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We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, 'No.'

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Good intentions, regular worship, Bible study, do not prevent blindness. Part of our sinful nature instinctively chooses to see what we want to see and to ignore what we want to ignore.
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Jesus is not some puny religious teacher begging for an invitation from anyone. He is the all-sovereign Lord who deserves submission from everyone.
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When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.
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The faith in Christ that saves us from our sins involves an internal transformation that has external implications.
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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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We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best.
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If our lives do not reflect radical compassion for the poor, there is reason to wonder if Christ is really in us at all
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Every Christian has unique opportunities to engage the most pressing social issues of our day by praying, proclaiming the gospel, and participating with God in all that he is doing in the world.
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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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Unreached peoples are unreached for a reason. They're hard, difficult, and dangerous to reach. All the easy ones are taken
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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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Why make disciples? Because heaven and hell exist, and the end of the world is coming.
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Forgiveness is God's greatest gift because it meets our greatest need.
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God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally.
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God in His providence hasn't called us to watch history, but to shape history by praying in His Name.
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In a world where everything revolves around yourself-protec t yourself, promote yourself, comfort yourself, and take care of yourself-Jesus says, 'Crucify yourself. Put aside all self-preservati on in order to live for God's glorification, no matter what that means for you in the culture around you.'
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Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us.
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I always questioned if I was CALLED to adopt, but then I realized no child was ever CALLED to be an orphan.
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