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Why is church important? Is it even necessary with sermons readily available through the internet. Isn’t church wherever two or three gather together? Church is part of God’s plan of administering grace and bringing Himself glory. Today we are talking about the purpose of church and 4 problems that might keep us from committing.

Purposes of Church

(boiled down to two, by yours truly)

1. To Glorify God and advance His Kingdom
2. We are not meant to live the Christian life alone

Common Problems we have with Church

1. We make church about us (and our preferences) instead of about God
2. We despise authority and we do not believe pastors are shepherds for our souls
3. We have plenty of access to good preaching and spiritual material so we "don't need" church
4. We are a part of the global church so we don't need a local gathering

What can we do to grow?

1. Find a church and be the best church members.
2. Explore the scriptures about your role in the body
3. If you don’t have “great” churches, find the one that is the most bible-centered and bet the best church members.
4. Remember it’s not about you.

Scriptures to Study about Church

• Ephesians 2:19-22
• Hebrews 13:17
• Ephesians 4:11-16
• Matthew 5:16 
• John 13:35
• 1 Corinthians 12
• Ephesians 3:1-10

Life Hack: Homemade Hand Sanitizer - Alcohol Free

What you'll need:

• 2 oz spray bottle like this from Amazon (Affiliate)
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• Water (from your tap)

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• Add 2-3 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
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Disappointment is the pits. What do we do when we face missed expectations, failed dreams, unmet desires, or when God simply says, “no.” Today we are discussing the hope in disappointment, what disappointment can turn into left unchecked, and 5 ways to help a disappointed heart. 

Disappointment is a tool in the hand of the Lord:

1. exposes our sin
2. builds our faith (and blows up the carnal worldview)

5 Things To Help a Disappointed Heart

1. Put your hope in God
2. Believe in God's Plan
3. Give your burdens to the Lord
4. Practice Thanksgiving
5. Repent of Sin and Believe the Nature of God (according to Scripture)

Favorite verses to help with Disappointment

• Psalm 42:11
• Isaiah 55:5-9
• Psalm 55:22
• Psalm 79:13
• Psalm 73
• Ephesians 1
• Ephesians 3

Please Pray

Please pray for my friend's Kyle and Katherine and their son. For continued hope, and perseverance and for healing for their son.

Recommended Resources:

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The Gospel-Centered Life: Study Guide with Leader's Notes $12.77 By Robert H. Thune, Will Walker Heaven Misplaced: Christ's Kingdom on Earth $15.00 By Douglas Wilson

 

 

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Is the Word of God sufficient? Is it lacking any information or directives we need for this life?  Does God give extra-biblical revelations? We are going to discuss why the Bible is enough for everything there is to do with life and godliness. Plus identify three struggles that sometimes cause us to look to outside sources.

The Bible Is Sufficient for Life

2 Timothy 3:14-17

1 Peter 1:3-4

The Bible is useful to instruct us in this life - including the basic fundamental understanding about God, our condition, and our purpose.

The Bible teaches us:

1. Who is God?
2. What is man's condition?
3. How does God save man?
4. How should man live?

Ephesians 2:1-10 is a great summary of these fundamental instructions.

Three Struggles we have with the Sufficiency of Scripture:

1. Discontentment of our life and calling
2. Not understanding our purpose through a lack of knowledge of the Word of God
3. Our hearts are idol factories and we are attracted to worship other things

Learn Scripture through Song: Seeds Family Worship

We are using this in our home and church to help our kids (and me) hide God's Word in our hearts. Each song teaches word for word Scripture and its fun to sing! In addition to music there are music videos with animation to show the words. It's a great resource.

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Tim Challies Blog

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The Grace Agenda

A free reformed conference in Moscow, Idaho.

From the website: "If the Reformation was about a recovery of the gospel

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There are a lot of Christian voices out there dropping books and conferences like toddlers drop food at the dinner table. Some of it seems so good, but sometimes the people that we’ve grown to love or follow go south. Or at least seem to be on a whole new trajectory. How do we become wise women who can identify bad theology? Today Andy Hlushak joins the SPF Podcast to give 8 great filtering questions we can ask to be discerning women.

