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3 (Non-Legalistic) Reasons to Go to Church on Christmas Sunday

Christmas Day is on a Sunday this year, and it is causing a great deal of debate. In one sense, we ought to spend some time thinking deeply about it. After all, Sunday is traditionally the “Lord’s Day” and the church makes a habit of gathering no matter what, because that’s what we do. Yet in another sense, debates can be a little overblown as people lob grenades claiming that those who aren’t holding Christmas Day Sunday services are “sinful compromisers,” while the alleged compromisers fire back, “You legalists!” Wherever you land in this year’s yuletide war over Christmas Day church attendance, Costi Hinn shares 3 reasons his church has chosen to meet on that day.

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Four Characteristics that Foster Unity

Unity is hard to come by in the Christian faith, but it’s important to fulfill our calling. And it’s achievable, no matter what secondary differences we may have. In this article, Costi Hinn outlines four characteristics that will foster the kind of unity every believer (and pastor) desires in their local church.

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Money Tony Wood Money Tony Wood

Managing Money in our Marriage

One of the questions we receive all the time surrounds the challenge of rising living costs. In this brief article, Anthony Wood analyzes a couple of realities about family finance, the Lord’s view of home finance, and a few tips to budget well.

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Thankfulness

When we come to a holiday such as Thanksgiving, Christians must remember that gratitude is not merely a yearly event, it is a daily attitude. In this article, Jonny Ardavanis outlines how thankfulness serves as a birthmark of the redeemed, a weapon against temptation, and an antidote for anxiety.

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Anxiety Tony Wood Anxiety Tony Wood

The Antidote for Anxiety

When the trials of life unexpectedly come knocking at our door, the last thing we may be thinking about is joy. Yet, the Bible calls us to have joy in life’s most turbulent moments (Jm. 1:2-3). How is this possible? Can a Christian really smile, pray, rejoice, and serve even as the weight of the world presses in?

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Forgiveness Tony Wood Forgiveness Tony Wood

The Relief of Being Forgiven

Have you been embroiled in sin? Is your joy sapped? Are your relationships ruined? You may feel far from God—a bit helpless, even—but the Lord's arms of love remain outstretched, and He offers you a second chance. David experienced this.

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Learning to Forgive

Susanne Geske made international headlines the morning after her husband was tied up and tortured to death by six Muslim men simply because he was a Christian. After leaving the police station, she released a statement, "I forgive the murderers of my husband the way Christ forgave his murderers, 'Father forgive them, they know not what they do.'" After her statement, thousands of calls and letters poured into the Turkish TV station asking for more information on how to convert from Islam to Christianity.

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Doctrine Costi Hinn Doctrine Costi Hinn

Can You Lose Your Salvation?

Christians from all walks of life need a clear answer to this question because their assurance, peace, and joy depend on it. God did not intend for His people to go through life in constant fear and doubt, wondering if the blood of Christ was enough to save them and if the Holy Spirit has the power to seal them. In this article, Costi Hinn explains why, according to Scripture, you cannot lose your salvation.

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Discernment Albert Kilgore Discernment Albert Kilgore

Watch Over Your Heart Pt.1

To keep watch over your heart is to actively keep your heart in a right and healthy frame before God. It is to have a sensitive heart before God and not hardened towards Him. It’s to keep your heart set on eternal rather than temporal matters.

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7 Reasons You Should Pray

There are many reasons why Christians often struggle to pray. Perhaps it is because prayer is hard work, or we fail to believe what the Bible says about prayer. It could be the result of a host of other reasons: biblical illiteracy, busyness, a lack of discipline, a lust for ease, worldliness, carnality, and the list goes on. Although there are many reasons why we find it challenging to pray, we must understand that prayerlessness for the Christian is an oxymoron. The fact of the matter is that Christians pray.

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Tony Wood Tony Wood

Helping Dads Develop a Winning Game Plan

In the home, God calls the father to be the coach. The dad's role is to set a winning game plan and ensure every family member knows how to live out their winning role. Learn how dads are to tend, turn, and train their children toward a life of Godliness.

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The Importance of Preaching Sound Doctrine

Sound doctrine is in short supply today. Entertainment and shallow “talks” may grow a church numerically, but only sound doctrine can grow a church spiritually. In this week’s article, Costi Hinn unpacks 5 reasons for preaching sound doctrine.

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Catholicism Mike Gendron Catholicism Mike Gendron

The Sacrifice of the Mass

In this article, Mike Gendron points to the fallacy of Roman Catholic Mass, outlining seven clear points as to why Mass violates the perfect sacrifice for sin that was offered once and for all.

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Family Tony Wood Family Tony Wood

Keeping Heaven in the Home

For the Gospel contributor Pastor Anthony Wood shares about the importance of Keeping Heaven in the Home. This blog outlines three key qualities for families to have in their homes.

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