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Why Everyone Needs a Spiritual Father, Brother Ken Sumrall

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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

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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

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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 

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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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ENCOURAGEMENT: When I Patrolled Pensacola Beach

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During the longest hours of a midnight patrol on Pensacola Beach, the first light of dawn changed everything. Hold on through the darkness, because rejoicing comes in the morning.

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The Power and the Command to Be Lovingly Affectionate

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God created human beings for loving relationship, yet our culture increasingly confuses healthy affection with sexuality or weakness. Jesus shows another way: holy, safe, visible love that refuses to let …

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Five Things We Will Learn The United Apostates of America Pastor John Kilpatrick shared that one morning the Lord gave him these sobering words: “The United Apostates of America.” “When …

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The Death of Socialism: Borrowing the Church’s Fruit Without the Root

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Socialists sometimes point to Acts 2 and 4 as a biblical model for socialism. But the early church reveals something entirely different: voluntary generosity flowing from transformed hearts, not redistribution …

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“I Will Pray That We Become Just Like You” What China’s Persecuted Church Can Teach the Comfortable Church in America

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Twenty-two Chinese church leaders risked imprisonment to study God’s Word together. Their courage, sacrifice, and hunger challenge the comfortable American church to pray, “May we become just like you.”

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