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The Church at Martinsburg: Martinsburg, WV

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When God changes the hearts of the self-absorbed, they convert from a hedonist to a herald.

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A mind set on God’s promise steadily pursues holiness with an eye on the horizon.

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Your hope is evident in how you live day by day.

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Our use of money must always be in light of eternity.

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Only the pardon of God can promise and deliver living hope.

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God's plan for your life started long ago, is being worked out today, and is pointing ahead to a reality not yet here.

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Our hope in that day results in faithfulness on this day.

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All of our days will eventually end at the shore.

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Church discipline displays the holiness of God by fighting for the holiness of its members.

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A hope placed in God causes us to live generously.

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Jesus, the second person of the eternal Godhead, added to his divine nature a human nature in order to deliver his children.

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God-centered wisdom rejects fearful caution and embraces faithful courage.

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The wise man's heart leads him aright while the fool's heart leads him astray.

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Godless wisdom is no more secure than folly itself.

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We will reach the nations together as we pray for all peoples and proclaim the gospel to all nations—beginning here in Martinsburg to the ends of the earth.

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A Godward life is one that sees, prioritizes, and applies wisdom.

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Life may be short, but it shouldn't be empty.

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Distrust in our detail-oriented God leads to crippling doubts.

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A living awareness of God's nearness gives us hope for the future and joy in the present.

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God did not make us be alone, and He instructs us to do life together.

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Cultural Conflict is Normal for Christians when culture shifts away from biblical truth.

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We need wisdom from above to stay faithful under cruel authority.

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Rejecting God as supreme only results in self-inflicted pain.

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Jesus Christ is the Greater Prophet and King. And His resurrection is the greatest sign anyone will ever need to prove He is the Messiah.

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Avoid the potholes of the crooked path if you want to reach the end.

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Don't waste your short life on the surface.

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A life without God is marked chiefly by disappointment.

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The love of money will burn a hole in your soul.

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Public worship is serious to God so it should be to His people.

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We can have full assurance of our salvation.

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Only Jesus' sacrifice can secure salvation.

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Jesus claims to be God

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God did, does, and will always gather His people to focus on and worship Him.

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Pleasures abound when we see each other as companions instead of competition.

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Tragedy triumphs without a sovereign God at the center.

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Our time is limited and God has shown us how to use it.

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If God is sovereign, then time is our friend.

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Faithless investments result in frustrating returns.

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A Godless worldview collapses under the weight of death's reality.

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The dissatisfaction of life is meant to point us back to God.

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The world's wisdom fails to solve the world's problems.

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Without understanding God’s plan of redemption, life appears to be a meaningless cycle that only repeats itself.

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Life feels meaningless when we fail to live in light of the end.

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A missionary mindset births from the belief that God hand-picked our city for His purposes.

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Forgetfulness leads to fearful waiting.

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Personal holiness cannot be pursued in isolation.

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The Bible, as it is, must be our primary influencer.

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All of life is to be lived for the glory of God.

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The news of the resurrection should move us to give anything, go anywhere and tell everyone.

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The power of God is able to produce confessions of faith from those you would never expect.

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God planned the horrors of Jesus' death for His glory and our gain.

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A big picture focus helps us endure whatever comes our way.

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Expect to be humbled if your greatest trust is in yourself.

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Jesus shows us how to faithfully endure persecution.

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Jesus took our curse and gave us His community.

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We can submit ourselves to the will of the Father only because Jesus did first.

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The counsel we follow determines the life we live.

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The Lord keeps those who are his people.

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Jesus alone secures and sustains our unending hope.

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Our sacrifices leave a lasting legacy.

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If we're going to make Jesus known to our neighbors, we must get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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We must create space in our lives to build relationships with those who live near us.

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Loving those who live near you is basic Christianity.

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We should receive and radiate God’s warm welcome.

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Even through the scariest of times our eternal hope is anchored, so keep looking up!

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The mark of faithfulness is watchfulness; not foretelling the future but obedience in the present.

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Regarding end times, Jesus teaches His followers how to know more than He does what to know.

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The grace of God must be what motivates our giving.

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Jesus invites us to wrestle with the conundrums of Scripture and faith.

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We are saved by responding to the truth.

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A wrong understanding of the Bible leads to a wrong understanding of God.

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God reigns wherever His property is found.

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The heart of sin that receives but never gives will only be left in want.

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The authoritative power of Jesus moves His followers to faith-filled prayer.

