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Overcoming Fear in Sharing the Gospel
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Continue reading →: Overcoming Fear in Sharing the GospelFear. It’s the silent enemy that keeps so many of us from obeying one of Jesus’ clearest commands: to go and make disciples. If you’ve ever felt your heart race or your mouth dry up at the thought of sharing the gospel, you’re not alone. The fear of rejection, inadequacy,…
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Trifocal Lenses
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Continue reading →: Trifocal LensesIn chapter three of the book, Spirituality for the Sent, Susan Booth proposes that we must hold three dimensions in proper focus: spiritual, missional, and global. Spiritual As believers, we are called to be disciples of Jesus. This process of discipleship is made possible by the work of the Holy…
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Conspiracy Theories
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Continue reading →: Conspiracy Theoriesconspiracy theory[kuhn-spir–uh-see theer-ee]noun1. a theory that rejects the standard explanation for an event and instead credits a covert group or organization with carrying out a secret plot2. a belief that a particular unexplained event was caused by such a covert group3. the idea that many important political events or economic…
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The Privilege Of Suffering
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Continue reading →: The Privilege Of SufferingLast year was a tough year for our family. We lost someone who was very close to us unexpectedly. We did question then and continue to question now why God would have taken someone like him so early who was doing so much for the Kingdom of God. As you…
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Free Burma Rangers
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Continue reading →: Free Burma RangersA few weeks ago, I saw a Christian documentary advertised on Facebook called Free Burma Rangers. I clicked over to the trailer and thought it looked like it would be good to go see. I went ahead and bought my family tickets. Last night we went to see this movie.…
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Support: 7 Ways To Send Well
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Continue reading →: Support: 7 Ways To Send WellIn most churches, when missions is talked about, 3 things are asked of you: Pray, Give, & Go. It is no surprise, then, that most individuals and churches are not good senders. Praying and giving are very important and a part of sending, but not the only part. Romans 10:15a…
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Lonely Christmas
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Continue reading →: Lonely ChristmasI still remember back in 2009 during Christmas how my family and I were stuck in Nairobi, Kenya, getting some medical stuff done. We were in the Baptist Guest House there, and although it is very nice accommodations, we had none of our Christmas decorations. We were living out of…
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Don’t Be A Hirpler
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Continue reading →: Don’t Be A HirplerI was reading Oswald Chamber’s “My Utmost For His Highest” this morning, and I learned a new word: hirpler. hirpler \ hirˈ plər \: one who walks with a limp or hobbles Chambers wrote, “Always distinguish between God’s order and His permissive will… God’s order is unchangeable; His permissive will is…
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Speak
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Continue reading →: SpeakAnd since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore speak.2 Corinthians 4:13 Many churches and even many Christians do a good job of serving their communities. They host floats in the annual Christmas parade. They provide…
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Busy. Busy. Busy.
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Continue reading →: Busy. Busy. Busy.Normally, when someone would ask how I was doing, I would reply, “Busy.” I have recently been convicted of that. Maybe God could use my conviction to influence you towards a different stance as well. I have realized that old habits are hard to break, so I still find myself…
Scott Ward
Mission Pastor – Grand Avenue Baptist Church
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