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Are You Ready for Anything?
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Luke 12:35-40; I Corinthians 9:19-27, 10:12-14; I Peter 3:14-16, 5:8 Paul finishes up his first letter to the Corinthians with a summary of Christian manhood: “Be on your guard,” he says. “Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong. Do everything in love.” We are starting a new series looking at these…
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If You REALLY Want To Do Something Great, Pass It On!
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John 8:31-32, 2 Timothy 2:2, Titus 2:6-8, 1 Timothy 5:1, John 4:35-38, John 15:1-8, 12-13, 20-21 Ask a Christian man succeeding in life, “What’s your secret?” and he’s probably going to tell you, “I had a mentor.” Or “A man took me under his wing and showed me the ropes.” Or something similar. There’s no…
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The Biggest Loser
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Luke 22:42; Matthew 20:22-23; Romans 12 A man gives up the opportunity for career advancement, turning down a promotion that would have required a move and large amounts of traveling, so he can be involved in his family and church life more fully. Another man devotes his time to coaching. Starting with his own kids…
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On Those Days When You Feel Like Giving Up
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Matthew 26:31-35, 56, Ephesians 1:11-14, 1 Peter 5:6-11 Last week we said, “everyone is wounded” and looked at how we can help them. But what about when you’re the one who’s wounded? Part of doing something great with your life is knowing how to keep your composure and stay the course when times are tough.…
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What Makes Your Heart Beat Fast and Puts a Smile on Your Face?
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Romans 8:20-23, 2 Corinthians 4:7-11, 1 Corinthians 12:7-27, 7:17-24, John 15:8-17, Matthew 5:14-16 Where do you see our community groaning for relief? Maybe it’s the battle to save families raging in neighborhoods across the city—your neighborhood. Maybe it’s for people slipping through the cracks. Maybe it’s for your peers who need Jesus. Maybe it’s an…
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Most Marriage Problems Would Disappear If We Did This
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James 3:2-12, Matthew 15:11, 17-20, Psalm 127:1, Galatians 5:15-26, 2 Timothy 1:7, 2:22 You just got home from work. All day long you’ve been interacting with coworkers, customers, and vendors. Knowing how tough your day can be, your wife greets, comforts, and consoles you. But like your coworkers, she too has unmet needs, problems to…
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How to Make a Difference in Your Kids’ (& Other Kids’) Lives
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Psalm 78:1-8; John 17: 11-12; Romans 8:15-17; 2 Timothy 1:7 How important is a dad? The statistics are clear that growing up without a dad puts a child at greater risk for economic, educational and legal instability. So many kids are encountering single parent households these days—31% of all children in 2016—that there is a…
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What Is the Difference Between a Job and a Calling?
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Ephesians 2:10, Acts 13:2, 20:33-35, 1 Corinthians 12:6, 15:58, Colossians 3:23-24, Luke 3:8-14 The Conference Board reports that 50% of us find our work satisfying and 50% of us don’t. Which half are you in? In this lesson Patrick Morley will help you clarify the difference between a job and a calling, how you can…
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The Importance of Purpose with Special Guest Speaker John Rivers
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We’re in a series about how to do something great with your life. The “twist” for the believer is that doing something great means becoming a servant. No one exemplifies that better than 4 Rivers Smokehouse founder John Rivers, our special guest speaker this week. John is a successful entrepreneur with a growing family of…
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Speaker Series: John Rivers
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Man in the Mirror Bible Study Speaker Series presents John Rivers, founder and CEO of 4Roots and 4R Restaurant Group. John has joined us at the 44th annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast to share his story—a model of how faith, passion, and calling come together. Please note that this message is only available via podcast/audio at…
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Get Free From The Hurt That’s Holding You Back
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Matthew 13:23, 6:14-15, 18:21-22, 18:33-35 Who doesn’t want to stay strong for the long haul and produce a lot of fruit? Yet many of us are so beat up that we feel like something is holding us back. Pat Morley was feeling that way not long ago. Join us as he shares his “spiritual awakening of…
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If You Want to be Great, You Have to Start Here
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Matthew 25:14-30 Why do some men make it big starting with little or nothing, and others never seem to rise above their circumstances? As we continue to look at the parable of the talents, Jesus teaches us a key to the success and failure of the servants that applies to us today. Join Brett Clemmer…
