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Wired to Worship: What It Means to Worship God Together

Wired to Worship: What It Means to Worship God Together

Everyone is wired to worship something Everyone in the world is wired for worship. We are created to give our praise, attention, admiration, and affection to something. We will either […]

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Love Like That The Heart of Disciple-Making Ministry

Love Like That: The Heart of Disciple-Making Ministry

People Matter to God People matter to God. Christ died for people. Ministry in the early church was a high-touch, relationally-intensive, people-driven ministry. They were devoted to one another. They […]

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Too Close to See When Familiarity Blocks Faith

Too Close to See: When Familiarity Blocks Faith

He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled” (Luke 4:21). Nazareth’s name held a promise Nazareth was a small village during the time […]

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Will You Consume It or Invest It

Will You Consume It or Invest It?

You are ready to make an eternal impact You now know how to walk with God, reach your world, and invest in a few. You’ve had someone pour into your […]

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Why Team Leaders Determine The Health And Future of a Ministry

Why Team Leaders Determine The Health And Future of a Ministry

Team leaders set the tone for the entire organization Team Leaders set the pace for every organization or ministry. They can make the environment toxic or positive. They can raise […]

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When Grace Meets Failure: Why God’s Grace is Greater Than Your Sin

When Grace Meets Failure: Why God’s Grace is Greater Than Your Sin

Everyone fails, but God’s grace invites us to run toward Him Everyone fails. No one is perfect except Jesus. Even when you are walking with God and doing all you […]

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The Way Jesus Prayed for the Lost and How You Can Too

The Way Jesus Prayed for the Lost and How You Can Too

Reaching people far from God is a supernatural work Reaching people who are far from God is a supernatural work. You simply can’t do it on your own. It requires […]

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How the Church Lost the Meaning of Disciple Making and How to Get It Back

How the Church Lost the Meaning of Disciple-Making and How to Get It Back

When disciple-making leaders gather Recently, I was in a meeting with several national disciple-making leaders. Most of these men and women have given their lives to making disciples and have […]

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Multiply Your Life How Movements Begin and Change the World

Multiply Your Life: How Movements Begin and Change the World

The choice to make disciples is a choice to multiply your life The choice to make disciples is the choice to multiply your life. It is the choice to think […]

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Why You Can Trust the Bible Evidence for the Reliability of God’s Word

Why You Can Trust the Bible: Evidence for the Reliability of God’s Word

People today are skeptical about everything When we hear a deal that seems too good to be true, it usually is. Not everything you see in print or online can […]

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