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Don't Waste Your Life

Awhile back, when we first began our College Ministry, we began reading through this book together. Originally, this post was a section on the College Ministry section to explain that. In an effort to clean up our website, we are archiving some of those older sections. Because of the value of having this content, we wanted to put it here on the blog. If you haven't yet rea...

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Men@War "Group Discussion Guidelines"

Men's and Women's Bible Study will be launching our Spring study here in just a few weeks. As the Pastor primarily responsible for coordinating those schedules, studies, and details, I spend quite a bit of time thinking about this, and as such, praying for our men and women. The women's ministry of our church has a very helpful set of guidelines for Women's Bible Study. W...

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What I Have Read in 2016

Recently Pastor Jason encouraged me to write a blog post highlighting what I've read in 2016. In one of our recent "Elder's Roundtable" discussions, the four of us shared some of our thoughts on reading and highlighted some of our own personal practices. You can find that discussion here. As a young Christian in my early 20's the Holy Spirit created in me an appetite to ...

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Meditations for Christmastime

a few brief quotes to reflect on as you may have a few extra moments to yourself this Christmas. ...

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Spiritual Disciplines 004: Tie Down the Mainsail

All of the tips and tricks for bible study will mean nothing if we are not first enamored with the truth of scripture and convinced of our desperate need for it. ...

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Thankful for you

a Thanksgiving message from the elders...

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State of the Union Book Recommendations

Recommended reading on the topic of government, politics, and the gospel. ...

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The Sin of Recreational Marijuana Use

The Sin of Recreational Marijuana Use At the time of this writing (September 2016), Proposition 205 is yet to be voted on in our state of Arizona. Proposition 205 would legalize recreational marijuana use if approved by the voters in November. The purpose of this document is to show the sinfulness of recreational marijuana use according to the Scriptures. Regardless of wh...

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Spiritual Disciplines 003: The Mindset for Christ

This is the third installment in the Spiritual Disciplines series of blog posts, focusing on the importance of keeping our eyes on Christ as we discipline ourselves for the purpose of godliness ...

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Need to Count the Cost

The Most Oft-Neglected Element of Our Gospel Presentations No, I have not done an "official" study of what doctrinal truths we most leave out of our gospel presentations. And since 98% of statistics are made up on the spot, I'll say that a majority of gospel presentations leave out this crucial element. What do we often leave out of evangelism? The necessity of telling pe...

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