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8 Marks of Spiritual Maturity

Nobody wants to be immature. Growing up, one of the insults I hated the worst was to be accused of being immature. When we identify marks of spiritual maturity, it allows us to not only measure how we are doing but also to know what to work on. Here are eight scriptural marks of spiritual…
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January 5, 2023 0

A Complete Guide to Spiritual Growth

Is there a complete guide to spiritual growth? If there is, are we following it? No doubt, many passages in the Bible give us guidance for our spiritual growth but there is a unique passage that shows how spiritual growth ideally occurs within the church. In fact, it demonstrates that growth is not just personal…
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January 2, 2023 0

Victory in the Holy Life

The holy life is ultimately a victorious life. Living in victory means overcoming all sorts of obstacles to peace and joy in your life. The last half of Romans 12 presents us with a series of counterintuitive instructions that actually bring that joy and peace to your life. This is the last in a series…
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December 15, 2022 1

Habits for a Holy Life

We are continuing a journey through Romans 12. This is a progressive and continual line of thought requiring action that leads us into the holy life God has called us to. It all starts here. Take time to read the first in this series as well as the second. We now get to a staccato…
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December 8, 2022 1