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06/25/2008 - Fruit of the Spirit - Patience
Galatians 5:16-25
While present day consumers are interested in the immediacy of a religious experience, there is little market for the patient pursuit of what earlier generations of Christians called holiness.
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06/15/2008 - Fruit of the Spirit - Peace
Galatians 5:16-25
In the biblical sense of the word “peace” is more than the absence of conflict, worries, or trouble. It is the by-product of an intimate relationship with the Living God, who is often referred to as the “God of Peace.”
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06/08/2008 - Fruit of the Spirit - Joy
Galatians 5:16-25
The true test of true faith isn’t our sanctimonious scowls, dignified robes of religious attire, or self-righteous diatribes. The true test of faith is the fruit of the Spirit borne out in our lives.
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06/01/2008 - Fruit of the Spirit - Love
Galatians 5:16-25
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05/25/2008 - Why Go To Church
Hebrews 10:19-25
One of the early church fathers, Cyprian, commented, “He who would have God as his Father must take the church as his mother.” In an era of radical individualism we must recover the biblical idea that the purposes of God are best discovered in the context of community.
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05/18/2008 - Giving Your All to Prayer
Ephesians 6:18-20
In the battle against powers and principalities praying some prayers sometimes with some degree perseverance for some of God’s people will not suffice. We must replace “some” with “all.”
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05/11/2008 - Dressing for Success
Ephesians 6:10-17
The old adage is that “the clothes make the man.” No where is this more true than in the spiritual realm.
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04/27/2008 - Monday Matters
Ephesians 6:5-9
Because work is such a large portion of our lives, we must approach it from a biblical perspective so that even in the workplace we can be a people of influence.
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04/20/2008 - Family Matters
Ephesians 6:1-4
Lost in the ongoing discussion of the merits of each presidential candidate is the greater reality that whatever happens in this country is dependent not on what happens in the Whitehouse but your house and mine.
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04/13/2008 - Questions That Shape a Marriage, The
Ephesians 5:20-33
All of us bring to marriage our own preconceived notions of what marriage is supposed to be. Who or what has shaped your understanding of marriage and your role as a husband or a wife?
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