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Peace is not the absence of problems. Peace means that all hell may have broken loose, but God is still sovereign over our circumstances. It is rooted in the Hebrew understanding of the word shalom. God uses everything that happens to us to shape our hearts into Christ’s ...

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In Matthew 22:36-39, a lawyer challenges Jesus asking him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”

Jesus answers him saying, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the ...

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To be reconciled means that, while we were enemies of God and divorced from him, he pursued us to win our hearts. It is unlike any other relationship we have, because we usually have to do something to earn love. As the truth of God’s great affection for us reaches ...

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I want to introduce you to a teenager I know.

He’s 16. He doesn’t drink alcohol. He doesn’t do drugs. He doesn’t have premarital sex. He’s kind and respectful to adults. He’s an excellent student with exceptional SAT scores. And he wants ...

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Jesus assumed our rejection so it will not continue to harm us because hurt people hurt people. If you want to know if someone is mature, do not look at how many Bible verses they know but watch how they act when someone hurts them. Jesus became our rejection and our sorrow ...

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We believe our teenagers are not the church of tomorrow but the church of today. God has used teens throughout his redemptive history. He used David, Mary, and most of Jesus’ disciples at young ages. Teens, we believe God can use you today to change the world.

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On August 2, 1997, during training camp with the Indianapolis Colts, God the Holy Spirit awakened my heart to see my need for Jesus. A former teammate named Steve Grant had shared the Good News with me for five years. Steve was passionate about reaching people with the gospel ...

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I love the Exodus story. It has mystery, adventure, heroism, defiance, miracles, and the struggle of real people in a world swirling with volatility and danger. So often, I, and perhaps you, read the Bible like it’s a sterile textbook, instead of as God’s redemptive ...

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In the midst of serving your local church or ministry, it’s easy to focus on the ministry instead of focusing on Jesus’ ministry in and to me.

When we shift this focus, we can become spiritually and emotionally unhealthy. The work we do for God begins to kill ...