From the very beginning, God desperately wanted to show Himself to mankind. To let us see that even in the chaos of life He was there and that above all, He really did LOVE them.

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131 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Reconciled to God

One of the most daunting aspects of being a peacemaker is the challenge of peace-making in our own relational worlds. Our natural reaction to conflict is either fight or flight – punish or withdraw.

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103 Ephesians: Necessary Armor, pt. 2

In the last episode, we looked at the first three pieces of armor. Today we look at the last three.

090 Ephesians: Dead or Alive?

As we continue our series from the book of Ephesians, we come to some of the most miraculous, hope-filled, life-changing verses in the whole epistle. These words are like a spiritual before and after picture.

064 Abraham: The Judgment

Sodom and its sister city, Gomorrah, controlled a lush, fertile valley through which the Jordan River ran. These two population centers were the economic hub for everything at the south end of the valley.

062 Abraham: The Visitors

Three visitors showed up at Abraham’s tent one day, and one of them….was God.

061 Abraham: The Covenant

of trust by leaving his hometown of Ur. Over 10 years since the Lord had promised Abram many offspring. He is now 85 years old and Sarai, his wife, is 75…yet the promise of an heir was still unfulfilled.

058 Abraham: The Compromise

Self-protection is one of the strongest of human instincts and sometimes drives us to do foolish things. That’s exactly what happened to Abraham in his journey of learning to trust God.

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057 Abraham: The Call

Abraham’s journey of trust began in the Mesopotamian city of Ur, one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. It was a city of great wealth and culture.

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055 The Gift

We don’t know a lot about the Magi. They were from the East, probably ancient Persia. And they apparently had education, wealth, and status.

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041 Decision Making 101: The Ultimate Question

In this series, our core text has been Ephesians 5:15-17. It says: “Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise,

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031 Joseph: When the Prince is Your Brother

When you have the right kind of big brother, it can change anything.

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017 Easter: The King Has One More Move

This is a story of resurrection. But not the story you were expecting. It’s actually a prelude to that story. It’s the story of Jesus and His good friend, Lazarus.

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016 Good Friday: The Fog of War

In the fog and darkness of that Friday afternoon, it looked like all was lost. But nothing could be further from the truth.

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015 Encounters with Jesus: The Woman Who Crashed the Party

Two people encountered Jesus at the same dinner party. One was a woman with a “bad reputation.” The local prostitute. The other was Simon. A Pharisee.

014 Encounters with Jesus: The Man Who Went Out on a Limb

Zacchaeus, the “wee little man” of children’s Sunday School songs, was a small man in a big man’s world. He was despised and hated as a cheat and a traitor. He had learned to be a survivor. But then he met Jesus.

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