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God’s plan for His children includes blessings, joy and contentment. It also includes some challenges and trials along the way. But that plan also provides the tools to navigate those tough times we face. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us understand one of the most important tools we’ve been given. Faith is the key that’ll help us see a way when there seems to be no way. Today, Pastor Greg helps us put our amazing faith into practice.

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Got packed days, full feeds--but still that nagging emptiness? The loneliness we hide is real, fueled by tech that mimics friendship but starves the soul. It's not just you. Authenticity feels rare and intentional relationships hard to build. Shelby Abbott, author of Why We’re Feeling Lonely and What We Can Do About It, cuts through the noise with lived experience and faith-rooted truth. If you've been wondering, "Why am I so lonely?", he'll help you stop living at surface-level—and start pursuing what truly satisfies. Your practical hope for deeper belonging starts here.

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"An affair is the murder of a marriage." Pastor Gary Thomas explains how extra-marital affairs develop and how to avoid them. He also offers hope and healing for spouses who want to restore their relationship.

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Of all the things Chip’s ever taught about marriage, the tool he shares in this program is priceless. Actually, he’ll tell you he paid good money for it, when he and Theresa had very little! But it’s a communication technique that’s brought them through the ups and downs of all the years and been what helped them endure even the hardest days.

Introduction:

• Biblical practice #1: Serve your mate -John 13
• Biblical practice #2: Plan together -John 14
• Biblical practice #3: Connect with each other -John 15

How do we stay connected?

1. Jesus is the true vine and we are the branches. He is the source of life.
2. Fruitfulness – an extraordinary life with extraordinary impact.
3. Love results in heartfelt obedience.
4. The result of abiding is intimacy and it results in supernatural joy.

Principles:

1. You can’t impart what you do not possess. You must ABIDE in Him to have His love to give to your mate.
2. Connection is built on COMMUNICATION – quality and quantity of time spent with one another.
3. JOY is the fruit or the overflow of connection with Christ and with one another. It will SUSTAIN you.

Practical implications:

1. Your personal walk with God is critical to a great marriage.
2. The key to a joyful marriage is communication skill and practice.
3. The connection is of the mind, the body, the emotions, and the spirit.

Tools for transformation:

• “The conference”
• Pray and ask God to speak to him/her -Proverbs 21:1
• The CARE list – “I feel most loved when you…”

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What if love in marriage could transcend the friction of the everyday? Ephesians 5 reveals the dramatic shift from earthly bonds to eternal glory. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller describes marriage and singleness as a dress rehearsal. You, and even your spouse, are like a caterpillar waiting for splendor.

This is part three of the sermon, "One In Christ."

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We all eventually face the crushing weight of a prayer left unanswered. Jesus wrestled with the Father's will in the Garden of Gethsemane. In this message from Mark 14, Pastor Lutzer discusses four critical questions about the "cup" of wrath and Christ's ultimate surrender. Let's find enduring peace when heaven seems silent.

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In the middle of our trials … joy is a choice.  Today on BOLD STEPS, Mark Jobe begins a practical series with life-changing truth about testing.  James chapter 1 explains why joy isn’t an emotion but an attitude, and how to maintain positive outlook knowing there’s purpose in your pain.  Find joy in your trials … Listen to Bold Steps with Mark Jobe.

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