Where Did We Get the Bible?
The Bible has been around for thousands of years, carefully translated and maintained for the benefit of people today. But where did we get it, and how do we know it’s trustworthy?
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Resilience and the Power of Emotions
The key to resilience isn’t stuffing your emotions, it’s harnessing them. Feelings aren’t sinful. They are signposts to draw us toward greater dependence on God.
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God’s Grace: Prevenient vs. Irresistible
Calvinists and Arminians agree that humans are saved by God’s grace alone. Does God apply grace in advance to allow people the capacity to follow him? Or does God apply grace to those who are chosen, in order to actually bring about their salvation?
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How to Read Scripture for Breakthrough
If you’re looking for breakthrough in your everyday life – with thoughts, emotions, or habits – don’t just try harder in the moment of crisis. Discipline your thought life with the spiritual habits around scripture.
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Jesus’ Saving Work: For Everyone or for Some?
Calvinists and Arminians debate about the extent of Jesus’ death on the cross. Did he die for all people, or only for those God chose to save?
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Watch for Jesus (Mark 13:28-37)
In Mark 13:28-37 Jesus finishes his Olivet discourse and his discussion of the End Times. He never gives an answer to the timing of the End, but he does give insight into how we should live in light of it.
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Divine Election: Conditional or Unconditional?
The word “election” refers to the process of choosing. The Bible teaches that God chooses those who believe. But is God’s choice unconditional, based only on his own will? Or is God’s choice conditional, based on some quality or action of the person who is saved?
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Signs of the End (Mark 13:14-27)
In Mark 13:14-27 Jesus talks about the Antichrist, the tribulation, and even the rapture. It begins to answer the ageless question: What will the End look like?
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How To Pace Yourself For Breakthrough
If you’re looking for breakthrough in your everyday life – with thoughts, emotions, or habits – don’t just try harder in the moment of crisis. Pace yourself on three of the lesser-known spiritual disciplines.
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Human Nature: Inability or Free Will?
The two theological systems known as Calvinism and Arminianism disagree about many things. Their greatest agreement comes in their understanding of the human condition. The difference between the two approaches has to do with how God acts to remedy the human problem.
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Are We Living In The End Times? (Mark 13:1-13)
Jesus talks about the end of the world. This passage has been studied and interpreted for generations, and it helps us to answer the question: are we living in the end times?
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An Introduction To Calvinism and Arminianism
Today we start a 6-week series on one of the most heated theological debates of the last 500 years: Calvinism vs. Arminianism
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How To Spot a Spiritual Fraud (Mark 12:38-44)
Jesus raises negative and positive examples that illustrate the nature of genuine, life-transforming faith. Religious leaders demonstrated a surface religion that failed to honor God. A poor widow showed a deep, authentic faith that sacrificed to honor God.
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How To Fast For Breakthrough
If you’re looking for breakthrough in your everyday life-with thoughts, emotions or habits-don’t just try harder in the moment of crisis. Train yourself on the spiritual discipline of fasting.
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Son of David (Mark 12:35-37)
In Mark 12:35-37 it’s Jesus’ turn to ask the questions, and he begins with a question about the Messiah. It causes us to ask a question of our own: do we have Jesus right?
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Here’s How to Love a Teen
Parents are called to create an environment of love for their kids – even when they’re teens! But how the heck do you pull it off?
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What is Systematic Theology?
Systematic theology is a discipline within Christian theology that seeks to organize and present the beliefs and doctrines of the Christian faith in a systematic and coherent way.
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How Well Do You Know Your Bible? (Mark 12:28-34)
In Mark 12:28-34 Jesus lays out the Greatest Commandment, and it begs a question for modern Christians: How well do you know your Bible?
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How To Pray For Breakthrough
If you’re looking for breakthrough in your everyday life – with thoughts, emotions, or habits – look to the ancient secret of spiritual disciplines. Train yourself on the spiritual discipline of prayer.
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The Meaning of “Strength” in Hebrew
What does it mean to love God “with all of your strength”? The Hebrew word “Me’od” in the famous Shema prayer (Deuteronomy 6:4-5) will give us some insight.
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What Does the Bible Say About Angels?
Imagine what an angel looks like – then watch to see if you’re right.
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What Will Eternity Be Like? (Mark 12:18-27)
Jesus encounters a group called the Sadducees. Their question to him causes us to seek an answer to a broader question: what will eternity be like?
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The Teen Brain and What to Do About It
Teen brains are still undeveloped so our parenting strategies need to take that into account as we lead our teenagers.
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The Meaning of “Soul” in Hebrew
In the Bible, a “soul” isn’t something you have; it’s something you are. To love God with all of your “Nephesh” is to go beyond a superficial faith and make a “soul-level” commitment.
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