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Examining the Difference That Really Matters

February 25, 2026July 16, 2006 Hebrews 6:7-9

We must look carefully & prayerfully at our own lives to insure that it is God working in us and not just pressures & expectations that are shaping the course of our lives.

A Crash Course in Justification & Sanctification

December 10, 2025April 30, 2006 Hebrews 6:2a

Spiritual maturity assumes we have mastered the truth about what it means to have been once and for all justified before God, and the truth about growing in increasing sanctification so that we will be useful in ministry for Christ.

Working & Trusting to Prove the Reality of My Faith

February 24, 2026February 5, 2006 Hebrews 4:11-16

Real faith will be manifest in real life by your actions, encounters with God’s word and a daily and prayerful dependence on Christ.

More than a Creed

March 10, 2026October 9, 2005 Hebrews 3:1

We are called to love God with all of our mind – that includes making sure that our Christian experience moves from a list of beliefs to a way of thinking!

Three Important Truths About Your Spiritual Growth

December 10, 2025August 18, 2005 Romans 1:8

God has saved us to be conformed to the image of Christ…so we should desire to grow, but we must be careful to undertand God`s involvement in our spiritual growth so as to rightly rely on him and give him credit as we make progress

Why Being Holy Is Such a Big Deal

December 10, 2025January 26, 2003 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Being unholy should be considered a non-option for us! Too much of the past, present & future is riding on the moral decision we make this week!

How God Wants Us to Act Differently In Our World

December 10, 2025April 14, 2002 1 Corinthians 1:2-3

God has called us to be like him because he has set us apart for himself.

How God Wants Us to Think Differently About Ourselves

March 19, 2026April 7, 2002 1 Corinthians 1:1

God expects us to be different than the rest of the world; and that distinction begins with how we think about ourselves.

Attacking Prideful Pretense

December 10, 2025June 3, 2001 Colossians 3:9-11

We cannot afford to pretend to be someone we are not. Exalt Christ, honor your siblings and forget about what people think of you.

Combating Sexual Sin

December 10, 2025May 6, 2001 Colossians 3:5-6

God has called us to fight sexual sin by guarding our thoughts and cultivating contentment.

A Time to Be Ruthless

December 10, 2025April 29, 2001 Colossians 3:5-11

The Christian life is a battle against sin; one that requires a daily revitalization of the new heart that God has given us the day we were adopted into his family.