March 31, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Our place in God’s family is secured because of our relationships, not because of our performance....
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March 30, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Feeling anger in the face of injustice or evil is a totally appropriate response. Even Jesus felt anger. But our anger isn’t always justified....
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March 29, 2016
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The Connect Devotional, Weekly Music Notes
They stuff their frustration and pocket their pain so that everyone around them can focus on the crisis. But this comes at a great cost to their souls....
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March 28, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
There’s a story behind every self-righteous person’s arrogance....
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March 25, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Jesus the son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found....
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March 24, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
The younger son comes up with a plan for how he can influence his reception when he arrives back at his father’s house....
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March 23, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Caught up in our own sin or our own busyness or drama, we need something to jar us out of our pattern of behavior....
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March 22, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
If you’ve ever watched VH-1’s “Behind the Music” you know where this story is going....
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March 21, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
What do you think are the consequences of ignoring the ways our worst nature strains at its leash?...
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March 18, 2016
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The Connect Devotional, Weekly Music Notes
Jesus continues to attract people to himself for different reasons....
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March 17, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
We have to clarify what’s most essential and cling to it...
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March 16, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
When we think and talk about breaking through barriers, we must remain centered on Jesus....
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March 15, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Not everyone’s happy about Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem....
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March 14, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Even when things in our lives are difficult, there’s a part of us that continues burn with excitement for Jesus....
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March 11, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Our decisions to tear down dividing walls in Jesus’ name will impact the generations that follow us....
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March 10, 2016
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The Connect Devotional, Weekly Music Notes
Barnabas' first response to the breakthrough was celebration....
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March 9, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Why did the church in Jerusalem send Barnabas to Antioch?...
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March 8, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
There’s something about the experience of being an outsider that prepares you to connect with other outsiders, even if they’re different from you....
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March 7, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Something had to change. And something did change....
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March 4, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
How ready are you to listen to those who come from outside your circle of relationships?
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March 3, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
In our efforts to break through barriers, we often stop short of this step of radical humility....
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March 2, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
If we encounter complicated power dynamics when interacting with our bosses and our in-laws, how much more will we encounter them when attempting to cross economic and ethnic divides?...
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March 1, 2016
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The Connect Devotional
Power dynamics often come into play when breaking through the walls that divide us....
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