Teachings

Love One Another

Love One Another

Much of how we live our day to day lives depends on our priorities. What is most important to us? Where do we pour our time and energy? What comes first, second, third?  A quick online search will...

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Abiding in Christ

Abiding in Christ

On a recent trip to England I took my group of high school students to Grasmere, in the Lakes District. Their reactions included comments like, “I want to stay here!” and “Do we have to leave?” They...

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The Holy Spirit is a Person

The Holy Spirit is a Person

Have you ever not known the answer to a question? Or have you ever been baffled by a situation and seen no solution in sight? Most of us (if we're willing to admit it!) would answer these questions...

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Looking to Jesus

Looking to Jesus

Frantic. Overwhelmed. Suffering from any number of stress-related ailments, we rush through our days. Then Sunday comes, and we stop for fifty minutes to sit on a hard pew and hear that Jesus offers...

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Receiving the Holy Spirit

Receiving the Holy Spirit

Joel prophesied that the Holy Spirit would be poured out on “all mankind” (Joel 2:28-29), and Jesus told His disciples that God the Father would not withhold the Holy Spirit from anyone asking for Him (Luke 11:14). So how do you participate?

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Keeping the Feasts

Keeping the Feasts

When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, He also commanded that the Israelites keep three yearly festivals in His honor (Exodus 23:14). These “feasts” were times for the people of...

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The Sabbath

The Sabbath

The ordinances of God are sweeter than honey and more to be desired than gold, David writes in Psalm 19. One of the sweetest ordinances God gave is the fourth commandment: “Remember the Sabbath day...

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Overcoming Power

Overcoming Power

It can be easy to think salvation is about a happy future—eternal life in heaven instead of hell. Jesus’ sacrifice does give us a sure hope of glory, but there’s much more to it than that. Salvation...

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