only watches us from afar, He is with us in all we do. We need to

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  • An eager anticipation of the return of Christ keeps us living a life of productivity. In scripture we find three admonitions given to us about the Lord’s return: Watch Faithfully God’s Word encourages us to: “Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.”‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭CSB‬‬ “But since we belong to the

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  • togetherness.

    No Christian has ever been called to “go it alone” in their walk of faith. “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day

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  • prayer: the time saver.

    Prayer is life’s biggest time saver! We need to make sure we never fool ourselves into thinking that change is easy. It is never easy, especially when our choices affect other people. Change means important decisions will be made. It also introduces that terrible mistakes will be made and ongoing consequences. When we make choices

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  • One of the greatest, among so many, discoveries in my relationship with God was learning to hear and walk with the Holy Spirit. He had always been there since I was saved, but I did not know until 20 years What or who the Holy Spirit was. I was aware of the Trinity, but did

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  • Many Christians consent to living what they deem as an adequate life. They go to church. They read their Bibles. They go through the motions and deem themselves a “good” Christian, but they do not have or enjoy the power, peace, and joy that comes with an abundant life Jesus promises us. “A thief comes

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