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Connecting with the Lord in the Midst of Parenting

Rosy Talarzyk

As parents, we are so focused on helping our children grow physically and spiritually, that sometimes we neglect our wellbeing. Rosy Talarzyk shares her experience learning to stay close to Jesus in the middle of the ups and downs of parenting. We need to continue to grow with the Lord as much as our kids do. Knowing God not just for what He can do for us but for who He is in His own right. Are you making maturity in your relationship with God a priority for you and your children's sake?

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Paul and Pressing On to the End

Patrice McCormac

2 Timothy 4:9-22

In Paul's last imprisonment, just before he was to be executed, he asks Timothy to bring his books when he comes. In his last days Paul continued to have a spiritual mindset. He asked for help from a godly friend. He kept serving even in prison by ministering to the believers not in prison with him. He stayed in the Word. He entrusted himself to the Lord and he kept in close contact with Him.

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2 Timothy 4:9-222 Tim 4:9-22 2Tim 4:9-22By Patrice McCormac Teaching Date: 03/17/2022In Paul's last imprisonment, just before he was to b...

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Preparing for Christ's Return

Ryan Lowery

Matthew 25:14-40

God has blessed all of us with various "riches"--talents, money, time, and other resources. God has given us the role of steward--asking us to wisely use these gifts for His purposes, instead of just using them for our own purposes. In order to be wise stewards, we have to see God as a good and worthy lord of our life, who will recognize our sacrifices as we seek to be good stewards.

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Matthew 24:44-47, Matthew 25:14-40Matt 24:44-47,Matt 25:14-40 Matt 24:44-47, Matt 25:14-40By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 03/06/2022God has...

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A "Post-Covid" Missiology:Three Ongoing Realities

Ed Stetzer

Matthew 25:14-40

Ed Stetzer, an expert in missiology, or the study of the church's mission to share the message of the Gospel, shares three realities of the Covid 19 pandemic that impact the church's work. First, Covid has caused a cultural convulsion that has rocked peoples' trust in institutions, politics, and even one another. Second, Covid is adding fuel to a Great Sort that is happening in society. People, in their disorientation are seeking security in groups who agree with their views, leading to an "us against them" mentality. Third, Covid is revealing layers of disengagement. Churches are finding their members either becoming more committed, or hanging on and waiting to see, or disconnecting altogether.

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A Good Leader Is Hard to Find

James Rochford

1 Timothy 3:1-2

Requirements for leadership in the Christian church are not dependent upon charismatic personality, brilliant thinking, or phenomenal gifting. Fortunately, it is based on things under everyone's control; their character. The essentials of leadership are having good character, being a hard worker, and being trustworthy. People like to follow people with these qualities. All of these things can be learned!

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1 Timothy 3:1-21 Tim 3:1-2 1Tim 3:1-2By James Rochford Teaching Date: 01/27/2022Requirements for leadership in the Christian church are n...

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Practicing the Presence of God

Kip Dixon

Isaiah 26:3

Practicing the presence of God is developing the habit of staying in touch with Jesus throughout the day whether you are scrubbing pots or kneeling in prayer. God is concerned less with the dimensions of our work as He is with the love with which it is done. Our love relationship with Jesus deepens as we get to know Him.

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Isaiah 26:3-3Isa 26:3-3 Isa 26:3-3By Kip Dixon Teaching Date: 12/30/2021Practicing the presence of God is developing the habit of staying...

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Forgiveness

Ryan Lowery

Matthew 18:21-35

When Jesus told the parable of the unforgiving slave who was forgiven an insurmountable debt by the king but would not forgive a fellow slave a minor debt, He was using a creative story to give us God's perspective on us. When Peter asked Jesus how many times should we forgive others, Jesus used this story to ask Peter how many time would he like God to forgive him? Forgiveness is the willingness to absorb the consequences of wrong without retaliation. This is best demonstrated by what Jesus did on the cross for us.

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Matthew 18:21-35Matt 18:21-35 Matt 18:21-35By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 11/14/2021When Jesus told the parable of the unforgiving slave w...

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The Stone the Builders Rejected

Mike Sullivan

Psalms 118

Psalm 118 is a processional psalm that Jewish pilgrims would sing as they walk toward the city of Jerusalem during the Passover Week. Every Jew would have been very familiar with this psalm. When Jesus entered the temple during His final week on earth, He applied this psalm to Himself by identifying Himself as the stone the builders rejected. The Jews knew the stone represented the victorious king of the Jews.

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Biblical Hope:From Suffering to Glory

Brian Runk

Romans 8:18-25

Non-Christians often ask why God allows so much suffering in the world if He is so powerful. It is very hard for someone who does not have the Holy Spirit living in them to grasp that God loves all people so much that He is willing to allow a significant amount of suffering in the world while He works tirelessly to win more souls to His kingdom. It is hard for them to understand how powerful our hope is that sustains us through the most difficult times as we labor with God to share His love with the lost.

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Romans 8:18-25Rom 8:18-25 Rom 8:18-25By Brian Runk Teaching Date: 11/04/2021Non-Christians often ask why God allows so much suffering in ...

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