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A Test for Spiritual Maturity

By Spencer Clark The church of Corinth faced a problem: they were divided around personalities and preferences for different preachers and teachers, aligning themselves with Apollos, Paul, or others. Despite their affinity for spiritual gifts, Paul was deeply concerned with …

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A Test for Spiritual Maturity

The church of Corinth faced a problem: they were divided around personalities and preferences for different preachers and teachers, aligning themselves with Apollos, Paul, or others. Despite their affinity for spiritual gifts, Paul was deeply concerned with the unity and …

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Too Much Fellowship

By Spencer Clark Would it be possible to spend too much time in fellowship? For some Christians, who isolate themselves from the body of Christ except for worship and the occasional event, the answer is certainly no. More fellowship would …

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Are You Still Learning?

By Spencer Clark When was last time you learned something about God or His Word? Hopefully, the answer is “recently”. Experienced Bible students will tell you that they are constantly learning new things. Every reading brings fresh insights into life …

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Grafting Branches

Grafting Branches By Spencer Clark The self-help industry is a multi-billion-dollar industry that relies on the desire of people to improve themselves and become something new. We now have access to an overwhelming amount of information in what many call …

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The Sabbath Year

By Spencer Clark In Leviticus 25, God prescribed something that was known as a “Sabbath of solemn rest for the land.” Six years they would work and the fourth they would rest. No farming was permitted, instead the people would …

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Who I Am

By Spencer Clark This world has an identity crisis. It is full of lost people who are struggling to make sense of this life and find meaning and purpose in it. Why is this? Certainly because of sin and rebellion …

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Are You Healthy?

Are You Healthy? By Spencer Clark Our world is obsessed with being healthy. Many of us monitor our eating habits and seek to maintain an active lifestyle to preserve some measure of health and prolong our physical lives (or, at …

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How Do You Win Them?

How Do You Win Them? By Spencer Clark There is a principle in youth ministry that goes something like this, “What you win them with is what you have to keep them with.” The idea is simple: the way in …