You're Being Discipled. Just Not by the Bible.
If you want to pray more, keep your Bible open on the kitchen table before the coffee brews. If you want to be on your phone less, put it in
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God Paid Full Price.
Everything has a price. And price tells a story. God didn't negotiate the terms of your redemption. He didn't send an angel. He didn't
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The World Isn't Just Wicked. It's Already Dying.
Most of us were taught to avoid the world because of what it does to you. The corruption. That's real — but it's not the deepest thing
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Nobody Said It Did
You've heard it too — "Well, the King James Bible didn't come down from heaven on a string." Nobody said it did. What we believe
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You've Known for a While Now
There's a difference between contentment and compromise, and the Christian life depends on knowing which one you're practicing. Paul said he had learned to be content
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You Don't Find Your Sword on the Battlefield
Most Christians want to win the fight. They just don't want to do the work before the fight. A believer gets blindsided — a temptation they weren't
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Hatred With Better Manners
Most of us have disqualified ourselves from the sin of hatred because we've never flipped a table or screamed at somebody in a parking lot. That's
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Available
The Christian life was never about your ability. Ability is about you — your gifts, your effort. Availability is different. It's submission. It's deciding God is important
Stop and Pray for Behold Your God Conference
Two weeks from now, Pilgrim Baptist Church will host our 6th Annual Bible Conference — Behold Your God: Comfort and Strength for the Weary Soul — April 22–24 right here in
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