Category: TMS Series
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Romans 12:2
by Trey Shearin Every year, tens of thousands of Salmon swim back upstream to where they were born. They spawn there and then most die because of the journey. They leave their salt water habitat to return to fresh water. Some up to 1,000 miles. Why? Because their eggs will hatch better. 100s of fish in…
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Why I Stopped Trying to Memorize the Bible!
by The Howitzer As a young believer I was exposed to the spiritual discipline of Scripture Memory. I can remember sitting in my living room with one of my mentors as we pulled Scripture references out of jar and quoted the verse written on small piece of papers and checked one another from memory. We had tackled the…
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Carefully Woven
by Craig Merrell In today’s media and image driven world, it is easy to fall victim to depression, ridicule, and self-doubt. I grew up comparing myself to many different people. How my friends acted shaped the way I dressed and responded. My low self esteem made me believe my friends were smarter and better than…
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You are a New Creation
by The Howitzer Not many people know that I have a secret hobby. I write songs. Not good ones necessarily but ones I enjoy. Years ago, when I was in campus ministry, I decided to pick up the guitar just in case my worship leader couldn’t lead in our weekly meeting. Even though I have…
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All Have Sinned
by Mark Freeman I will be the first to admit that I am stubborn. Not that it is something I am proud of, just that it is something I recognize as true. I resist the notion that I may need the help of someone else until the situation has gotten so bad that I look…
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Luke 9.23
by Trey Shearin Someone once said “ The Christian wouldn’t be so difficult if it wasn’t daily” I don’t know who said it but they might have been loosely paraphrasing Luke 9.23. 23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me. Luke…
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Grow in CHRISTLIKENESS – Love
by Marshall Moody Have you ever had someone wash your feet? I’m not talking about a pedicure (I’ve never had one but I hear they’re nice), I’m talking about someone wanting to humbly serve you in the name of Jesus Christ? About 20 years ago, the leaders of our church humbly and solemnly washed the…