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Forgiving and Reconciling, Part III: Wherein We Admit That We Of All People Have No Right To Be Bitter Towards Anybody

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Pastor Foley

God sets us believers free from the power of sin but not from the sin-stained story of our redemption. We’re not set free from that story because God wants us and others to see Christ Jesus continually displaying his gloriously … Continue reading →

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Forgiving and Reconciling, Part I: Why We Ought to Look Forward to the Judgment of God Like Kids Look Forward to Christmas

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Pastor Foley

THE JUDGMENT OF GOD. It sounds like an ominous topic, doesn’t it? Something we should hope we never face. Something that we’re fortunate that Jesus saves us from. But wait a minute—it’s not the judgment of God that Christians should … Continue reading →

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How to Start a Lay Church, Principle VII: Commit to the Inseparability of Hearing and Doing the Word

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Pastor Foley

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them,” says Jesus in Matthew 7:24-25, “will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds … Continue reading →

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