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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

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

7 Essential Elements to Endurance

You Can Learn to Endure! To follow Jesus, we need endurance. In fact, for almost every good thing in life we need endurance. We need endurance because life is hard. Following Jesus comes with opposition. It requires faith. It requires some work! Endurance brings great reward. Paul urged the Galatian churches: Do not grow weary…
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October 11, 2019 0

Seven Traits for Spiritual Success

There are certain traits everyone needs in order to succeed. In our spiritual lives we encounter obstacles, temptations, opposition and discouragement. God helps us develop all these traits so we can grow and become everything God wants us to be. The Seven Tenacity. Tenacity is a scrappy and active pursuit of what Jesus is leading…
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January 15, 2019 0