The older I get, the more I realize how little I knew when I knew it all.

Even in my pride, my mother’s example and wisdom continually guided me to make better choices and brought me closer to God. Kids will be blessed by their parents’ wise choices – and bent toward their parents’ bad choices.

Some facets of God’s design for women can apply for us all. Even the apostle Paul said, “I was like a nursing mother, taking care of her own children,” as he focused on the needs of the churches in a very personal way.

Take time this Mother’s Day weekend to open your Bible and your heart to God’s Word for you in 1 Thessalonians 4.

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While the world abandons morality, questions truth, and redefines goodness, God has an unchanging path of truth and righteousness for us to follow.

God’s will is not a secret blueprint for minute decisions He is hiding, but rather a revealed blueprint for wise decisions – and it’s called the Bible.

God calls us to walk a path of righteousness, to reject our lustful desires, and to avoid the dark alleys of this world. If you are increasingly the person God wants you to be, right choices will follow.

Spend some time in worship before the Lord and get ready to jump into 1 Thessalonians for this clear teaching…

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In relational uncertainty, love protects hope by focusing on what matters most.

But Satan’s strategy is to strangle hope as he seeks to disguise, divide and destroy.

Where hope is kept alive, know this: someone is always sacrificing. And most often, it’s Jesus Christ through one of His followers.

Remember, hope is the confident expectation of better days ahead.

Open your Bibles and hearts as Pastor James preaches part two of How Love Keeps Hope Alive.

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If the End Times fills you with fear, don’t despair. Every person who is alive in Christ will be rescued by the rapture, to watch in safety from the balconies of Heaven.

The truth of God’s Word and His plan is our everlasting comfort, because Hope Springs Eternal!

Let’s continue our journey into 1 Thessalonians and hold on to the hope that only Jesus can deliver…

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God is still working in His Church.

And God calls His church to walk worthy of His Word, with passion, perseverance, and faithfulness.

A true believer in Jesus Christ is never indifferent to the need for their walk to match their talk – and if you are… then you aren't.

Wherever you are in your faith walk – whether these teachings are your weekly church worship, or you have another church home – jump with us into 1 Thessalonians 2, and hope for God's best in our church.

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HOPE. It is the confident expectation of better days ahead.

Faith in Christ is filled with an endless hope – and believe it or not – your pastor and spiritual leaders are depending on your hope filled prayers!

Lean in and pray with hope for our Christian leaders to be faithful with God’s truth, and possess the courage and compassion to challenge and comfort those they lead.

And as we return to our series in First Thessalonians, let’s fill our hearts with Hope [that] Springs Eternal.

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You have to die if you want to live. You will never experience new life in Christ unless you first experience a death to your sin. This is the Easter Principle.

As we celebrate Easter and reflect on Christ’s death and resurrection, Pastor James reminds us of the purpose of the sacrifice Jesus made for us.

Get ready to dig into Romans 8 – and watch this special greeting from our Act Like Men leaders.

Happy Easter… Christ is Risen!

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So today we begin a fresh focus with a series in 1 Thessalonians on biblical hope.

If you feel hope fading in your heart, remember – our hope is in a God who is sovereign over the universe. He is in control of everything, and nothing comes into our lives that He does not allow.

This Palm Sunday weekend, let’s start learning how Hope Springs Eternal and live in its amazing reality!

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