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    • The Gospel of Luke - That You May Know
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      • This Is My Son - Listen To Him!
      • Transforming My Faith (Cowardice to Courage)
      • Going Vertical - Part 2
      • Going Vertical - Put No Idols Before God
    • The Real Christmas Carol
      • The Real Christmas Carol: Act Three - Subversion
      • The Real Christmas Carol: Act Two - Understatement
      • The Real Christmas Carol: Act One - Presence
    • inHarmony - 8 Simple Principles to Building a Better Marriage
      • inHarmony: Express Yourself - Speak The Truth in Love
      • inHarmony: The Five Love Languages
      • inHarmony: In The Heat of the Night / Livin' on a Prayer
      • inHarmony: Reality Check
      • inHarmony: Where Did My Marriage Go?
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    • InteGRITty
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      • Walking Only 4 Mile Plan
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      • InteGRITy (Part 2)
      • Giving Our Bodies To God - Video Message from Ed
      • InteGRITy (Part 1)
      • Giving Our Bodies Over To God - prayer
    • Our Spiritual DNA
      • Spiritual DNA: The Church At War
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      • Moving Foward
      • Our Speech - Keep It Truthful and Keep It Beneficial
      • Spritual DNA - How To Live It Out (cont.)
      • The Right Wrapping - Part 2 - How To Live Out Our Spiritual DNA
      • The Right Wrapping - Part 1 - How To Live Out Our Spiritual DNA
      • Understanding God's Power
      • How You Got To Be Who You Are
      • Understanding How To Experience God
      • Understanding Who You Are
    • THRIVE: A Field Guide to Uncertain Times
      • THRIVE: Persevering in Uncertain Times
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      • THRIVE: A Field Guide to Uncertain Times
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    • Get In The Mix - Christian Community
      • Community is a Discipline - Part 7
      • Culture War - Part 6
      • Share - Part 5
      • The Truth About Love - Part 4
      • Getting To "It" - Part 3 - Authentic Christian Community
      • Warning: Do Not Try This Alone - Part 2
      • Community is a Choice - Part 1
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      • Acts 29 - The Continuing Story
      • Acting Out (Part 8)
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      • No Sermon Today
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      • Acting Out (Part 6)
      • Acting Out (Part 5) - Components of Lasting Change
      • Keeping Perspective (Acting Out Part 4)
      • Growing Up by Acting Out
      • Acting Out - Part 2
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    • American Idols
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      • American Idols: Busyness
      • American Idols: Money
    • iMorph - Transformations
      • iMorph - The Key
      • iMorph - Getting Started
      • iMorph - Serve
      • iMorph - Nourish Others Out of Personal Wholeness
      • iMorph - Invest in Community
      • iMorph - OUT
      • iMorph - Creative Devotion
      • Habits That Lead To Transformation
      • Morph With The Spirit
      • Transformation - Holding On To The Truth
      • Choosing Christ and obeying Christ is life transforming
      • Seeking God: The First Step Toward Change
    • When God Seems To Hide - The Story of Esther
      • Rest From Our Enemies
      • Power Play Part 2 - Esther 7
      • Pride - The Story of Esther
      • Power Play - Esther 4
      • When God Seems To Hide - The Story of Esther
    • Scrooged (Advent 2007)
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      • Scrooged - The Past, Present, and Future (Part I)
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      • Reaching Out (Pt.2)
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    • What's The Difference
      • Hope
      • A Lifetime Pursuit
      • Choosing God's Way - King Hezekiah's Example
      • Born Again Identity
      • Money and Materialism - Ahab and Elijah Part 1
      • What's The Difference?
      • The Limitations of Common Sense
      • Finishing Well is a Life Long Process
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      • Invite Regularly
      • Fully Rely On God
      • Serve Lovingly
      • Hang Out Authentically
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    • The Jesus Thing: Through the Moses Lens
      • The Greatest Invitation
      • The Resurrection of Jesus: Did It Really Happen?
