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Stop Saying “If It Be Your Will” Prayers!
Why do 'If it be Your will' prayers demonstrate a lack of faith? How do we know healing is God's will? Do we need special permission to heal the sick? When we pray for the sick, we should step into the moment with great boldness and faith, because our confidence rests...
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How To Handle Highly Demanding People
Do you have people in your group who are always demanding extra time and attention for their latest crisis - but very little ever seems to get resolved?Are there certain 'Extra Grace Required' (EGRs) types around, with whom you have to work extra hard to show love and...
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How to Heal the Sick
Is it Biblical to actively seek to bring supernatural healing on a regular basis? How do we hold together both the now and the not yet of the presence of the Kingdom of God? What role does our faith play in seeing healing take place? Jesus repeatedly commissioned His...
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Discipling and Apprenticing Leaders
What does it mean to be focused on discipling and apprenticing leaders? Who should I pick? What do I do? Jesus calls us to become not only His disciples, but also disciple-makers of others. We are to show others how to become more like Him. But for many, that is...
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Jesus and Parties: “I regularly eat, drink and party with people outside of my household”
Can food, drinks and socializing really advance the Gospel in significant ways? If Jesus and parties went together, how do we do the same while still keeping a radical holiness? What might this look like as a sustainable rhythm of living? Jesus was known as a...
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How To Lead A Discovery Bible Study
In your group life, do you find that only a few people feel confident to share what they see in the Bible? Would you like a simple viral way to train others in how to read the Bible... and wonder if Discovery Bible Study might be a way forward? How confident...
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“I am intentionally investing in my Person of Peace”
"I'm so busy - I can't possibly be sharing my faith all these people!" "As I think about my friends, family and neighbors who are unchurched, how do I know who to invest into?" "What did Jesus teach us about evangelism and how to grow the church?" The principle...
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How Our Faith Journeys Shape Our Mission Today
Do certain faith journeys excuse us from being focused on mission? How do I honor my spiritual heritage without being help captive by it? Can someone with little or no Christian heritage still be used by Jesus? For both of us, our faith journeys deeply shape...
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“I regularly ask the unchurched, ‘Can I pray for you?'”
Is it feasible to regularly ask 'Can I pray for you?' to those far from God, and not have them laugh us off? Have you ever wished that your unchurched friend could simply experience God's love? Do you obey Jesus' commands to demonstrate, as well as declare, the active...
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How To Pray More For People You Meet
What Kingdom impact could you have if you could be twice as bold in your interactions with the lost? Or maybe three times more! The key is learning how to pray more for those you meet! While it can feel such growth is impossible, in this short video you can...
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