Christian theology is knowing God and what pleases Him, as most clearly, perfectly, and finally revealed in the person of Jesus.

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Prayer is God’s personal invitation to engage in direct, one-on-one relationship with Him, the very purpose for which we were created.

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Does doctrine have any connection to a relationship with Jesus? Does the Bible give any instruction regarding whether we should have a doctrinal statement?

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The best strategy for growing people spiritually is to first grow ourselves. In so doing we model the change we wish to see in them.

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Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, I developed the impression that Jesus Christ would return before I reached the age of thirty — let alone fifty! In sermons and old hymns, the imminent return of Christ was used as a warning to repent and be ready. Here we are well into the next century, […]

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Through prayer we can enter a deep and intimate relationship with our abba father, we can share his heart and work.

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Prayer is the interactive work of the Word, Holy Spirit and human intellect that God uses to build a relationship between himself and you.

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Prayer is one of the most intimate forms of worship in which we open our hearts to God, to be able to grow and mature in the faith.

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Prayer is a gift that allows leaders to come before God while God renews their mind and transforms them to be good and acceptable before God.

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How does prayer connect us to God? Prayer is how we communicate with God and how He in return communicates back to us.

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Is peace lost or missing among us today? Your desire is for relationship. Your desire is to restore and renew relationship.

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Since I’ve been a teenager growing up in the Church, summer youth camps have always been the “spiritual high” in my Christian walk. I always looked forward to them and couldn’t wait for next year. When I left camp, I felt a void in my heart. There was a weird feeling when I left my […]

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