Seeds — When it comes to the gospel we are not victims of chance, like mere hapless seeds thrown into the wayside. — 4.3 minutes.

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Who do you say that I am? — If we are to take Jesus seriously, we cannot just accept his moral teaching but set aside who he claimed to be. — 4 minutes.

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Getting Along We are created for good relationships, and that is what the gospel is all about – restoring us to right relationships with God and with others.— 3.8 minutes.

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Knowing Without Seeing Christ said in John 20:29, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”  — 3.8 minutes.

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Temptation Jesus overcame every temptation. In Jesus, God destroyed the work of the devil and defeated sin—our sin—once and for all. — 3.9 minutes.

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Perfect Atonement in Jesus, God has already forgiven us and accepted us as his beloved children. We have nothing to fear.  — 4.6 minutes.

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Power The Holy Spirit empowers us, not for our own means and ends, but for God’s means and ends — conforming us to the image of Christ. — 4.3 minutes.

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God and the tooth fairy Some atheists propose that belief in God is no different than believing in the tooth fairy, Peter Pan, Santa Claus or unicorns. — 4.0 minutes.

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Reconciling the world The gospel tells us that in Jesus Christ, God the Father has already reconciled to himself all things, including all humans. — 4.0 minutes.

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Those who have never heard We can trust God to love our loved ones infinitely more than we can, and to reach them for salvation in ways we may not be able to imagine. — 4.3 minutes.

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Trinitarian theology  Trinitarian theology asks, "Who is the God made known in Jesus Christ, and who are we in relation to him?" — 4.1 minutes.

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He is able If salvation depended on our faith, none of us would be saved; because we all know, if we’re honest with ourselves, that our faith is frightfully weak at times.  — 3 minutes.

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God knows you If you’re like most of us, if you’re honest, all you see about yourself is a struggling, sinning, flawed Christian. But God sees us in a different light. — 3.7 minutes.

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Sin, Judgment, and Righteousness The world says that judgment spells doom for us. But the Holy Spirit says that judgment spells doom for evil. — 3.1 minutes.

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Trading Places You might remember the movie, “Trading Places.” There is another story of trading places – in the Bible – the story of Saul of Tarsus. — 3.2 minutes.

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Tribute to Ray Anderson In the course of our Christian lives, God often sends us special people who have an important positive impact on us. Ray was one of those people for Grace Communion International.— 3.5 minutes.

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Beginning of Time Augustine of Hippo, a Christian teacher who lived in the fifth century, was taunted by the pagans with the question: "What was God doing before he made the universe?" — 3.3 minutes.

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Let Freedom Ring Even though the Liberty Bell can no longer ring, its spirit still fuels the cause of freedom. In a similar way, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to inspire and empower us in the cause of the gospel. — 3.2 minutes.

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Beginnings God cannot be seen with microscopes or telescopes or discovered through experiments. But how can we believe in something that is beyond physical sensing and measuring? — 2.6 minutes.

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Father's Day For Christians, Father’s Day is not only a day to celebrate fathers and fatherhood, but also a reminder of the unconditional love of God for humanity. — 3.2 minutes.

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New names The name of the denomination that sponsors this program has changed – from Worldwide Church of God to Grace Communion International – and I’d like to take a moment to explain why. — 3 minutes.

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Good news is free — Whatever ministry you support, be sure you are not being asked to pay for the good news, but that you are giving only to participate with Christ in spreading the gospel.— 3 minutes.

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The Stuff InsideThe Spirit reveals to us our true identity as children of God in union with Jesus Christ, and it is by the Spirit that Jesus and the Father make their dwelling within us.  — 3 minutes.

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Rest in Grace — The gospel tells us simply to trust God, that he loves us and has forgiven all our sins for the sake of Christ. That’s pretty simple, but we often want something more tangible than that. — 3.6 minutes.

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No One Dies for Nothing — A student declared, “There is nothing in the world that is worth dying for.” The chaplain replied: “That means you will one day be faced with dying for nothing.” — 2.5 minutes.

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Mother's Day — Most mothers love their children in a profoundly deep and unconditional way. It’s a reflection of the unconditional love our heavenly Father has for us. — 3.1 minutes.

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"Failure and Forgiveness" — Have you ever wondered whether God is fed up with you? That might have been Peter’s concern after he denied Jesus three times. 3.7 minutes.

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"Without a Doubt" — Many people refer to him as “doubting Thomas,” but the truth is that he was no more a doubter than any of us. 3.5 minutes.

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"Eternal Life"People often limit the concept of eternal life to the future because the words “eternal life” sound like something we don’t yet have. But Jesus said we have it now. 3.3 minutes.

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"A Reminder of God's Love" — As we commemorate Jesus' death and resurrection, we can be fully confident of his love for us. 4.3 minutes.

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