Question and Answer: Which Women Teachers Can We Trust?

I recently received a question about how to discern what is good and biblical when looking to purchase Bible studies and books by Christian women. "I know critical thinking is what is truly needed, but what red flags can we look for?"

What a great question! So I brought my husband on this episode who gives us 8 things to look for to make us discerning women. 

Before the questions - you can always go to your pastors/elders at your church. They should have good recommendations and discernment to help guide you to a study or book.

AND - this applies to all bible studies and book authors, not just women - the question received was specifically asking about women teachers. 

Which women can we trust? Ask these questions:
1. How do they view Scripture?
2. How do they view the sovereignty of God?
3. What is their reputation?
4. Who are her friends who are her enemies?
5. Is she anthropocentric or theocentric?
6. Is her worldview to change or discover?
7. How do they apply the gospel to all of life? Or are they dualistic, separating faith and life?
8. Where do they fall in history?

If you feel overwhelmed:

• Start with Scripture! You don't need a Bible study to study the Bible!
• Go old school - check out old Christian authors who have proved faithful and finished well. Puritans like Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford; Charles Spurgeon.
• Feel freedom to stop a study if you think it's not a biblically sound choice after starting it.

Resources

Inductive Bible Study Guide - from Andy Hlushak / www.newcitydenver.org

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What if someone asked you, “Why do you believe the Bible is true?” How would you answer? There is more to believing the Bible than our personal experience or blind faith. Today we will help answer the question Why I believe the Bible as we look at 2 Peter 1 and even explore some mathematics. 

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The Bible is True, not just because of Personal Experience

After attending Voddie Baucham's workshop, "Why I Believe the Bible is True" at the Christian Home Educators of Colorado Conference in 2014, my faith and confidence grew just by being able to articulate why I believe the Bible.

Check out Voddie's talk here: Why I Choose to Believe the Bible

“The Bible is true because it is a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eye witnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They report to us supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claim to be divine rather than human in origin. ” — Voddie Baucham Based on 2 Peter 1:16-21

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,[i] with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Resources to Examine the Authenticity and Historicity of the Bible

Bibliographical Test - http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/ca/ca_06.htm

Professor Peter Stoner's the odds of 8 prophesies coming true - http://www.bereanpublishers.com/the-odds-of-eight-messianic-prophecies-coming-true/

The Gospel Coalition - Jesus and Caesar sources compared - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/sources-for-caesar-and-jesus-compared

You Can Trust the Bible - John MacArthur - http://www.gty.org/resources/positions/P10/You-Can-Trust-the-Bible

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2017 is here and you’ve probably been met with a million messages to be the change you want to see this year. Wait, can we be the change? What’s the Bible say about this? Today we are looking at 2 Corinthians 5 about our true nature and give Ghandi a little run for his money. Plus learn my favorite way to defeat a cold. 

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Can I Be The Change?

New Year's means New You and you can be the change you want to see in the world! Remember, that we must hold these statements up to the Truth of God; shed light on what is real, otherwise we will be trapped in a cycles of failure, performance, achievement, and humanism.

According to 2 Corinthians 5:17 change start by Jesus taking away our old nature and giving us a new nature. Our old selves before Christ could do nothing but sin and be self focused on pleasure. Now, in Christ, He changes our hearts to obey Him - and want to obey Him - and makes us free from sin and death.

New You starts with Jesus Christ and if we want to see change in us, we must look to Him and fight sin.

Read today's passage: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Cold Season Life Hacks "Spicy Lemonade"

This is a warm turmeric, ginger, lemon, honey drink to help your body fight the good fight of germs.

Turmeric supposedly has a lot of benefits like anti-inflamatory properties, is an antioxident (prevents oxidization), among other useful things. Lemons are packed with vitamins and ginger achy muscles. Honey also has medicinal benefits but in this case, you need something to make the medicine go down ;) Remember, I am not a doctor nor do I claim superior medical knowledge.

