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“The coming of Christ is breathtakingly good news for all who feel overwhelmed with any need,” Alan Ahlgrim wrote in 2014. “Jesus didn’t merely identify with us; he came to assume the crushing, overwhelming burden of our sin. . . .”
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The discipleship group RENEW.org on Dec. 5-6 organized a conference for young leaders in Independent Christian Churches, noninstrumental Churches of Christ, and African American Churches of Christ in an effort to bring greater unity to major streams of the Restoration Movement. They gathered at Harding University. . . .
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Todd Stinson, Deaf Pastor at Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., is passionate about helping change a sad statistic. Of the estimated 70 million people in the world who are Deaf, only about 2 percent have been reached with the gospel. Todd, who was born Deaf, remembers the not-so-easy path to accepting Jesus as his Savior. . . .
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In his encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, Jesus shattered gender, ethnic, religious, social, and cultural barriers. . . .
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These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “The Water that Gives Live” (John 4:4-26), by Mark Scott.
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Jesus didn’t come to be saved from death; he came to save us from death. . . .
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The National Preaching Summit will gather at The Creek in Indianapolis on March 11-12, 2024, to explore the theme, “Undivided: Preaching Unity in Turbulent Times.” . . .
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The 2024 Pressing on Conference will be take place in St. Charles, Mo., April 9-11. . . . Also, briefs from Mountain Christian Church, Common Grounds Unity Podcast, Great Lakes Christian College, and Hope International University . . . and the inductions of L.D. Campbell and Bill Greer into a hall of fame.
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Six months after her great-grandmother’s death, Elizabeth Merold remembers “Grandma Pat’s” unique ways and loving notes. . . . “What I wouldn’t do for five more minutes with that woman.” . . .