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Threats

Often it’s not the big, obvious threats we need to worry about most.

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Damp Logs

Staying in Kingdom community keeps the fire from dying out.

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Good posture

Above everything, bow down in worship and take hold of God’s grace.

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Born poor, reborn rich

Thanks to the Cross, I've been reborn into 'old money'—family wealth and security, connection, acceptance, and power, going way back.

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Pyrite

God offers us himself—Gold. Too often we trade that for lesser things—fool’s gold.

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Whose right-of-way?

Learning new patterns takes time. As we learn, we might be hanging on to old patterns.

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Let’s explore

Two travelers in the Kingdom will experience some things together and some things differently.

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Mind Games

The way hackers and bots manipulate us through Social Media should should us how easy it is for the Enemy to deceive us. Beware!

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A cheap copy

Too often, the Church presents itself as a cheap copy of the real thing. Where’s the grace? Where’s the life? Where’s the love?

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Respect the breed

Nonbelievers will not (cannot) act like believers. But believers should not act like nonbelievers.

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Friends with the CEO

How not-of-this-world! We have been invited to know the King’s thoughts and dreams.

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