Find the Recipe here: http://thewholejourney.com/turmeric-and-ginger-tea/

(Ps We drink this hot.)

Lymphatic Massage for Sinus Drainage

Desperate times call for crunchy measures. I just googled some videos on how to do this. Now, I am not into ying yang chi tea auroa or what

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There’s nothing like a little fireside chat discussing our warm winter wishes. Today is a special episode where my husband and I invite you into the background of our Christmas traditions, what makes this holiday a holy day, and discuss the forgotten line in Joy to the World. It’s festive, it’s fun, it’s a Christmas spectacular podcast. 

Fireside Chat with Andy Hlushak

Discover some of our childhood Christmas traditions and what we are doing with our family now and learn a great way to form opinions and traditions by some learned wisdom from an old guy with a sweet mustache. This really is such a fun, cheery Christmas episode. We hope you laugh a lot and learn about the JOY given to this world.

Tree Bark Recipe!

Now I want you to know, I was making this long before Miss Trisha Yearwood posted this but she's got a little video and great instructions - so take it away Trisha! Here's the recipe for the toffee bark (sans graham crackers -ew Andy).

My TWO changes - don't use a whole cup o brown sugar. You just need 3/4 cup. Save at least one tooth from a cavity this Christmas. Good luck to all the others! ;) And sprinkle some chopped walnuts on top to balance the sweet.

Make 2017 More Gospel-Centered

This is something you don't want to miss - making 2017 more gospel-centered. Let's get into the Word every day this year. . . together!

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It’s that time of year. When we spend the most special magical Christmas meal with people we hardly know - family. Maybe this season brings you to some awkward family time or even digs up some hardship or hurts. Whatever the case, this Christmas can be about Christ no matter the circumstance. Today I’m talking about 5 heart level biblical principles when it comes to sharing the holidays with family.

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Today we are talking awkward family gatherings. That magical time of the year where you eat the most festive lovely feast with people you hardly know. 

Five Biblical Opportunities to Make the Most of Awkward Family Christmas

1.  Love Each Other.  1 Peter 4:8

2.  Practice Hospitality without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9

3.  Use Your Gifts to Bless. 1 Peter4:10-11

4.  Pray for you family and entrust your soul to the Lord. 1 Peter 4:12-19

5. Remember Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Truth in Love Podcast

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When people think Christmas Santa and presents frequently come to mind, especially if your under the age of adult. How can we cultivate a spirit of generosity during this festive time and learn how to carry it into the new year and the months after? And just who is this Santa Clause fellow and how should Christians address this to our children? Today we will discuss what the bible has to say about generosity, address some giving hurdles, and what to do about this Santa fellow.

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Our Christmas 2016

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Christmas is here bringing good cheer! Advent is all about celebrating the anticipated arrival of the Messiah but we also are currently anticipating the arrival of Christ again! How then should we live each day anticipating the day when Christ returns? We are talking about battle armor, Lordship, shopping, and Facebook and three ways to practice this anticipation.

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New City Church Sermon - Now is the Time by Aaron Carlson

http://newcitydenver.org/sermons/now-is-the-time/

Verses

Romans 13:11-14

Ephesians 2:8-10

Ephesians 4:17-24

Three Ways to Practice Living with Advent in Mind

1. Teach your children or a friend at church the truth about sin. Read Romans 13:11-14 and discuss it with each other. Ask questions about each verse.
2. Repent of your sin - if you know there are sins you make provisions for, if you know there are areas of darkness you are holding on to, repent and turn from those things and believe that God has forgiven you to walk in a manner worthy of Him
3. Fight sin with a friend - expose your weaknesses to a friend to help you fight sin together. Let her pray for you and encourage you with truth. My friend Lindsay helped me in the social media area - I told her my struggle a couple years ago and she did not excuse it - like ooh that’s hard for everyone. But she acknowledged it took my focus away from the Lord. She told me the truth of how that must change my day when I am distracted from God and she prayed for me.

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God Rest Ye Merry - the advent book we are reading with our family this year.

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