Spiritual Life

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  Why Can't Non-Christians Take Communion? When a pastor provides this caution to anyone in the room of a church who is not a believer, the command of God Himself is being obeyed. It is a serious act to take the Lord’s Supper if a person is not a...
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  4 Signs You're Resisting the Holy Spirit When my children choose to resit my prompting, leading, and guidance, they know they can always return to my arms and be accepted with grace. I try to be a compassionate mother full of grace and truth, but... Chara Donahue Nov 22, 2021
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  Why Community Is Essential for Our Christian Walk “He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:10-11).Life...
• How to Embrace God's Gift of Joy This Christmas Jesus is saying the same thing to you that He said to Mary so long ago. "Greetings favored one. The Lord is with you." You are highly favored by God Himself. Not because of who you are or what you've done...
• How to Handle Traveling This Holiday Season As a Christian International travelers started filling America's airports well before Thanksgiving. Holiday travel soon will fill the airports even more. That can lead to Christmas cheer—or not. How can you best handle... David Sanford Nov 19, 2021
• Why Sex Is about More Than Just Consent When God prescribed sex for Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply, was consent all they needed? No. There was much more that God wanted for them, and for us in our sexual relationships.
• 6 Ways We Can Grieve the Holy Spirit When we, as parents, give instructions to our own children and they do not obey, we don’t throw them out of the family. But our hearts suffer because we see that when they rebel, they are hurting themselves... Barbara Latta Nov 18, 2021
• 4 Things We Can Learn about Hearing God's Voice from Him Calling Samuel Don’t let the loud noises of the world drown out God’s voice in your life. Be still and listen for His voice. Just as God calls Samuel, He speaks to us in many ways today as well. The more we are in a... Jennifer Heeren Nov 18, 2021
• What the Life of Jesus Teaches Us about Contentment He was truly content with interruptions, stubborn people, ignorant men, a faithless hometown, needy people, compassionate friends, homes that welcomed him, the praise of man, the sting of death, and the... Kate Stevens Nov 18, 2021
• If I Am Saved, Do I Still Need to Repent? Repentance simply means to turn around, to change one’s previously held attitudes or thoughts. In this way, repentance is a radical transformation of the entire person. There is no part of us that is not...
• How Can We Be Aware of a Nudge from the Holy Spirit? The power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christ followers is a supernatural ability to notice and do things we would never notice or do outside of life within the love of Jesus. When we yield to the work...
• What Is Cheap Grace and How Can We Avoid It? If we are to live in grace and grace is to be honored, cherished, and treasured, then we need to understand how our daily lives can cheapen the gift of grace. Grace wasn’t cheap, it cost Jesus His life. Heather Riggleman Nov 17, 2021