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From Pain to Gain
1. Series: God’s Message to the Church in Smyrna This is part of a series on the seven churches in Asia Minor (Revelation 2-3). This article covers the message to the church in Smyrna (Rev 2:8-11). The video messages of letters to churches in Ephesus (Rev 2:1-7), Smyrna (Rev 2: 8-11),
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Nation or Religion? A Nationalist’s Question
1. A Nationalist’s Question A well-known personality in India, a nationalist, was touring a village in India (on live TV) where he met a gathering of Christian families and demanded to know if their religion is more important to them, or if the nation (India) is more important. His audience
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Back to the Jesus Way
1. Why Many Genuine People Stay Out of Church One of the reasons many genuine people stay out of the church is because the “church” has become an institutionalized organized religion – an environment in which many self-serving people thrive. How did Jesus counter this phenomenon? 2. True Moral Standards
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Being Missional – It’s an Alignment Issue
1. Happily Ever After – That Wasn’t to Be In Genesis 1-2, we see humanity as the apex and glory of God’s creation – made in the image of God, tasked with stewardship/care of the world, and to ‘Be fruitful and multiply’ (Genesis 1:26-28). The man sings to the woman