All of us are hardwired to convince the people around us that we matter- maybe even to convince ourselves that we matter. We spend most of our lives building a…
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You can’t just claim to be anything you want. Certain characteristics have to be present in order to claim something as your identity. Paul lays out the foundation of our…
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Turns out, working it out isn’t as scary as you might think. Fear and trembling can be good things. Paul wants us to know that The Living God is working…
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Our culture has built identities on victimhood and entitlement. However, as Christians, both of these run contrary to our calling. As Paul sits chained, he could claim both of these…
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Have you ever played the “White Elephant” game at Christmas and gotten stuck with a gift you hated- a gift you never wanted, but had to take home? Paul talks…
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Death is something our culture tries to avoid talking about, thinking about, or reflecting on. It is this way in our culture primarily because death is seen only as loss….
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Sometimes what you don’t say, says more than what you do. As Paul writes a letter to the church at Philippi, he is under arrest for false charges, but you…
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The Book of Acts has taken us on a journey from the birth of the church from a small band of disciples to a movement that is growing with stunning…
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Persecuted, arrested, falsely accused- Paul’s journey to Jerusalem was everything people feared. For most, this would be enough to derail their plans, maybe even their faith. For Paul, it’s just…
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Christianity is a faith that’s built for the big questions in life as well as the day-to-day, practical realities that life brings. As Paul faces one trial after another, he…
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As Paul says his goodbyes to his friends, every stop they beg him not to take the final stop on his journey. Through tears, they beg, and through tears, he…
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Every church takes on its own personality and culture. That culture is shaped by all kinds of different inluences: situation, leadership, members, external factors. As Paul leaves the Ephesus church,…
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Success is a funny idea. Everyone wants it, but defining it can be trickier than we want to admit. What makes for a good life? Is it money? Security? Happiness?…
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As Paul goes on his 3rd missionary trip, we start to see what happens when the Gospel takes root in people’s lives. New disciples are baptized, idols are broken, and…
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The Apostle Paul loves God. This much we know and can easily affirm, but sometimes we miss just how much he loved people too. There was no sacrifice he wouldn’t…
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It’s amazing to see the gospel spread in the book of Acts. Believe – and be saved! Simple, right? But a simple faith often feels decidedly complex amidst our complicated…
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Following Jesus cant take us to places we really love and ask things of us that we are eager to do. Other times following Jesus will mean that we have…
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How do you handle things when life doesn’t quite go as you had planned? There are times when life is moving right along and then comes to a screeching halt….
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What is required for salvation? There may be no more essential question for our lives and it’s one that the early church was forced to answer. As different races, cultures,…
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We take for granted the name “Christian,” as though that was always what Jesus’s followers were called. It wasn’t until the hub of Christianity began to shift from Jerusalem to…
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