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Good things come in small packages. Do you believe that? Whether it’s a wedding ring, or a smart phone, or a nice wristwatch, we all know that a small package can contain some pretty interesting stuff. Interestingly, Jesus was a big proponent of small. Chip unleashes the secret of how to get the most from those small things in life.

How Jesus “reached” a city:

A lesson for His disciples -John 4

1. Where did the Breakthrough begin?
2. Whom did Jesus choose to use?
3. How did she “make room” for Breakthrough?
4. What “courageous step” did she take?
5. What did Jesus want His disciples to learn... about Himself? About breakthroughs?

Timeless axiom: Unlikely, supernatural breakthroughs are not dependent on aFUTURE work of God, but a PRESENT work of “one”. -John 4:34-39

How His followers “reached” the world:

A Lesson for Us -Book of Acts

1. Where did breakthrough begin?
2. Whom did Jesus choose to use?
3. How did they “make room” for breakthrough?
4. What “courageous steps” did they take?
5. What was/is the result?
6. What does Jesus want us to learn... about Himself? About ourselves? About breakthroughs?

Timeless axiom: Breakthroughs are fueled by COMPASSION and birthed in biblical COMMUNITY.

Action steps:

1. PRAY fervently and desperately.
2. EXTEND God’s compassion to someone or a group in need this week.
3. JOIN or START a small group to pursue breakthrough “in” you and then “through” you.

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Many debate whether worship should be traditional or contemporary. But God's own pleasure is the only true measure of an offering's worth. In this message, Pastor Lutzer unpacks two vital lessons about the costliness and importance of worshiping the Lord. The Bible doesn't leave us guessing on what true worship is.

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In this episode of The Creative Connection, Ed Young explores the profound significance of the Prayer of Jabez from 1 Chronicles 4:10, emphasizing its four key factors—favor, future, focus, and fear—and encourages believers to seek God's supernatural blessing, expanded influence, guiding hand, and protection from evil as part of a committed and obedient life of faith.

Jude wrote his letter urging Christians to contend for truth of the gospel, because the church is always just one generation from compromise. Today Jason Helopoulos explores the threats to the church in Jude's day and our own.

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