October 3, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When we participate in the bigger gospel story, we learn how to be close to people even when they're out of sight. Our bonds don't get broken by time or distance. We're freed from the temptation to hoard people like possessions....
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October 2, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Chatham Church is full of men and women who serve week in and week out, at times at great personal cost. As we read about Epaphroditus and ask "Do we know people like him?" our answer is a resounding "Yes!"...
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October 1, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
In Jesus Christ, you are secure even when you're not safe. Your value is secure, so you can take risks. Your relationships are secure, so you can speak the truth to power. Your eternal destiny is secure, so you can sacrifice your temporary comfort and safety....
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September 30, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
The gospel story is a relationship generator. It brings people together across class and ethnic lines, across gender barriers and political divides, even across generation gaps....
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September 29, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When God gives us new life in Christ, he doesn't just shape our actions, he also shaped our motives. He does this because God cares about who we're becoming, not just about what we're doing....
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September 26, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Where in the sky has the Lord placed you? Where is the Lord calling you to shine?...
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September 25, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
When we become followers of Christ, we become children of God. And there are certain behaviors that just are not tolerated in God's family. Paul is helping his friends to see this so they don't get led astray, confusing maturity with grumpiness....
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September 24, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Grumbling and arguing reveal what's really going on inside of us. They're red flags, warning lights. They reveal that our process of working out our salvation is going astray. Something has hijacked our working our of our salvation....
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September 23, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
God is the primary actor. And all of the important things that happen as you work out your salvation happen in the light of the larger work that God's doing in and around you....
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September 22, 2014
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The Connect Devotional
Christ goes before us and above us and beneath us and beside us. Our fear and trembling come from doing our work in front of our Master....
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