      • Jesus and the Law
      • Getting There From Here
      • Manna from Heaven
      • He Is My King
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      • I Am
    • Running Free
      • Recycling My Pain
      • Maintaining Momentum
      • Repairing Relationships
      • Making Changes
      • Running Clean
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      • Where to Get Help When You Hurt
      • First Step To Freedom
    • Toys, Noise, Fruitcake, Tinsel
      • Going Beneath The Tinsel
      • Leave Room for Fruitcake
      • Living Above The Noise
      • Give More Than Toys
    • How To Use The Holidays
      • How To Give A Reason For The Hope
      • Levi's Example
    • Too Busy NOT To Pray
      • Prayer
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      • Prayer Must Be God Honoring
      • Too Busy Not To Pray - Part 3
      • Prayer
      • Too Busy NOT To Pray
    • Spiritual Confidence
      • The Essential Gospel
      • Spiritual Confidence (Continued)
      • Faith in the Son of God
      • God's Love and Ours
      • Devote Yourself To The Truth
      • Love One Another
      • The Identity That Gives Us Spiritual Confidence
      • Spiritual Confidence (Week 5)
      • Spiritual Confidence (Week 4)
      • What God Expects of Us (Part 1)
      • Spiritual Confidence
    • The Evidence: Is Christianity Believable?
      • The Da Vinci Code
      • The Bible? the Bible is hundreds of years old and based on legend, so it cannot be true
      • Suffering? Since evil and suffering exist, then a loving God cannot
      • Truth? There is no such thing as absolute truth
      • The Resurrection? The Story of Jesus is too fantastic to be believed.
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    • Hearing From God
      • Obedience Above All
      • Is Fasting A Legitimate Way To Hear From God?
      • Why Don't We Hear Him? (Pt.2)
      • Why Don't We Hear Him? (Pt.1)
      • How Does God Speak (Pt. 2)
      • How Does God Speak (Pt. 1)
      • Does God Still Speak Today?
    • Getting This Christmas Right
      • The Right Fruit
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    • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
      • The Right Pace for Home Improvement
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    • Joy Under Pressure
      • The Secret To Contentment
      • In Closing
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      • No Confidence in the Flesh
      • Joy Under Pressure (Part 7)
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      • The Best
      • Not Alone
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      • Happy Endings
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      • The Resilient Life
    • iLove: Learning to Love Like Jesus
      • iPure: How Legalism Blocks God's Love
      • iFaith: How Faithlessness Can Block God's Love
      • iRight: How Self-Righteousness Blocks God's Love
      • iJudge: How Judging Blocks God's Love
    • Rethinking Church
      • Tell Others About Christ
      • The Light of the World
      • Nurture Others Out of Personal Wholeness
      • Invest in Community
      • Practice Creative Devotion
      • Use Resources with Wisdom and Purpose
      • Rethinking Church
    • Advent
      • God Will Come Through
      • The Coming of Christ (Pt. 3)
      • The Coming of Christ (Isaiah 11:1-10)
      • The Coming of Christ
    • Successful Living
      • The Limitations of Gratitude
      • Getting God's Blessing
      • Measuring Success
    • Extreme Makeover: Marriage Edition
      • Know Your Relational Posture
      • Be Realistic About Your Happiness
      • Talk About Sex Regularly
      • Pray Together
      • Express Your Love Often
      • Speaking The Truth In Love
      • Priorities
    • His Story (Lessons from Luke)
      • Right Expectations
      • Experiencing More Of God's Power (Pt. 2)
      • Experiencing More Of God's Power (Pt. 1)
      • What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus?
      • Jesus Makes House Calls
      • Power Encounter
      • Jesus' Mission and our Response
      • The Temptation of Christ (Pt. 2)
      • The Temptation of Christ
      • Fathers...
      • Themes from John's Life
      • His Story (Introduction)
    • Discipleship
      • Faces of Discipleship (Pt. 2)
      • Faces of Discipleship
    • How to Deal with How You Feel
      • Forgiveness and Bitterness
      • How To Deal with ANGER
      • How To Deal with GUILT
      • How To Deal with DEPRESSION
      • How To Deal with STRESS
    • The Passion of Christ
      • Did It Really Happen?
      • Christ In The Passover
      • What Did The Cross Achieve?
      • Is The Cross Really Necessary?
      • Is The Cross Really So Important?
      • What Purpose Did Jesus' Death Serve?
      • Who Killed Jesus?
    • 7 Habits That Build
      • How Not To Be A Fat Obnoxious Christian
      • Love Is...
