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Ian

Strong Protecting Love

Isaiah 26:1–6, Psalm 18:1–9, Nehemiah 6:15–16 Strength is measured in many ways. When you’re the one being attached, often it is by fists (or equivalent). Another way is deterrent. In other words, what will be the cost to attack? When a strong city is called…

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Ian

Looking and Not Turning Back

Genesis 19:15–26, Deuteronomy 17:14–20, Proverbs 26:11, Mark 13:14–20 Looking back to see how far you’ve come is a good practice. One of the gifts of doing so is seeing where God had been moving when you were unaware. It is also good to see what…

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Ian

The Mission Vocation

Matthew 10:5–15, 1 Corinthians 15:1–8, Ephesians 3:8–14 What is your mission? What is your calling? In the Christian world, these can be powerful questions. If we let ourselves get wrapped up in them, they can bring us down. However, if we don’t see, or choose…

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Forgetting the Story

Jonah 3:1–10, Nahum 1:1–11 The story of Jonah has always been a big fish story. It catches our attention. Whether Jonah was alive in the whale/fish for 3 days (evidence indicates it’s possible) or if it was a death and resurrection story, it doesn’t fail…

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Just Praying

1 Samuel 1:1–18, Luke 18:1–8, Matthew 6:5–15 "…The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect."—James 5:16 As a gift, prayer is probably second only to salvation and reconciliation. The ability to talk to the Creator of the universe. The God who…

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