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If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything?

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Happiness is a by-product of wanting something more than happiness-to be rightly related to God and our neighbor.
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Jesus took the tree of death so you could have the tree of life.
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The world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time.
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We only fully grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know
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When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but that we never were.
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We must have a strong inner life of fellowship and intimacy with Jesus if we are going to have a strong outer life of ministry
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Repentance is like antiseptic. You pour antiseptic onto a wound and, at first, it stings. Then it heals.
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At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a part - crucified the Lord. But at the cross, we also see that the most that sin can do cannot thwart God's salvation.
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Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it, and by embracing the gospel they cross over into living faith.
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The story of Jesus changes our lives because it is true.
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While marriage is many things, it is anything but sentimental. Marriage is glorious but hard. It's a burning joy and strength, and yet it is also blood, sweat, and tears humbling defeats and exhausting victories.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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A triune God would call us to converse with him . . . because he wants to share the joy he has. Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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If his suffering did not make Jesus give up on us, nothing will.
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The world can’t save itself. That’s the message of Christmas.
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If you don't feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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