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How To Be An Outrageously Successful Disciple
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Matthew 25:14, 21, 23 Can you give a good definition of “Christian success?” By the end of this lesson, you will have no doubt about the answer! It will be crystal clear in your mind. And you’ll have a GREAT way of explaining Christian success to others. PLUS, the Big Idea will…
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The Greatness That Is Available to Everyone
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recognition & status: Matthew 23:1-12; sacrifice: Mark 10:29-31; mindset: Luke 17:10 Are you a single man who wants nothing more than to marry, settle down, and start a family? A newlywed who wants to get his marriage off on the right foot? A husband and father who feels overwhelmed by your responsibilities? A man who…
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The Possibility of Greatness
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John 14:12; 1) Mark 9:33-35; 2) Matthew 20:26,28; 3) John 13:15; Luke 22:24,26,27 God wants YOU to do something great with your life. The first step to every great outcome is to imagine its possibility. For example, imagine what it would look like in your community if no child went to school hungry, no inmate…
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All the Wisdom of the World in 30 Minutes
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Ecclesiastes 13 How often do you hear men asking these kinds of questions? Why does my life feel so empty? I got what I wanted, so why am I still not happy? Why does contentment always seem to elude me? Why can’t I conquer worry and disappointment? Where can I go to find meaning? In…
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It All Comes Down to This
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Ecclesiastes 12 “Everything is meaningless. A chasing after the wind.” Unless you do this. Solomon has led us on a quest for wisdom and purpose throughout Ecclesiastes. The quest leads not so much to a place as to a way to live. If you are feeling overwhelmed with the stress of effort, expectation, and achievement,…
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When You’re Feeling Stuck
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Ecclesiastes 11 Sometimes the hardest part of success is just taking that first step. Maybe you’re waiting for the perfect conditions, or worried about the risks or just having trouble getting moving—you know what you need to do, your just not quite sure when or how. Join Brett Clemmer as he reveals Solomon’s eleventh secret to…
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Solomon’s Advice If You Want To Be Counted Among The Wise
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Ecclesiastes 10 None of us want to play the fool. That’s obvious. That said, we all know men who just seem to be really good at making wise decisions. What is it that they have discovered? And how can we increase our own wisdom? Tapping into Solomon’s own legendary wisdom, that’s what we’re going to…
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For Those Days When You Feel Disappointed With God
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Ecclesiastes 9 We’re all asking the same questions. Will my dream come true? Will I lead a meaningful life? Will I be respected? If applicable, will my marriage be good? Will it last? If applicable, will my children turn out well? Will we have a good or a bad relationship? Will I have enough money…
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You Can’t Know The Future, So Where Does That Leave Us?
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Ecclesiastes 8 Solomon wanted to discover what is worthwhile for us to do during our days on earth. In Ecclesiastes he’s teaching us what he found. So far he has discovered that God makes good times and bad times, and we can’t know what the future will bring our way, or when. So where does…
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Solomon’s Wisdom for Whatever Has You Worried
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Ecclesiastes 7 “Whatever happened to the good old days?” Solomon doesn’t want you to pine for the past. But that’s not all! He doesn’t want you to worry about the present or the future either with questions like: How can I force this order to happen? How can I get this woman to marry me?…
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Solomon’s Great Secret of Contentment
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Ecclesiastes 6 What if you had everything you ever wanted and could enjoy it? That would be great, right? But what if you could find just as much enjoyment with what you have right now? Wouldn’t that be awesome? Join Patrick Morley as Solomon explains how a man who has it all can “choose” not…
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Even If You Can Get Rich, Only God Can Make You Happy
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Ecclesiastes 5 When you hear, “Money won’t make you happy,” it’s a little hard to swallow when you’re behind on your bills. Especially if the person telling you has money! Money IS important. But if you’ve ever had money, you also know that above a certain level, money often creates more problems than it solves.…
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If This Shoe Fits Don’t Wear It!
