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Finding Balance When Life Gets Busy

We live in a culture that seems to glorify busyness. Between work responsibilities, family obligations, social commitments, and everyday tasks, it often feels like we're running a never-ending race. Unfortunately, this constant state of busyness can war against real relational connections – especially in our marriages.
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By Paul Choi, Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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Change Is in the Air

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By Dr. Rick Flanders, Monday, September 13, 2010
Compromising Convictions or Modifying Methods?—Part 1
Leading fundamentalist churches across the country today are changing what they believe and teach. In many cases, these changes amount to compromise with evil.
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The Power of Empowerment

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By Alan Fong, Monday, September 13, 2010
Helping Others Reach Their Potential
Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post. When we consider the challenging, yet rewarding, aspect of leadership, the best and most reliable model for leadership will always be our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Church Planting Work

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By Mark Irmler, Saturday, September 11, 2010
Rolling up Your Sleeves
If church planting were easy, everybody would be doing it. While church planting is not rocket science, it is a lot of old-fashioned hard work.
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Church Planting
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Secrets to Having Joy in the Journey

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By Dr. Kevin Folger, Saturday, September 11, 2010
The Proper Focus Produces Felicity
The person who is focused on God can have joy through life’s entire journey. Let’s examine Paul’s focus to find instruction as to how we, likewise, can keep a proper focus.
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Christian Living
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Speak Up: What Others Need to Hear You Say

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By Gabriel Ruhl, Thursday, September 9, 2010
3 Reasons to Give a Testimony
I explained to our teens that when we returned home each of them should give a testimony in a special testimony service as to what God had done in their heart and what decisions they had made.
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Student Ministry
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15 Helps for Christian Servants

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Advice from D. L. Moody
I recently shared these 15 nuggets of wisdom from D.L. Moody with our church staff. They were obviously mined from a consistent walk with the Lord and great experience in ministry.
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Christian Living
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How Group Fear Stops Faith-Filled Leaders

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By Dr. Rick Flanders, Saturday, September 4, 2010
Faith Is Essential to Obedience
Many of the issues Christians face in their lives and in their churches boil down to a choice between faith and doubt, between believing God and deciding not to believe what He has said.
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Pastoral Leadership
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Scaffolding vs. First Fruits

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By Mark Irmler, Thursday, September 2, 2010
Focus on Winning the Lost
Most if not all church planters have heard the word scaffolding used by preachers to describe many of the people who were attracted to their church plants during their early days.
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Church Planting
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What You Cannot Do Alone

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By Alan Fong, Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Soulwinning Is a Team Effort
These four types of people are a picture of the effectiveness of how co-laboring together and tag-teaming are essential in bringing people to Christ.
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Outreach & Discipleship
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3 Benefits of a Christian School

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By Gabriel Ruhl, Friday, August 27, 2010
Christian Education Is the Only Option for Christians
Last year I was given the opportunity to assume the position of administrator at Pleasant Valley Baptist School. I enjoyed my first year and learned a lot.
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Christian Education
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