June 18, 2015
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Christian Living
| Tags: God's grace, Gospel, joy, Nehemiah, strength
Where does the determination, the grit to continue on in this life when things are tough come from? How do we maintain heart felt joy in the face of suffering or adversity? Nehemiah helps us to discover the joy of the Lord is our strength....
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March 23, 2015
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Life Together
| Tags: fellowship, God's grace, life together, Women's retreat
Women's retreat recap. In the Potter's Hands...
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October 11, 2014
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Christian Living
| Tags: God's grace, Jesus, Holy Spirit, image bearers, Gospel, body image
The world shouts at us to be and look a certain way and when we fail to hear God over the shouting of the media it can lead to poor body image, eating disorders, and a struggle with doing and creating in our power. Keeping our eyes on God helps to remind us it is not in our power that things change but in God's grace....
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August 9, 2014
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Christian Living
| Tags: God's grace, indwelling Holy Spirit, Christ's presence
We stand as witnesses to the miraculous and divine daily if we stand "in Christ," as believers, as Christians....
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May 31, 2014
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Christian Living
| Tags: Glory of the Gospel, God's grace, 1 Peter, cross, love, servanthood
Have we lost the art of servanthood? Have we allowed the world to twist, pull, corrupt, and change the definition of a word originally intended to mean a demonstration; a beautiful outpouring of our love for each other expressed as a devoted waiting upon?...
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May 10, 2014
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Christian Living
| Tags: God's grace, Jesus Christ, Mother's Day, joy, Gloria Furman
"Motherhood is about the adoration and enjoyment of our great God," Gloria Furman. Changing our thoughts on the goals of motherhood. Rooting ourselves firmly in Christ as we navigate the motherhood path.
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March 29, 2014
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Life Together
| Tags: worship, fellowship, God's grace, retreat
Ladies from TACC gathered for a weekend women's retreat where they unpacked grace while fellowshipping, worshipping, and connecting with their sisters in Christ....
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March 8, 2014
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Christian Living
| Tags: God's grace, Jesus Christ, joy, hope, Jerry Bridges, suffering, God's story
All Christians suffer. Either you have, you are, or you will. It is comforting to know we are not alone in this suffering as the presence of God is with us....
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December 24, 2013
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Redemptive History
| Tags: Christmas, Glory of the Gospel, God's grace, Bible, indwelling Holy Spirit, Christ's presence, Jesus Christ, cross
Believers are in the presence of Christ all of the time...[as] the constant presence of God, the indwelling Spirit. Jesus was and is still God with us"...
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December 9, 2013
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Life Together
| Tags: Glory of the Gospel, God's grace, life together, Jesus, Word of God, indwelling Holy Spirit, Christ's presence
What does it mean to live in a way that acknowledges that "Christ is in you" and we are in His presence always? How can we be "Christ" to each other...intentionally loving each other as Christ first loved us?...
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November 23, 2013
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Category:
Life Together
| Tags: christlike, community, following Christ, Glory of the Gospel, God's grace, words, tongue
It takes little effort to open your mouth and give way to whatever wants to gush out. Controlling the tongue requires concentration, diligence, maturity, and wisdom (Proverbs 17:27-28). The tongue, left to its own devices, can spew words that ensnare us (Proverbs 6:2) and pierce others (Proverbs 12:18). Thoughtless rambling can lead to sin (Proverbs 10:19) or even death (P...
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