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Ecclesiastes 4 Solomon searched and explored to find out what a man can do that is worthwhile. Fortunately for us, he wrote down what he found. He explained what a man can gain for his toil. In this lesson, Solomon turns our attention to four odious situations we should avoid at all costs. But he…
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Solomon’s Prescription For a Happy Life
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Ecclesiastes 3 Sometimes we feel on top of the world, but sometimes we feel like the world is on top of us. Whether you’re carrying a burden or are experiencing something beautiful, God is watching how you respond. What is he looking for? Join Patrick Morley for yet another amazing insight from Solomon as he…
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Strong Coffee for Men Intoxicated by the World
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Ecclesiastes 1 No book in the Bible is more mysterious—or resonant—than Ecclesiastes. Who doesn’t identify with Solomon when he writes, “Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” Join Patrick Morley as we figure out why Solomon wrote it, what he discovered, and how it can help us lead more meaningful lives.Solomon’s Twelve…
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This Bad Thing Could Easily Be The Best Thing That Ever Happens To You
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John 11 What is the bad thing that is weighing you down? Does it feel like a problem without a solution? Does your situation seem hopeless? That’s certainly how the man in this story felt. Born blind, a beggar, so inconsequential the story doesn’t even mention his name! Yet out of this story emerges a…
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The Boy Who Gave Away His Lunch
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Matthew 14:14-21; Luke 8:1-3; Luke 21:1-4; 1 John 4:7-8 Do you have any bad habits? Do you bite your nails when you’re nervous, speed up when someone goes to pass you, use sarcasm to cover up an insecurity? What about good habits? Are you a runner or a healthy eater? Where do these habits come…
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More Than a Feeling
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1 John 3:11-24 Is there something you really love? Like a hobby? Or a sports team? Or a person? When you love something, you don’t just put it on the back burner and hope you get around to it. You pursue it, learn about it, expend time and energy on it. The world often defines…
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Overtime: Identity, Part 2 & Settling Who I Am & What My Life Is All About
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2 Corinthians 5:17 Word spread throughout the hospital about the infectious man in room 3330. You won’t believe what happened next! Join Patrick Morley as we discuss what all men want and how God provides for you to get it. You will also have a unique opportunity to make “My Declaration of Christian Manhood.”The Christian…
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Overtime: Suffering & Does He Know? Does He Care? Can He Do Anything About It?
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1 Peter 4:12-5:11, Various The problem with pain and suffering is that it really, really hurts. And we all have them—physical, financial, family, work, emotional, and psychological pains. Some are self-inflicted, but other appear random. Could that be true? Suffering raises these profound questions about God: Does he know what I’m going through? If he…
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Session 10: Sharing My Faith – Authentically Helping Others Change Their Lives
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Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Romans 1:16, 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, John 15:8, 16-17 Every man knows he should share his faith with others who do not know Christ. As one man said, “Sharing my faith scares and intimidates me.” But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t weigh on him. That’s why he and other men want to…
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Session 9: Culture – The Role of a Christian Man in Our Current Culture
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In a nutshell: Luke 10: 25-37, 12:9-14, also Matthew 7:24-27, 9:9-13, 7:15, 22:17-22, 13:24-30, 5:45, 5:23-24 Here’s a sample of the questions men are asking, “I want to be a Christian who makes a difference, but I don’t want to be belligerent about it. How can I engage with a rapidly vacillating culture? How can I…
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Session 8: Lust – The Right Way To Deal With This Powerful Drive
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2 Peter 3:3-4, Matthew 5:27-30, James 1:13-15, Romans 6:12-14, 13:12-14,1 Peter 1:14-16, Ephesians 2:3, Titus 3:3, , 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 & 10:13, 1 John 1:9-10 What man doesn’t like to look at a pretty girl? But when does looking become lusting? And what exactly is lust, anyway? Join Patrick Morley for biblical and practical answers to…
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Session 7: Work: How Should I Think About Work? [Patrick Morley]
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Genesis 1:27-28, 2:15, 3:17-19, Psalm 8:6-8, Ecclesiastes 2:24-25, 3:22, 5:18-19, Matthew 25:14-33, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:22-24, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, James 4:13-15 Do you love your work? Pat Morley says, “There is no greater feeling than to believe, ‘This is what I’m supposed to be doing, right here, right now—even if it’s hard.’”…
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Session 6: Friendships – Finding and Keeping Godly Friends [Patrick Morley]
