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Sin Defeated
April 13th, 2025
Romans 6:1-14Are you familiar with the terms emotional baggage or lingering emotional impact? People use these terms to describe feelings that rise in us when something triggers a relationship or situ... Read More
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Sin Forgiven
April 6th, 2025
Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:17-20Have you ever done that experiment in which you look at your feet through binoculars backwards as you walk across a rope or balancing beam? Though you are entirely s... Read More
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What is Spirit Baptism?
March 30th, 2025
Luke 3:16; Acts 1:5; 2:1-4; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13When a company introduces a new product, service, feature, or system, we call this a “rollout.” And such rollouts (or “launches”) are pivot... Read More
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Discovering Revelation
March 23rd, 2025
Background InformationThe Apostle John wrote this letterThe apostle John wrote this final book of the New Testament (NT). (He also wrote the Gospel of John and the three epistles of John.) Leaders fro... Read More
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Introducing the Church
March 23rd, 2025
When a bride and groom exchange vows in their marriage ceremony, they often finish by solemnly committing to one: “to love and to cherish, from this day forward, until death do us part.” But what does... Read More
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The Purpose of the Parables
March 17th, 2025
IntroductionMy personality as a child was defined in large part by my admiration for my father. I wanted to be just like him. I wanted to have the same job someday. I wanted my hair to look the same.M... Read More
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Discovering Hebrews
March 16th, 2025
Background InformationThe writer is unknown.Though many people have been suggested as authors for this book, we simply cannot know who wrote it. Recurring suggestions include Apollos, Barnabas, Luke, ... Read More
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The Parable of the Dragnet
March 9th, 2025
Matthew 13:47-50In this series about the kingdom parables, we learned some important perspectives about what the kingdom of God is like. We’ve learned that it’s in a small phase but is growing gradual... Read More
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The Parable of the Pearl Merchant
March 2nd, 2025
Matthew 13:45-46May I help you find something today? We often hear this question from a polite customer service employee at a clothing or hardware store. They ask this because they know why we are the... Read More
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Discovering 3rd John
February 23rd, 2025
Background InformationThe Apostle John wrote this letter from an undisclosed location, possibly Ephesus (though some suggest Patmos).As with John’s first and second letters, 1st and 2nd John, he never... Read More
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The Parable of Hidden Treasure
February 23rd, 2025
Matthew 13:34Prior to the 1900s, chocolate was a luxury good in the United States—it was imported, expensive, and mostly for the rich. At that time, a man named Milton was a candy-maker with a string ... Read More
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Discovering 2nd John
February 16th, 2025
Background InformationThe Apostle John wrote this letter from an undisclosed location, possibly Ephesus (though some suggest Patmos).As with John’s first letter, 1 John, he never names himself as the ... Read More
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