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Encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)

Family

Just As Christ Loved the Church

Just As Christ Loved the Church – Ephesians 5:25-27

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The self-sacrificing love Christ has for his church should provide a model for the love a husband has for his wife.

adoption to sonship

Adoption to Sonship – Galatians 4:4-7

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God has delivered us from slavery to sin and adopted us into his family as his sons and daughters. As a result, we are now heirs of God.

Divorce

Sermon on the Mount: Divorce – Matthew 5:31-32

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Included in the Sermon on the Mount is a short piece on divorce. And in it Jesus has some pretty explicit things to say about the topic.

Adultery

Sermon on the Mount: Committing Adultery – Matthew 5:27-30

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Jesus here tells us that adultery is not just a physical action, but is also a matter of the heart. And he calls us to be pure in all we do.

running ahead of God

The Danger In Running Ahead of God – Genesis 27:5-10

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God calls us to follow and to serve him. But often we find ourselves running ahead of God rather than following. And that is never good.

Wives and Husbands

1 Peter: Instruction for Wives and Husbands (3:1-7)

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Peter's instructions for wives and husbands are not always popular in today's world. But to ignore them puts both our marriage and prayer life at risk.