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Jesus deals swiftly and harshly with those who fake discipleship.

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The Scriptures confirm Jesus as the long-awaited messiah.

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Stagnant discipleship is not an option in the upside-down kingdom.

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Jesus came to serve and following Him means imitating Him.

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Only God can save you.

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Real peace is only available to those in Christ.

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We all have the same problem; we are separated from God by a wall built from our sins.

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We must come to Jesus on His terms and with full dependence upon Him.

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God alone sets the boundaries and the expectations of marriage.

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In Christ, unity within the Church is not only desirable, but it is possible.

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When the church is unified around Jesus, the activity of God in and through her prevails.

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Christ obtained freedom for His people, and that freedom must be used for the good of fellow believers.

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While the church must be unified in matters of first importance, we are called to extend charity toward one another in matters of indifference.

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Our supreme act of worship is motivated by gratitude in response to the gospel.

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True followers of Jesus prioritize holiness and unity within the community of God.

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We all have theological misunderstandings that need cleared up.

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Despite our lack of faith in Him, Jesus remains faithful to us.

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The majesty of Jesus shines brightly through His meekness.

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Gaining by losing defines the life of any who will wholly commit to following Jesus.

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Our sorrow will cease with the return of Jesus.

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God desires to live among us, despite our foolish rejection of Him.

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Every element of our existence is affected by the curse of sin.

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Until the work is complete, God patiently grows us from one stage of spiritual maturity to the next.

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To help us pray effectively, God has sent the Holy Spirit into our hearts, whom God uses to teach, lead, correct and facilitate direction/decisions as we pray.

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Dangers threaten those who take their eyes off of Jesus.

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There is grace for any who humbly come to Jesus.

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There is grace for any who humbly come to Jesus.

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Our greatest problem in life is not anything external to us.

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As hard as we try, the works of our hands will never get us closer to God.

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The presence and power of Jesus brings aid to our hardened and frustrated hearts.

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Jesus provides His followers with rest and satisfaction to prepare them for the next mission endeavor.

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As Christians head to the mission field, we must be aware of the enemy's land mines.

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When Jesus calls and sends His followers, He equips them for faithful representation, not catchy innovation.

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Familiarity of Jesus does not guarantee faith in Jesus.

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Jesus' followers are not defined by their earthly status but by their faith in Him.

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Jesus can go to any place to save anyone.

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Nobody likes the hard seasons and rough paths of life. Nobody intentionally invites heartache and misery into their life. Yet life has tough seasons and many heartaches. Is it wrong to pray that we don’t experience these? Jesus seems to invite us to pray that way! As we pray this Scripture we need to learn that asking is not demanding and not getting a favorable answer is not failure to pray correctly.

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We must forgive others, because unforgiveness is too costly.

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Submission to God’s wisdom to include our dependency upon his Provision are hallmarks of seeking first the Kingdom of God.

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Learning to pray is simple, yet very profound. Jesus, the Master Teacher, was asked to teach his followers to pray. His model is so simple, yet so multifaceted and complex. The starting place of prayer is divine relationship

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God doesn't deliver his followers from the storm, but through the storm.

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The reign of Jesus's authoritative power defies all expectations.

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Followers of Jesus ought to faithfully scatter the seed while entrusting the growth to God.

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The true family of God is made up of those who do the will of God.

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God uses ordinary people to spread the gospel to every place and for every race.

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Following tradition leads to death, while faith in Jesus leads to life.

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Instead of patching up the old way of life, Jesus came to provide a new one.

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Jesus desires to expose and heal every human heart.

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Jesus doesn't call us into short-lived enthusiasm, but into everlasting faith.

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The effects of Jesus's authoritative power cut deep and spread wide.

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The cost of following Jesus is steep, but the reward is invaluable.

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Jesus sympathizes with those who faithfully follow Him.

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Sinners can discover good news through the way of the Lord.

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Being first served by The Servant King leads you to serve for The Servant King.

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God delights in rescuing those far from Him.

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The path of spiritual maturity is long obedience in the same direction.

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For any community of God to find long-term health, accountability and timely action are non-negotiables.

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Lovers of God don't compromise holiness.

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Worshipful dedication to God's glory ultimately produces a life devoted to the service of God and others.

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Properly placed worship results in dedication to the glory of God through a joyful pursuit of self-denial.

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God has been and will always be committed to carrying out His purposes, which He accomplishes through the faithful followers who rise up from each generation.