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Communication Essentials

God has created us to relate to other people. Relationships bring the greatest joys and the deepest sorrows in life. As believers, God wants to help us learn to develop and grow great relationships. Great does not mean perfect. Perfect relationships are not possible. Why?

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The Importance of Unity

Unity seems to be an elusive goal in our society. Marriages and families are disintegrating at an alarming rate. Infighting and division is common in many other groups, including businesses and churches. What is the cause of this breakdown in unity and harmonius relationships? The cause is simply selfishness, seeking to obtain the greatest advantage [...]

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God’s Plan for Fathers

Fathers are an incredibly important part of God’s plan. God has created fathers to be leaders and protectors in multiple spheres of responsibility. In the book of Nehemiah, the fathers helped to build the wall around Jerusalem. The wall provided protection and security. Today’s father must build three walls in order to be successful in [...]

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Vacations and God

Summer, especially July, is a time of family vacations. Ever wondered what God thinks about vacations? I’ve been thinking about it, as our family just returned from a vacation to Kentucky. We explored an 1850′s farm, got our van licked by a herd of buffalo and just had a great time together. We didn’t take [...]

Exercising Your Tongue

Currently we’re in a message series called “Faith Workout.” In this series we’re looking at many of the important themes from the book of James. James is a short book of five chapters in the New Testament. If you haven’t taken the time yet to read through it during this series, I would encourage you [...]

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