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1 Chronicles 16:11 (NLT) Search for the Lord and for His strength; continually seek Him.   Slump Lesson #1 – Tell a Friend   My first step out of the slump was naming the season and telling my group.   I was wandering around my pity party all alone, not knowing where I was or why. …

Psalm 39:4,8 (NLT) Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.  Remind me that my days are numbered – how fleeting my life is.  Rescue me from my rebellion.   God did it again.  He sent an undeniable message.  As these occurrences add up, the sum proves that God is faithful.  …

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT) For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.   Yesterday, one of my groups discussed a sermon by Bill Hybels on the seasons of life – why we’re in the current season, what lessons we’re learning and, alas, when it’s time to move on.  I had an…

2 Corinthians 5:19 (NLT) For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them.  And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.   Remember Jesus’ command to love others as He loved them?  When Jesus gave His life for us, He reconciled us with God.  In His…

Romans 3:22-24 (NLT) We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.  And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.  For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.  Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous.  He did this through…

John 8:31-33,35 (NLT) Jesus said to the people who believed in Him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.  And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “But we are descendants of Abraham,” they said.  “We have never been slaves to anyone.  What do you…