I Am Not Ashamed

Calm in the Storm

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As a Christian, I know that God is in my life. What I didn't realize, is where He is in my life. 

Consider any major storm system like a hurricane for instance. The wind speeds, the rain, the destruction seems to be everywhere. This is kind of like my ...

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Saved by Grace vs. Faith Without Works Is Dead?

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When I was first really tore into the meat of the Bible, I had been saved a few years. But the “hunger and thirst” for righteousness came a little later.

I knew I was saved by grace ... I knew it in my heart and had heard Ephesians 2:8–9 ...

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The Real Church

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I’ve recently been struggling.  I’m a children’s and youth minister at a local church, and have been for 15+ years.  The question, “Is what I’m teaching other people, leading other people to do … are they eternal things?”  While seriously struggling with my Christian identity, I had ...

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Just Walking . . .

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What if we took our relationship with God seriously? Would we spend less time talking and more time walking?

1 John 2:5-6 (NIV), “But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims ...

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What Is Fruit?

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When you hear Christians talking about producing “fruit”, what are they talking about?

Do these things come to mind when you think of “fruit”?

1. Number of people saved/baptized
2. Increase in number of people attending church
3. Increase in number of people in small groups or Sunday school
4. Lots of church ...

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