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Just Stop It! Stop Trying And Start Training Now!

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Just Stop It! Stop trying And Start Training Now!

Ivy talks about the importance of being in a training mindset rather than just a trying mindset. She discusses how biblical training involves prayer, reading God’s Word, challenging ourselves, asking questions, discussing with others, practicing, and sharing testimonies – all with the help of the Holy Spirit. Training together in community is key to overcoming challenges and succeeding in our spiritual lives.

#training #tryingvstraining #biblicaltraining #prayer #Godsword #community #testimony #holyspirit #overcome #dailytraining

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Is Your Inner Peace Circumstantial l Like An Infant?

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This passage explores the analogy of a weaned child with its mother as a metaphor for our relationship with God. The weaned child is content and trusting, unlike the demanding and fretful infant. Similarly, us as believers should learn to be happy and content in God’s presence, without demanding or fussing, trusting that God will provide what is needed.

#PsalmOfDavid #WeanedChild #TrustingGod #ContentInGodsPresence

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Well Resource Spotlight: 8 Steps To Develop A Habit In God’s Word

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This resource provides 8 practical steps to help develop a consistent habit of engaging with God’s Word, which is essential for spiritual growth and intimacy with Christ. Ivy emphasizes the importance of intentionality, overcoming distractions, and relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to make time for Bible study a priority.

You can download this resource by heading over to our website, clicking the resources tab, and then clicking “free resources”!

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Who Dares To Care In An Inhospitable World?

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Who Dares to Care in an Inhospitable World!?

Have you ever experienced the kindness and support of someone setting up a meal train or offering to pray for you during a difficult time? It’s moments like these that show the power of love and compassion. Let’s spread that same love by checking in and supporting those around us in their time of need. 💕

#communitycare #supportnetwork #mealtrain #prayerpartner #inittogether #loveinaction #thoughtfulfriends

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The Leadership Styles That Work Best In A Group Aimed At Discipleship

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THE LEADERSHIP STYLES THAT WORK BEST IN A GROUP AIMED AT DISCIPLESHIP

There are four basic leadership styles that impact the way you conduct a group:

Autocratic: Content-oriented, no discussion, lecture style; the leader dominates the group and there is little to no discussion

Authoritarian: Content-oriented, interactive; the leader controls the direction of the group and the discussion

Democratic: Discussion-oriented, lots of sharing; the leader operates as a guide or facilitator of the group and the discussion

Laissez-Faire: Discussion-oriented, “anything goes”; the leader maintains minimum control of the group and the discussion

Some things to keep in mind:

One leadership style isn’t better than another; however, one style may be more optimum than another in a particular setting.

You will naturally prefer one leadership style over another. However, you may need to adjust your leadership style to better serve a group or depending on the setting.

The leadership styles that work best within the framework of a discipleship-oriented group are the authoritarian and democratic leadership styles.

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Are You Committed To The Two Sides Of Mission?

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Are you committed to the two sides of Mission?
The theology of mission has two sides. If you lead a group or ministry, understanding these
will help you be more effective at what God has given you to do.

The two sides of mission are:
going out and attracting in To go out and proclamation. We are inviting. People to join us in Christian space., such as. Our churches, groups, homes., etcetera. It also involves the proclamation About. Jesus., and that proclamation is made. Through our words, character, and lifestyles.

To attract in. Involves. What your group or ministry is like?. What do people experience? Who
take you up on your invitation to join you in Christian space? So your group must be
spiritually attractional, Which involves at least four things:

1. Be hospitable. You should at the very least be a friendly group. People shouldn’t have
to work. Hard. To break in. And feel like they belong.

2. Be authentic. Fakey Christians, pretense, hypocrisy, appearing like you have it all together – the perfect everything, etc. NONE of that is attractive to anyone. Ever.

3. Pray together. Let people pray for others and let them experience the presence and move of the Holy Spirit for themselves through prayer! If you, as the leader, do all the praying, they miss out on that experience.

4. Learn about God. Make the Word of God preeminent in the group. Let them hear God
talk through His Word. Let their minds dwell on it while in your group. The Word of God
is compelling and transformative.

If we stay invested in the “going out” and “attracting in ”of mission, we will help to change
the world by helping people to change!

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Apostasy: Don’t Be A Statistic!

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The Bible has promised and prophesied that the church will apostatize (2 Thessalonians 2). That means people identifying as Christians will fall away from their once held faith and belief in God. They will abandon their previous loyalty to Jesus. People claiming to be Christians will become unrecognizable from the world based on their lifestyles and choices.

There are two types of apostasy: falling away from orthodox (right or true) BELIEF and falling
away from the orthodox PRACTICE of our faith.

Apostasy always starts with an IDEA. Satan didn’t shipwreck humanity through physical power or supernatural might. He simply suggested an idea – did God really say you shouldn’t eat from any tree? Because Satan knows the destructive power of a bad idea.

To protect ourselves from the bad ideas of Satan and culture, we need to:

Take every thought captive
2 Corinthians 10:5

Test every spirit
1 John 4:1

Hold on for dear life to the biblical message about Jesus, the Gospel, and His Kingdom
1 John 2:24-26

We don’t need to fear the prophecy about apostasy! We just need to stay faithful to God, His Word, His people, and His way of living, and the ministry He’s given each of us to do, which can protect us against the slow fade of apostasy.

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3 Types Of Unbelief In the Bible

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There are 3 types of belief in the Bible

Belief impacts our discipleship, which is the process of becoming who God intends to be. But there are three types of belief in the Bible:

1. Unbelief – but there are different types of unbelief, even though all unbelief produces the same thing, which is faithlessness toward God:

Intellectual unbelief rejects God
because He does not comport
with our reason or science

Relational unbelief rejects God
because it does not trust God

Self-centered belief rejects God
because it won’t surrender self-
rule for God’s rule

2. Passive Belief – believe IN God, but not surrender TO Him, which is basically lip service, not saving faith.

3. Active faith – Allegiance to Jesus because he is Lord

Active belief is the only belief God accepts as true belief. Everything else the Bible calls self deception.

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