TV: TRIVIAL VEGGING

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13th January

How Jesus breaks the enslaving power of our addiction to entertainment.



GOOD, BAD, GOOD, GOOD

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8th January

Starting the gospel in the wrong place makes it seem less good than it is.



DISARMING THE DARKNESS

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1st January

Jesus has disarmed the forces of darkness and rendered their weapons powerless against us.



THE GIVER AND HIS GIFTS

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23rd December

Idolatry worships the gift above Giver, while religion rejects His gifts. But grace connects them both.



A FISH OUT OF WATER ISN’T FREE

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17th December

We were made for the waters of God’s love. And a fish out of water isn’t free—it’s dead.



THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

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11th December

Some say God is like a big elephant that we only feel one part of. But how would they know that?


MORE SINFUL, MORE LOVED

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4th December

We are more sinful AND more loved in Christ than we ever realized.


GRATITUDE AND THE GOSPEL OF GRACE

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23rd November

The gospel of grace reconnects our feelings of thankfulness to the Giver of every good gift.



FACTS AND FEELINGS

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18th November

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor



DON’T BE AFRAID

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13th November

To a world fueled by fear God repeatedly says, “Do not be afraid.”



EDUCATING YOUR CHILDREN

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23rd October

The gospel changes everything, including how we educate our children.


RIGHTEOUSNESS LIKE A RAINCOAT

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14th October

Faith in Jesus clothes you with his righteousness like a raincoat.