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Numbers / Deuteronomy - Thoughts from the Study
"It was easy for God to get the people out of Egypt, but harder to get Egypt out of the people." You've probably heard us mention the expression multiple times, but the truth of it becomes clear in the...
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Pray and Act with Zeal
Lessons from Exodus & NumbersIn Exodus, while God is giving the law to Moses, the people are down the hill worshipping a golden calf through idolatry and sexual immorality. God is ready to pour out...
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Job - Thoughts from the Study
"You've got the patience of Job." People have tossed that phrase around for years, but few truly understand its meaning. Job was a righteous man who endured tremendous calamity, due in large part to a...
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Glory on Display
What if our suffering was meant to be more than just enduring?What if our pain was supposed to lead to His praise?What if our brokenness was meant to display God’s glory?I can’t get through the book of...
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Joshua / Judges / Ruth - Thoughts from the Study
This week we embark on a three-book journey through Joshua, Judges and Ruth. As the deliverer (Moses) fades into the pages of history, a new leader rises in Joshua to take the nation into the land. The...
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1 Samuel - Thoughts from the Study
Be careful what you ask for. The people of God had grown weary and were seeking a king, "like the other nations." Although God had been with them, they wanted a strong military leader like the ones...
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2 Samuel (1 Chronicles) - Thoughts from the Study
We continue our trek through the Bible in our Generations Series, looking at the life of King David in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. We concentrate on 2 Samuel 11-21, and on a couple of misconceptions...
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Serve Dei - 1 John 3:16-20 - Thoughts from the Study
Serving God is not an event or an experience. It is so much more. The reason we give our entire life away is because we have been pursued by the Most High. We operate out of the desires of our heart....
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Being Good Stewards
“As Christians we are stewards of the resources God gives us for serving the human community.” – Tim KellerDo you ever feel selfish? I don’t mean the narcissistic kind of selfishness where your entire...
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Psalms - Thoughts from the Study
Few books capture the raw reality of life with God like the book of Psalms. Through 150 chapters of poetic worship, the reader is brought through the entire spectrum of emotions. Worship, thanksgiving,...
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1 Kings / 2 Chronicles - Thoughts from the Study
This week we witness the rise and fall of Solomon. The monarchy dissolves and a revolt occurs, taking 10 tribes to the north under a new king, setting the stage for the continued conflict between the...
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Risk. Follow. Go.
We remembered Good Friday, celebrated the Resurrection of our Risen King Sunday, now what? What do we do with the rest of the week? Next week? Next year?Somewhere along the way, the answer became, “we...
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2 Kings 1-10 (Obadiah) - Thoughts From the Study
During an age of kings and kingdoms, prophets stand up in a historically dark time for the people of God, and they speak great truth and insight to a lost nation. It takes courage to stand up and face...
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The Story of Golden Living Center: A Serve Dei Recap
Mother Teresa famously quoted, "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." Larry Stucky and his Life Group demonstrated this act of selfless serving at the Golden Living...
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The Story of Spirit of Woman: A Serve Dei Recap
David and his Life Group came alongside Spirit of Woman, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting women seeking recovery from substance abuse. Life Group member Jim Kraus, a retired landscaper,...
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Song of Solomon / Proverbs / Ecclesiastes - Thoughts from the Study
This week we close the book on the life of Solomon. We saw his rise to power and the expanse of his influence. Now we look at the three books of wisdom literature that he wrote or contributed to during...
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Our Rescuer
“In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?” – King David (Psalm 56:11)Is it not true that when we look back in the rear mirror of our lives we most often can see what God was up to?...
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The Great Pot Incident of 2011
*Photo by Emik and Yana Nikora of iDrop PhotoThe first big argument my husband Andrew and I had was whether or not to buy a complete set of pots and pans. We were newlyweds. I think we may have had...
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2 Kings 11-15:7 (Joel / Jonah / Amos / Hosea) - Thoughts from the Study
We continue through our Generations series, focusing on some additional kings and the messages of four prophets. As we examine our character and our commitment to God, it is important to note God's...
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2 Kings 15:8-21:26 (Isaiah / Micah) - Thoughts from the Study
This week we cover the demise of the Northern Kingdom and the prophetic warning to the South. Micah and Isaiah were contemporaries during the time of the Assyrian invasion of the Northern Kingdom of...
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