What if much of what our culture, and even the modern Church, accepts about marriage is built on sinking sand? In Part 20 of Marriage: For God’s Sake & the …
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AI, Work, and Manhood: Don’t Let the Tool Take the Man
AI may take tasks, but it does not have to take a man’s will. Character, useful skills, ownership, family, and faith remain foundations for navigating change.
What should you do when an unbelieving spouse opposes your fellowship with other believers, becomes dangerous, or chooses to leave? In Part 19 of Marriage: For God’s Sake & the …
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The Loneliness Epidemic and the Church Jesus Designed: From Isolation Back to Family
We were never designed to walk alone. Jesus showed us a Church built around spiritual family, enduring relationships, shepherding, belonging, and shared life.
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Don’t Be Broadsided by Persecution When God Is Doing Good Things in Your Life
God’s blessings do not mean opposition will disappear. Jesus warned that the hundredfold comes “with persecutions,” so stay rooted, guard your thoughts, and hold on to what God has planted.
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Make the Church More Biblical
What would church look like if we started with Scripture instead of tradition? Francis Chan calls believers back to a relational, Spirit-dependent, disciple-making church.
What happens when the person you married becomes hostile toward your faith? In Part 18 of Marriage: For God’s Sake & the Children’s Sake, we confront the painful reality of …
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Caught Between His Father’s Rage and His Mother’s Faith Pastor John Kilpatrick
Pastor John Kilpatrick’s father tried to turn him against Pentecost, but his mother remained faithful. Then an encounter with God’s healing power restored the young boy’s wounded faith.
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Why Everyone Needs a Spiritual Father, Brother Ken Sumrall
A spiritual father does more than teach—he imparts wisdom, encourages, corrects, protects, and provides accountability. True sons and daughters respond with service, covenant commitment, and honor.
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Special Forces: ‘You Are One of God’s Special Forces’ — By Ken Sumrall
God does not always need the largest army. Ken Sumrall challenges believers to become courageous, disciplined servants who hear God and obey Him.
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John the Baptist’s Urgent Call to Bear Fruit
John the Baptist warned that genuine repentance produces fruit, and Jesus revealed where that fruit comes from. Discover why abiding in Christ must transform how we live, work, give, lead, …
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The Masculinity Crisis in the Church
Young men are searching for identity, strength, purpose, and belonging. The Church must respond by restoring spiritual fatherhood, making disciples, and revealing the courageous yet tender masculinity of Jesus Christ.
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