Personal Growth
Reclaim Lent: Find some breathing room
Have a specific prayer on your heart this Lent season? Share your requests with a mentor. For many of us, our churches have moved away from the more austere traditions of the past. Our pastors don’t wear suits. Our worship teams have drummers and you can download a podcast of the sermon. In many ways church has become more relaxed and...
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Lesson 4: Growing in Your relationship with Jesus Christ This is part 4 to a 4 part series - Lessons...
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Lesson 3: Power for Living a Dynamic Christian Life This is part 3 to a 4 part series - Lessons...
This is part 2 in a 4 part series - Lessons for Christian Living It was a small thing-a driver cut you off, a classmate insulted you, your spouse forgot to pick you up-but suddenly you’re swearing and yelling. Or perhaps you find yourself tempted by other actions and attitudes, like gossip or bitterness, that take your focus off God. These...
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This is Part 4 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Live by faith Walking in the Spirit means living a life of faith. God created us with a capacity for experiencing a broad range of feelings. Thank God you have them. But you cannot depend on them to validate your walk with the Lord Jesus. Valid emotions are simply the byproduct,...
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This is Part 3 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Know your resources as a Child of God If you want to walk in the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit, you need to know your spiritual heritage. You need to know how to draw upon the inexhaustible resources of God's love, wisdom, power, forgiveness and abundant grace. It...
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This is Part 2 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Be prepared for conflict The Bible explains that there are three forces - the world, the flesh and the devil - which constantly wage war against the believer. Let's look briefly at each of these forces. 1. The world I don't know anyone who loves this world who has ever...
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This is Part 1 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Experiencing the adventure A medical doctor approached me with great excitement at the conclusion of our training conference. He was overflowing with joy and excitement. "Since I have learned how to be filled with the Holy Spirit and walk in His power, the Christian life...
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Imagine if someone walked up to you and said, “I’m going to give you more money than you ever dreamed of, absolute freedom in how you spend it, and oodles of time in which to do it.” That’s pretty much what happened to me last spring when I was drafted into the NFL. You may think having that much freedom is a good thing. After all,...
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Profile on: Jim Sattler, CEO of EMJ Corporation When Jim Sattler, CEO of EMJ Corporation, gets to work each day, he is usually confronted with one thing: problems. As the leader of one of the largest and most successful general contractors in the USA - which is constructing dozens of shopping centres, office complexes, and warehouses and dealing...
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