Americans are hard workers. The Department of Labor recently released a statistic that said that 25% of the American workforce would like to work longer hours in order to make more money. A good worth ethic is well, good! But, we tend to live life in the fast lane. Workaholic parents tend to produce workaholic children -- the disease can be passed on. We now find kinds 5...
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What does it mean to make Jesus Lord over your life? The good in my life, the bad in my life, the ugly in my life, the secret things in my life. I turn over my past, my present and my future. I give him reign in my finances, in my relationships, in my health. In every area. I turn everything over to Jesus. Romans 10:9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe ...
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This weekend we are celebrating Easter. We are celebrating Christ's victory over death on the cross, because he didn't stay dead. He rose again. He defeated it. He is still alive today. So, now if we are "in Christ" to too can have victory over death and sin and have a relationship with God. But, why JUST through Jesus Christ? Why is Jesus Christ the only way to heaven? ...
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Last week we started a blog series about Jesus' parable of the four soils. If you missed part one, you can READ IT HERE. We learned about the soft soil and the deep soil, and how that relates to having a soft heart and deep roots. Then Jesus talks about a third kind of soil. 3. Jesus says, "Some seeds fall among weeds and thorns." Now, this part of the story involves s...
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Matthew 13:18-23 "Now here is the explanation of the story I told about the farmer sowing grain: The seed that fell on the hard path represents those who hear the Good News about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the seed away from their hearts. The rocky soil represents those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But like yo...
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Matthew 13:1-9 Later that same day, Jesus left the house and went down to the shore, where an immense crowd soon gathered. He got into a boat, where he sat and taught as the people listened on the shore. He told many stories such as this one: "A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and at...
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Reaching out is important. Ourreaching out is important to our heavenly Father who gave up the very best that he had the life of his Son to buy back the human race that, for some reason known only to him, he loved so much. It's more important than you and I can imagine that we devote ourselves to reaching out. Fully devoted followers of Jesus reach out and develop sig...
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I want to talk about what it's like to be like Jesus with people who are far from God. Here are some characteristics of Christ reaching out to others, using different parts of the body. We can ask ourselves each of these questions to see if our lives are aligned with Jesus. Does my heart CARE ABOUT what God's heart cares about? I believe the most important problem whe...
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John 17:4 (NLT) "I brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you told me to do." I want you to be able to say that when you get to heaven. You completed the work that God gave you to do. Jesus was faithful in fulfilling His service. He didn't give up. He didn't give in. He was persistent. You may retire from your job someday, but you're never retiring from...
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