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What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the presence of God? What if that was enough for us? What if it didn't take a great band to evoke that kind of response from us in worship? What if His presence - His Word opened - what if it was enough?
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As I looked at material and spiritual poverty in the world around me, including approximately 2 billion people who haven't even heard the gospel, I knew that I needed to make some major changes in my life.
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Why make disciples? Because heaven and hell exist, and the end of the world is coming.
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We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.
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Surely the gospel evokes unconditional surrender of all that we are and all that we have to all that He is.
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God actually delights in exalting our inability. He intentionally puts his people in situations where they come face to face with their need for him.
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God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come.
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God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally.
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The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.
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The resources of heaven are ready and waiting for the people of God who desire to make much of him in this world
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In direct contradiciton to the American dream, God actually delights in exalting our inability.
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And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.
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We go wherever God leads whenever God moves us...because we love His glory more than we love our lives.
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This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin on the cross and to show His power over sin in the resurrection so that all who trust in Him will be reconciled to God forever.
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We don't have stomachs for the things of this world because we have feasted on the goodness of our God.
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Our greatest need is not to try harder. Our greatest need is a new heart.
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Satan's strategies to stop the church will ultimately serve to spread the church. And Satan's strategies to inflict earthly pain in your life will ultimately serve to increase eternal glory with your God 'Light momentary affliction.'
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There is a sense in which the danger of our lives increases in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.
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Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and the desperation of our need for his grace.
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On popular issues like poverty and slavery, where Christians are likely to be applauded for our social action, we are quick to stand up and speak out. Yet on controversial issues like homosexuality and abortion, where Christians are likely to be criticized for our involvement, we are content to sit down and stay quiet.
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