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A Marriage Made in Heaven

Posted 1104 days ago by David Maxson

What is the purpose of marriage? Procreation? Companionship? Happiness?

Certainly God wanted all of those things when he instituted marriage. But have you ever thought that one of God’s primary purposes of marriage is our personal growth? Even more than happiness, God wants to make us holy.

Explore this idea with us in this series Marriage Made in Heaven as David Maxson talks to us about how producing the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) in marriage can not only make us more happy and fulfilled but also more holy.

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Family Devotional: Philippians 4:6-7

Posted 1111 days ago by David Maxson

This week’s family devotional is about the peace that comes from prayer (Philippians 4:6-7).

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Family Devotional: Philippians 2:4

Posted 1111 days ago by David Maxson

This week’s family devotional focuses on serving others (Philippians 2:4).

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Family Devotionals: Philippians 1:21

Posted 1111 days ago by David Maxson

This week’s devotion is focused on Heaven (Philippians 1:21).

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Weed Control

Posted 1219 days ago by David Maxson

This world offers a wide variety of things that vie for our attention: homes, cars, clothes, music, sports, careers, etc. While many of these things are not what we would typically classify as “ungodly”, these things can act as thorns (or weeds) by choking out our spiritual life so that we become unfruitful. It’s very easy to be consumed by these things (in the same way that weeds can easily consume a lawn). We can become so busy chasing after the world that we have little energy or enthusiasm left for God.

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What does your wardrobe say about you?

Posted 1219 days ago by David Maxson

How can we know whether we have “set our minds on things above and not on things on the earth?” We can start by looking in our closet. While it may be true that “the clothes don’t make the man” they often do say a lot about him (or her). So what does your wardrobe say about you?

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A Kingdom for Losers

Posted 1224 days ago by David Maxson

Our team is not pretty. We’re the rejects. We have all the players the world wouldn’t take. We’re small and pitiful. We have little talent. We’re simply out-manned in this contest.

But our Coach is not ashamed of us. In fact He could not be more proud. While we struggle, with blood and sweat and tears streaming down our faces, our Coach stands on the sideline beaming from ear to ear. He cheers and praises His team urging us to keep going.

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