You walk up to a random person at the local shopping mall and ask them if they’d like a voucher for a free meal at the grand opening of Pizazz, the new upscale restaurant you’re opening across the street. In response, the person asks, “What’s the catch?” You say, “No catch, we’re just trying to […]
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Hypochondria (noun): excessive concern about one’s health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments – Merriam-Webster I used to be a huge hypochondriac! I still am a little, but it used to be really bad. For example, I got an MRI because I thought I had MS or a brain tumor because of some minor
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: “The righteous will live by faith” – It is “right” to have faith in our God, no matter what. “By faith” is the right way to live, in light of who God our Father is! “The righteous will live by faith” – Habakkuk came to a place where he realized he didn’t
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” We recently spent some time in prep school discussing the blessing of giving thanks to God. The kids were asked to write down 5 things that they were grateful for, including details about why
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TODAY’S VERSE: Psalm 149:4 “For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.” As we continue our Christianity vs. Religion series, let us review the terms we are using for this study. When we say religion, we are referring to the religions of the world which teach people they must work to earn
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I recently traded in my wife’s perfectly good, functioning car for another one. Why? You’ll have to ask her if you ever get the chance. She wasn’t thrilled but fortunately has learned to live with my “issues”. Suffice to say that while my intentions were good, things didn’t work out exactly how I planned. Many
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: There’s a rapidly expanding subculture where a person’s preference is for fantasy over reality. There are entire industries now built to accommodate this perversion. Sexual fantasy is leading the way (all types across all sorts of media: Internet, movies/TV, books, events, etc.). A life filled with gratitude to the Lord
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Counterfeits actually steal our joy. Abandoning them is abandoning Satan’s schemes! Your Creator has saved you and bought you, and has an extremely FULFILLING mission for you. Don’t let Satan fool you into a false sense of reality and being ungrateful! We must recognize deceptions are EVERYWHERE in this world,
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: There’s a rapidly expanding subculture where a person’s preference is for fantasy over reality. There are entire industries now built to accommodate this perversion. Sexual fantasy is leading the way (all types across all sorts of media: Internet, movies/TV, books, events, etc.). “Pleasure Without Joy Is a Ruse” – blog 11/22/24
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TODAY’S VERSE: 1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Why do we celebrate holidays? Let us take a look at some and see if you can come up with the answer! New Year’s DayGod allowed both the world to exist and us to live another
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