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Do you have a friend who would do anything for you—the kind you can call at 2:00 AM and they will come running? We all know we need some friends and brothers with whom we can do life together and talk honestly about the struggles unique to men. But adult male friendships are difficult to…
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Session 5: Children – A Dad Who Really Makes a Difference [Patrick Morley]
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Proverbs 23:24, Colossians 3:21, Ephesians 6:4, Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Psalm 78:1-7, 1 Kings 1:6, Proverbs 19:3, 22:15, Matthew 12:34, 1 Timothy 5:8 What do our children most need from their fathers? How can we meet those needs? Join Patrick Morley as we explore what the Bible says are the greatest needs of our children, then unpack a…
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Session 4: Marriage – Finding A New Best Friend In Your Wife
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Genesis 2:18, 24-25, 3:16, Ephesians 5:25, 1 Corinthians 7, 13:1-8 Who do you know who would love to learn more about staying married for a long, long time? Maybe he’s already married, or maybe he would like to be. Bring him with you for this lesson as Patrick Morley features the premier lessons from his…
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Session 3: Growth – Becoming a More Kingdom-Minded Man
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Romans 12:2, Hebrew 4:12, 6:1-2, 10:25, 13:20-21, Colossians 1:24-2:3 Some men are not ready to grow, but what about those who are? What do they want? What do they need? How can they get it? Join us as Patrick Morley attempts the death-defying feat of trying to condense 32 years of teaching into a single…
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Session 2: Life Balance & How To Be Faithful With Everything Entrusted To Me
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1 Corinthians 4:2, Matthew 22:37-40, John 14:15, 21, 23, Philippians 2:13 James is stressed and out of whack. He’s giving the best of himself to the people who appreciate him the least. We’ll lay out the challenge for James to get his life in balance and, in the process, cover what it takes for each…
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Session 1: Identity – Setting Who I Am and What My Life Is About
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Colossians 2:8, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 John 2:15-17 Have you had your identity stolen? It creates a huge inconvenience, doesn’t it? Or worse! Every day Christian men get scammed, phished and hacked by the world, the flesh, and the devil to steal—or at least compromise—our identities. In this first lesson of a new series, The…
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Why Did Jesus Miraculously Feed 5,000—If It Really Happened?
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John 6:1-15 Do the miracles of Jesus make it easier or harder for you to believe? It seems logical that it would be easier to believe miracles if they were repeatable—for example, the feeding of the 5,000. But is that really true? Join Patrick Morley as we explore the driving force behind this miracle, its…
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Why Am I Suffering? Is It Because Of My Sins?
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John 5:1-16 Christians believe that everything happens for a reason. But an alarming number of us are in bondage. Why? Because we assume the reason we’re suffering is that we’ve done something wrong. Today’s text just seems to add fuel to that fire! After healing a man who was an invalid for 38 years Jesus…
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Jesus, I’m Begging You. Please Help.
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John 4:43-54 What area of your life is so desperate that you have nowhere else to turn? Join us as we look at a man so desperate that he literally BEGGED Jesus for help when his son was dying. And Jesus did help him. What is the “death” you are facing? Do you believe—really believe—that…
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Becoming a Band of Brothers With a BHAG
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John 4:31-37, Luke 10:2-3, Matthew 9:35-38 Do you have strong bonds with other men? They could be built around children’s activities, hunting, fishing, football, motorcycles, golf, work, politics, photography, stamps, a men’s Bible study group, or one of many other options. Patrick Morley explains that he has only ever been able to find one bond…
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How You Can Easily Tell Anyone About Jesus [Patrick Morley]
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John 4:27-38 All of us know we should share our faith openly and often. But it’s an easier idea to explain than execute! What can we do if we don’t feel qualified to introduce people to Jesus? Is there a workaround? The Holy Spirit has preserved the story of the woman at the well for…
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No Matter What You’ve Done You Can Be Forgiven
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John 4:5-26 When Jesus told Nicodemus that he came not to condemn the world but to save it, his disciples initially would have had no way to grasp just how far and wide that salvation could go. It turns out, even “three strikers” from the world’s perspective are still eligible. Join us as Patrick Morley…
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Why God DID NOT Send Jesus [Patrick Morley]
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John 3:17-21, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, 5:9-13 The world’s already ugly enough without Christians piling on. But is that just an opinion? What does the Bible say? In this lesson we’re going to see that the world doesn’t need to be condemned (and you’ll clearly understand why). It needs to be saved. You may think, “Well,…
