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Biblical Community

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in ...

Liberty, a Gift from the Creator

Founding Father and one of the three authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755–July 12, 1804), wrote this concerning the nature of liberty:The fundamental source of all ...

And the Award Goes To...

Hear ye! Hear ye! We’ve got award winners, people!Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the ECPA Christian Book Awards in the following categories:DEVOTION AND GIFTAUDIOBIBLE REFERENCE WORKSNEW AUTHOR

Abundant Life: Both the Sweet and the Salty

It was almost dusk when Cory saw our friend Jason trudging up the sidewalk, his earbuds jammed into his ears as usual.Pulling up to the curb, Cory swung open the ...

What Am I Supposed to Do With All the Hurt?

WELCOME! (SUGGESTED TIME: 2–5 MINUTES) Welcome to session 1 of Forgiving What You Can’t Forget. If this is your first time together as a group, take a moment to introduce ...

Unpack Your Bag

He has filled them with skill. — Exodus 35:35 JBYou were born prepacked. God looked at your entire life, determined your assignment, and gave you the tools to do the ...

Strong: Embracing a Woman's Nature

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. — Ephesians 4:15 As ...

You’re Invited to the Forgiving What You Can’t Forget Online Bible Study

You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. ~ LysaHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.— Psalm 147:3Friends, I want to invite ...

God Bless America

A Prayer for Our NationThe Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you. — Deuteronomy 15:6Born in a poor Russian Jewish ghetto, Irving Berlin immigrated to America ...

Verse Mapping Acts Online Bible Study Week 6 — The Feast

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is ...

Romans: In the Grip of Grace Online Bible Study Week Two — The Gift We’ve Been Offered

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. — Romans ...

What are We to Make of Jesus Christ?

What are we to make of Jesus Christ? This is a question which has, in a sense, a frantically comic side. For the real question is not what are we ...

You Know You've Drifted When... You Stop Gathering and You Start Isolating

There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn’t. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes. ~ Henry Cloud*The Community of the ChurchEverything I grew up thinking about ...

Prayer Is a Peace-Giving Gift

Many decades ago, one of my college friends gave me a small picture that has meant a great deal to me. There is nothing remarkable about it from an artistic ...

Prepared for Prayer

A Prepared Place for Prayer Daniel had a specific place designated for prayer: an upstairs room in his home to which he withdrew three times every day.1His preparations may have ...

What Was Meant for Evil, God Uses for Good

JosephSon of Jacob Graduate with honors from the University of Hard Knocks Director of Global Effort to Save Humanity SucceededHow? How did he flourish in the midst of tragedy? We ...

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Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Free Bible Study featuring Max Lucado!

Face Uncertain Times with Unbreakable Courage

Join the FREE Online Bible Study and get access to 6 study videos and other Bible study resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 10/5