Tag: spiritual growth
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Refresh 4: Better Relationships (Colossians 3:5-17)
We’re usually pretty good at identifying what other people need to change. But what if the first step toward better relationships isn’t changing them—it’s allowing Jesus to change us? In Colossians 3, Paul shows us what to put to death, what to put away, what to put on, what to put up with, and what…
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Refresh 3: Healthier Habits (1 Timothy 4:6-16)
If salvation is by grace, why does Paul tell Timothy to train, toil, strive, practice, and persist? Because grace doesn’t eliminate effort—and the habits we practice are forming the people we become. In Healthier Habits, we’ll look at what it means to train for godliness, recognize real spiritual progress, and keep going when growth seems…
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Haggai: First Things First (Part 7 of Short Books, Long Shadows)
What happens when God’s people get so busy building their own lives that they neglect what matters most? Haggai’s message is a call to consider our ways, put first things first, and trust the God who is with us while we rebuild. And buried in this little book is a promise that points all the…
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Day 215: When God Leaves You Alone (2 Chronicles 32:31)
What does it mean that “God left Hezekiah to himself”? At first glance, it sounds unsettling. But God’s silence is never abandonment. It’s development.
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Day 194: Good Leaders and Bad Followers (2 Chronicles 27:2)
Jotham reminds us that leadership matters—but it isn’t everything. Every one of us is accountable for our own response to the Lord, whether we’re leading or following.
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Day 188: Divine Appointments (Jonah 1-4)
When you hear the phrase divine appointment, you probably think about sharing the gospel with someone else. But in Jonah, God appoints a fish, a plant, a worm, and a scorching wind—not to change Nineveh, but to change His prophet.