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​We have advanced so much in science and technology in the last two thousand years but no one has improved on the moral teaching of Jesus.

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​It is important to grieve and vital that we do so. Our emotions are God-given and should not be repressed.

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​God wants to communicate with you and has promised to guide you. 

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​No matter how long you have travelled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around. With Jesus it’s never too late to make a new start.

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​We are good at expressing our emotions at sporting events – then why should it be any different in our worship to God?

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​Most people aren’t listen to the warnings. Jesus urges you to be ready.

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​We are supposed to use not only our money, but all the gifts God has given us – including our time, education, job, skills and opportunities for the benefit of God’s kingdom.

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​Generations come and go but the name of Jesus will be remembered for ever.

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​If we get our attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area of our life.

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​One of the advantages of reading through the Bible in a year is that we get a rounded picture of the nature and character of God, and a greater understanding of what God is like.

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​Opposition is not necessarily a sign of failure on the part of God’s people?

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​Our giving is a response to God’s generosity to us.

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​*Trust’* and ‘*obey’* are a very good summary of the Christian life. 

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​Great thought to remember,  mountaintops encourage you, but valleys mature you. 

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​Seeking God requires discipline and patience – you have to learn to wait on God. You can miss out if you are in too much of a hurry.

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​God’s commands arise out of His goodness and His love for you. 

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​You can know God’s presence and His pleasure in the midst of all the challenges of life. 

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​Our experience on the mountain top can help us to see our life down below in a new and different way.

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​Jesus teaches us to aim high with our own lives, never just ‘making do’ but enduring hardships and always seeking the joy of God’s presence.

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​When you are going through difficult times you will be strengthened as you remember past blessings and the times that God has delivered you.

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​God understands that suffering will cause us confusion and grief – he went through the worst of it for us.

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​Being a follower of Jesus is not about having everything together. It’s about crying out to God for help with hope. 

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​Whatever our failings or whatever difficulties we may face, we can bring them to God in prayer.

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​Our task is both  to hear God’s message and to declare it to others.

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​Generosity is not an occasional act; it is a way of living. 

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​We are to submit to Jesus’ authority, obeying His teaching and following where He leads us.

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​Tell God everything you need. He already knows anyway and is waiting for you to ask for help.

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​Jesus has given you a ‘hotline’ to God, but it is not just for emergency use – it is to be used all the time.

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​Because God is so generous to us, we also should always be generous.