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April 4, 2012 1

A Winning Strategy

by Pastor Ray

Essential 100—Read: Judges 4:1-5:31 “Then Deborah said to Barak, ‘Go! This is the day the LORD has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?’” ~Judges 4:14 The inclusion of Deborah’s story in Judges raises all kinds of interesting discussion points about the role of [...]

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April 2, 2012 0

Help Wanted—Help Received

by Pastor Ray

Project 52—Memorize: Hebrews 4:15-16 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that [...]

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March 30, 2012 0

The Crazy Cycle Of Sin

by Pastor Ray

Essential 100—Read: Judges 2:6-23, 3:1-6 “After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel…They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They provoked the LORD to anger because they forsook [...]

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March 28, 2012 0

The Seduction of Celebrity

by Pastor Ray

Essential 100—Read: Joshua 5:13-15, 6:1-27 “So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.” ~Joshua 6:27 With the advent of television—and all the media technologies that followed—came the rise of the celebrity preacher. Never in the history of Christianity have we had so many famous pastors—and [...]

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March 26, 2012 2 comments

Hilariously Happy

by Pastor Ray

Project 52—Memorize: Acts 20:35 “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Jesus was a different kind of leader than the world had [...]

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March 23, 2012 0

Steps Of Faith

by Pastor Ray

Essential 100—Read: Joshua 3:1-4:24 “Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’ … And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in [...]

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March 21, 2012 1

Let Go Of Your Past

by Pastor Ray

Essential 100—Read: Joshua 1:1-18 “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: ‘Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to [...]

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