A Simple Word for Complex People
God is, indeed, still speaking to us today, but how do we hear? Dr. Stapleton will share thoughts on what the Bible meant to those who first heard it, and what God may be saying through it to you today. shawnstapleton.substack.com
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The Kingdom of Heaven isn’t established with cataclysm and extravagance. The Kingdom of Heaven is created in small, consistent acts of faithfulness by those to whom it is entrusted.
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God had your circumstances figured out long before you experienced them in this life. Don’t ever think God has forgotten about or lost sight of you!
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God doesn’t need you to bear the burden of whether things succeed. God just needs you to be a willing participant.
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If God brings you to it, God will deliver you through it.
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The Bible is God’s Word of hope in a broken and sometimes bleak world.
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We have been granted a special place and role within God’s creation. It’s critical that we take that responsibility seriously.
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Others will know God through us — for better or worse.
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There is only one God, and God is knowable. It only takes a single step toward Christ.
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This one may sting a little. If Jesus is the ONLY way to the Father, then why are Christians so allergic to it?
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When the church returns to its true purpose — as an oasis of light and hope in a dark and scary world — it will again experience growth and revival. As long as it remains just one more entertainment choice on a long list of Sunday morning options, it will die a slow and painful death.
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We are not just people who have hope -- we are people through whom hope lives and breathes.
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1. When tragedy strikes, we need each other.
2. When two people of faith connect, Jesus shows up.
3. Jesus shows up in unexpected places and unfamiliar faces.
4. Fellowship and Hospitality reveal Jesus most clearly.5. You are the bread. Be the bread.
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God’s plan is ALWAYS bigger than our own.
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As long as there are those who continue to speak the language of life and love, death has no chance of winning.
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Imagine how differently we would see ourselves and the world around us if we began seeing with God’s eyes.
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When you see the world through God's eyes, you'll never see the world the same way again.
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Worshipping God is so much more than spending an hour on Sunday morning at church. Christians offer our whole selves, at all times, to the One we serve.
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Christians don’t get the luxury of turning a blind eye to the bad behavior of earthly leaders. To be salt and light means to not only call it out, but behave in ways that counteract it. Anything short of that disqualifies us from being true followers of Christ.
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God blesses equitably, not equally.
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Americans are in a civil war, in part because put more faith in human leaders than we do in God.
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