One Way, Jesus
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let’s get one thing straight in a culture where people are supposed to be accepting of other people’s views, do christians really have the right to say that Jesus is the only way to God? |
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The Beatitudes: Hunger and Thirst
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are you hungry for the “right” stuff? buzz examines the fourth beatitude, which says you are blessed when you hunger and thirst. if you hunger and thirst for the right stuff, it will be given to you through the grace of Jesus. |
Why Give Thanks?
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reasons why to thank God as much as possible throughout the bible, men and women thanked God in the midsts of their victories and defeats. the charge to show gratitude certainly applies to christians today, but why is this so important? |
Fortresses and Retreating
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God equips you for battle, but He’s your refuge too the new testament depiction of spiritual warfare is that of a constant offensive. but, if we go back to the psalms, we realize another important truth. God is there, standing tall as our fortress. |
The Beatitudes: The Meek
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meekness is being a gentleman in the third of seven series, buzz discusses the call of Jesus to become mild-hearted, gentle, and to submit to God by following His will for your life. |
Spiritual Health
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have you had your check-up lately? people can be pretty good at maintaining their physical health - they’ll work out, they’ll maybe watch their diets, and they’ll do their annual physicals. but how often do we check up on our spiritual selves? |
Tripping Blind People
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you wouldn’t be that mean if you took it literally brendan finds a verse packed with meaning, buried in a part of the bible that not a lot of people read. would you shout at a deaf guy or trip a blind girl? then why do christians abuse non-christians? |
Promises to Believe
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have faith in what is true the bible is full of promises for us, things we can have faith in and believe in. brendan looks at some of the broader ones, ones that get us to God, get us through life, and point us towards heaven. |
Us Before Salvation
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were we really all that bad? not all of us are serial killers, and so it’s tough for us to see ourselves as bad people. but if we don’t we cheapen God’s love. change your perspective to see how God sees/saw you. |
The Beatitudes: They Who Mourn
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God likes sorrow? Not exactly. buzz discusses this beatitude, the second of the seven, and explores some of the words and concepts behind it. the reasons for pious sorrow and how Jesus will comfort that sorrow are revealed. |
Hunger
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what are you hungry for? matt examines the powerful connections between physical hunger and spiritual hunger, and encourages us to get hungry and seek food for our starving selves. |
The Beatitudes: The Poor in Spirit
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the poor should be happy Jesus calls those who are poor in spirit blessed in the first Beatitude. find out what it means to be poor in spirit and why it is such a desired condition, as buzz discusses the first in the series. |
