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Atoning for your sins is an area of your life where you don’t want to take shortcuts. After all, in God’s eyes, you are either guilty of sin or you’re not. There are no half-measures. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff teaches you about Cain and Abel, and about how Abel’s offering recognized God’s requirement of blood to atone for sins. However, Cain wanted to take a shortcut by sacrificing the fruit of his fields, but in doing so, he rebelled against God. The Lord doesn’t accept insincere offerings. 

Many people say they love Jesus Christ, but opt out of attending a local church. On this episode of The Verdict, Pastor John Munro explains the importance of the local church as God’s community for followers of Christ.

In His Word, God has revealed urgent knowledge regarding our faith, our foes, and our future. And on this episode of Know The Truth, Philip De Courcy continues a series that will encourage you to use this knowledge to cultivate godliness and live a fruitful life as you await Christ’s imminent return.

In this episode, Heartlight counselor Courtney Lafleur joins Mark and Wayne to tackle the issue of "mean girl" culture and the impact of social media on teenage girls. They discuss how bullying, exclusion, gossip and unrealistic online standards can deeply affect a teen's mental health and self-worth. The episode features a candid interview with a teen who opens up about her personal struggles with substance abuse, coping with pain and how Heartlight provided the supportive environment she needed to turn her life around. Be sure to tune in!

Another issue many girls face online is overexposure to seductive lifestyles. Learn four ways parents can address immodesty with their teen at parentingtodaysteens.org/articles/modesty-and-my-daughter-2

Parenting Today's Teens is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit parentingtodayteens.org. 

We spend a lot of time talking—sharing our thoughts, our opinions, our stories—but how often do we really stop and listen? Becky Harling encourages you to develop the one skill that will strengthen every relationship you have—the art of listening. She’ll walk through some practical steps to develop healthy habits that will help you become more intentional, proactive listeners.

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Ever been behind the wheel on a long road trip? The endless miles of highway can be fatiguing. We can actually feel sleepy . . . at 65 miles an hour! Sometimes we go through life at 65 miles an hour . . . but spiritually speaking, we’ve practically fallen asleep. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how to wake ourselves up spiritually, and how that’ll have an effect on our culture, as well. He’s explaining the biblical prescription for a societal spiritual awakening.

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How does a missing, distant, or imperfect dad shape a life? In the movie He Calls Me Daughter, director Rick Altizer and Rachelle Starr explore father wounds and their ripple effect on faith, identity, and trust. Through Scarlet Hope’s bold ministry in the sex industry, real stories of redemption, obedience, and God’s transformative love reveal how compassionate faith can heal deep hurts and restore hope in families and hearts.

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There's a way to experience real life change, and it isn’t about trying harder; it’s about a completely new way of thinking.

Negative Command: “Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world…”

• Passive voice
• Imperative
• Present tense

Translation: “Stop allowing yourselves to be molded by the influences and pressures of this present world system.”

Application: We are to be SEPARATE from the world’s values. -1 Jn. 2:15-17

Summary: The world’s system seeks to SEDUCE us from our love for Christ by PLEASURE, POSSESSIONS, and POSITION.

Positive Command: “…but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

• Passive voice
• Imperative
• Present tense

Translation: “But allow God to completely change your inward thinking and outward behavior by cooperating wholeheartedly moment-by-moment with the Spirit’s renewing process.”

Application: Are you shaped more by the WORLD or the WORD? -Mat. 4:4; 2 Cor. 3:18

The means of transformation: “…by the renewing of your mind.”

• Renewing your mind is a continual REFOCUS of a Romans 12:1 perspective.
• Renewing your mind will always involve a BATTLE.
• Renewing your mind is a SUPERNATURAL work of the Spirit.

Practical methods for “Renewing Your Mind”

1. HEARING God’s Word -Rom. 10:17
2. Use your TIME wisely. Be in the Word
3. READ God’s Word -Rev. 1:3
4. STUDY God’s Word -2 Tim. 2:15
5. MEMORIZE God’s Word -Psa. 119:9,11
6. MEDITATE on God’s Word -Jos. 1:8

A tool for transformation: The “2PROAPT” Method

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