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The Armor of God: Prayer Holds It All Together

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:18.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this is mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so [...]

 
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The Armor of God: The Sword of the Spirit

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:12-17.
Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these,* take the shield of faith, with which you [...]

 
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The Armor of God: The Helmet of Salvation

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:12-17a.
“For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places… Take the helmet of salvation.” -Ephesians 6:12,17a
Lots of tough stuff happens in [...]

 
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The Armor of God: The Shield of Faith

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:12-16.
“For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places… take the shield of faith, with which you will be able [...]

 
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The Power of God: Pentecost!

God’s Word for us today is Acts 2:1-21.
“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled [...]

 
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The Armor of God: Good Shoes, Good News!

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:12-15.
“Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.” -Ephesians 6:14-15
Shoes? Who cares about shoes in a battle? And what [...]

 
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The Armor of God: Protected by the Breastplate of Righteousness

God’s Word for us today is Philippians 3:8b-9 (the Apostle Paul speaking).
“For his (Jesus’) sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as garbage, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one [...]

 
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The Armor of God: The Belt of Truth

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:12-14a.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist… -Ephesians 6:13-14a
If there’s a [...]

 
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The Armor of God: Where’s the Battle?

God’s Word for us today is Ephesians 6:10-13.
“Put on the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” -Ephesians 6:11
Hey, I thought you said that evil was defeated on the cross! Well, that’s true, but the devil hasn’t given up yet. The struggle for the [...]

 
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Stop Doubting and Believe!

God’s Word for us today is John 20: 24-31.
Then he [Jesus] said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” -John 20:27
Thomas doubted and needed to see the scars of Jesus to believe. What doubts are keeping us [...]

 
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Love the Shepherd, Love the Sheep

God’s Word for us today is John 21: 15-19.
Dan Meyerpeter talks about how to love the shepherd and take care of the sheep. Take a listen.

 
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Jesus Is Going Ahead of You

God’s Word for us today is Mark 16:1-8
….he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of [...]

 
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The Mystery & Misery of the Cross

God’s Word for us today is Mark 15:33-40.
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ -Mark 15:33-34.
Nobody expected the Messiah - the anointed [...]

 
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To Heal or to Kill: The Price of Grace

God’s Word for us today is Mark 3:1-6.
“And [Jesus] said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Come forward.’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?’ But they were silent.” -Mark 3:3-4
The religious leaders set a trap [...]

 
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Love that Trumps the Rules

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:23-28.
Jesus excuses his disciples for picking grain on the sabbath: “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath.” Is Jesus the ultimate rule breaker?
Please welcome guest preacher Nick Zylstra.

 
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Jesus: New Wine, New Wineskins, and a Big Party!

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:18-22.
“Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on [...]

 
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Tax Collectors, Sinners, and Jesus

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:14-17.
“When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?’” -Mark 2:16-17
Jesus spent a lot of time with people who were looked down upon. That caused quite [...]

 
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Led into the Wilderness

God’s Word for us today is Luke 1:1-13.
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.” -Luke 4:1-2
Why [...]

 
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Jesus & the Paralytic: the Power of Intercession

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:3-5.
Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the [...]

 
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Jesus Touches the Untouchable

God’s Word for us today is Mark 1: 40-45.
“Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’” -Mark 1:41
Jesus is confronted by a man with leprosy - an outcast from society - a true untouchable. Jesus chooses to take a risk and cross [...]

 
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