      • Practice Creative Devotion
      • Be A Reflection
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    • Building A Balanced Life
      • The Joy of Rest
      • Building Margin Into Your Life
    • God's Demanding Love
      • God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life
      • Jeremiah's Complaint
      • Giving God What He Wants
      • Making It Real
    • Taking Personal Inventory
      • Assessing Your Relationships
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      • Making The Most of Your Career
    • The Life God Blesses
      • Fortunate Are The Persecuted
      • Fortunate Are The Peacemakers
      • Fortunate Are The Pure In Heart
      • A Mercy Investment
      • All Things Being Equal
      • Fortunate Are The Hungry
      • The Ethics of a Christ Follower
      • Fortunate Are The Meek
      • Fortunate Are The Mourners
      • Fortunate Are The Poor In Spirit
    • Out With the Old, In With the New
      • Practice Continual Commemoration
    • The Key to Living in Uncertain Times
      • Fear the Lord
    • The Person You Always Wanted to Be
      • Tis the Season to be...Gentle
      • Tis the Season to be...Faithful
      • Tis the Season to be...Good
      • 'Tis the Season to be...Kind
      • Tis the Season to be...Patient
      • Tis the Season to be...Peaceful
      • 'Tis the Season to be...Joyful
      • Tis the Season to be...Loving
      • 'Tis the Season to be...Fruitful
    • The Myths That Bankrupt Your Joy
      • The Price of Isolation: You Can't Do It Better Alone
      • The Price of Pain
      • The Price of Worry
    • In the Face of Disaster
      • In the Face of Disaster
    • The Jesus I Know
      • Jesus I Know Forgives Me
    • The Unseen Christ
      • Delight in Sharing His Love With Others
      • Experiencing the Privilege of Prayer
      • Embrace Righteousness and Renounce Evil
    • God's Big Hint
      • God's Big Hint
    • Finding Stubborn Joy
      • Finding Stubborn Joy
      • Why do good things happen to bad people?
    • Ephesians: Christianity for Dummies
      • Life in the Spirit
      • To Have A Life And A Job
      • Purity-Our Sexual Orientation
      • Managing Your Speech and Conflict Well
      • Dealing With Anger
      • Telling the Truth
      • Get A Life
      • How To Live the Christian Life
      • Living Powerfully
      • What does it mean to be part of a church?
      • Experiencing God
      • How God Works in Your Life
      • Understanding Who You Are?
    • Honest To God
      • The Benefits of Knowing God
      • The Dangers of Hypocrisy
      • Understanding Doubt
    • Christianity 101
      • Is the Bible Reliable?
      • What Did Jesus' Death Accomplish
    • Lessons From The Life of David
      • What's Wrong With Getting Even
      • How to Get What You Want
    • Understanding Jesus
      • What Does Easter Mean?
      • Did it Really Happen? Factual Consideration of the Resurrection
      • Knowing Jesus-What a Difference it Makes
      • Learning From Jesus
    • Making Key Relationships our Priority
      • Love: The Motor of Right Relationships
    • Leading A Productive Life
      • Receiving God's Blessing
      • Having the Right Vision
      • Having the Right Priority
    • What A Difference Christmas Makes
      • Miracles of Christmas
      • The Kind of Person God Uses
    • Priorities That Result From Relationship With Go
      • Priorities: A Summary
      • Living Without Regrets
      • Making It Through Difficulty
      • Making Relationships a Priority
    • Effective Living in a Busy World
      • Accountable to God
      • A Right View of Yourself
      • A Sure Thing: " The ABC's of Relating to God"
      • Being Prepared
      • Forgiveness- The Key to Handling Hurt and Betrayal
      • Prayer- Getting What You Really Want
      • Love of Money
      • How to Cash In On Your Inheritance
    • The Autobiography of God
      • God is Patient... Within Limits
      • God's Boundless Mercy
      • How to Surrender with Honor
    • The Stories of Jesus
      • Security in Difficult Circumstances (The Autobiography of God)
      • Security in Difficult Circumstances
      • God's Judgement
      • How God Works in Our Lives
      • Finding Buried Treasure
    • The Death And Resurrection Of Jesus
      • Did It Really Happen?
    • How To Experience God's Presence
      • The Freedom of a Pure Life
      • Lift The Heart
    • Building Great Relationships
      • Love Last
      • Telling the Truth to Each Other
      • Recovering From Resentment
      • How to Manage Your Anger
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      • Getting Ego Out of the Way
      • Reducing Rivalry in Relationships
      • The Benefits of Intensive Caring
      • The Power of Patience
      • Life's Greatest Aim
      • Diagnosing The Problem:
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