Sometimes the Bible can be confusing. As Christmas approaches, we’ll hear of the Prince of Peace and Peace on Earth. Yet Jesus proclaims in Matthew 10 that he didn’t come…
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Fear is a reality for every one of us. No matter how much we try to run from it or hide it- we all have fears that hold sway over…
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Jesus continues to rally his team, but his message isn’t really the inspiration you’d expect. Instead he tells them that things are going to be hard on this journey, and…
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The pregame speech is a Friday night staple all across America. A good coach can use a carefully crafted pregame speech to motivate and inspire his team to play at their…
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As Jesus teaches and preaches the message of the Kingdom of Heaven, his message is marked by his love and compassion for the crowds that followed him. Too often, our…
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Jesus and his disciples didn’t always play by the religious rules of the day, and it made people ask questions. When people wanted to know why his disciples didn’t fast,…
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As we study the book of Matthew, I think there is no one more surprised that this book exists than Matthew himself. A tax collector and outcast by the religious,…
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As Jesus continues working and performing miracles, people are confronted with the reality that this Jesus is no ordinary man. Their response, just like ours today, varies greatly from person…
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Our lives are usually built around a routine that gives us both structure and the illusion of control. The nature of life is that our routines will be disrupted, and…
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The call to discipleship is not a road many choose to walk. Yet the church today sees afraid to admit this. Jesus didn’t hesitate. He knew that a cross was…
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Faith is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the bible and around churches. But do we mean the same thing the bible does when we talk about…
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Home- It’s such a profound and universal concept. The idea that a place can have such an effect on you should teach us something about the way we’re made. The…
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In a culture that is built around individuals, where does the church fit? Does the church serve the person or the person serve the church? The answer should be yes…
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How does a church move from something that just exists to something that truly matters. Does it matter that Providence is in Jefferson City or are we just here? These…
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What makes millions of people show up to a church every Sunday morning? Is it just routine? Tradition? Guilt? Is it even necessary? We seek to answer these questions (and…
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Jesus final words of the Sermon on the Mount are sobering. The weight of eternity hangs in his teaching. And it all leads to the question: Do you know him?…
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Jesus words carry a weight that is unparalleled. When he finishes the Sermon on the Mount, the crowd leaves “astonished.” If we are to call ourselves disciples, we must have…
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“The week that changed the nation.” That was CNN’s take on the past week in America. We live in a unique moment in history as we watch our nation shift…
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Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. A statement we know to be true- but only in the past. Each day we convince ourselves that today’s…
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Judge not. Perhaps the most quoted (and misused) verse in all of scripture. Far from conveying a sense of neutrality to sin and morality, Jesus gives us clear instructions on…
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