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The Super Bowl and Crowd Noise

(Excerpt from THE LONGEST GAME: WINNING IN LIFE by Pastor Adam Burt - available HERE) “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I...

New Day

One of the things we do on New Year’s Day is to make all kinds of New Year’s resolutions that we will put into practice for the New Year. It could be physical, watching your intake of food, starting an exercise class, or possibly spending more time with family. All of...

A Recipe for Joy

Joy is the birthright of every child of God!! I will always remember the pure joy that filled me the day I prayed a simple prayer of faith. It was the day I received Jesus as my Lord and my Savior. It was the day I was born again, and pure joy filled my soul like...
Olympic Gold

Olympic Gold

“so that the tested genuineness of your faith - more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus...

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Excellence is Attractive

Excellence is Attractive

For years I worked a waitress and a bartender.  I so enjoyed my work because I love people and take delight in serving others. I found doing it with a spirit of excellence to be the most rewarding...

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Living in True Community

Living in True Community

Three years ago I arrived in New Jersey not knowing a single person, not having a home for myself and my children. This was a particularly difficult season in my life, and I was desperate for the...

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Do Not Go It Alone – Matt Forte

Do Not Go It Alone – Matt Forte

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 Our couples’ Bible study has been really great this year. We have a lot of men from our team come with their wives each week...

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How Do We Simplify

How Do We Simplify

By Tamela Davis 2016 was a chaotic year for our family. We relocated into our 4th house in four years, moved to Cleveland to start a new job with our second NFL team, welcomed a baby girl, making us...

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Wait and See

Wait and See

I was raised in a different kind of family. I am African American, and so are my Mother and Father. But I was raised by my Stepfather who is Caucasian. I believe that having a white Stepfather had...

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You Can Never Outrun God

You Can Never Outrun God

“Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” Psalms 139:7 Most if not all of us have experienced the horror of losing our cell phone at some point and if you...

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Gratitude That Lasts – Demario Davis

Gratitude That Lasts – Demario Davis

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” — Philippians 4:6 Before we go to God to ask Him for anything, we...

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A Word on the Last Vegas Shooting

A Word on the Last Vegas Shooting

By Pastor Bryan Scott The reality of the evil of this world is overwhelming for us as adults. For a child, the horrors are too much for them to bear. But the gravity of the largest mass killing in...

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Love Thy Neighbor by Demario Davis

Love Thy Neighbor by Demario Davis

Over the last year and a half, racial tensions have grown significantly in our country. I don’t know why that is. Racial tension has always existed in our world, but lately the flame has been...

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Cleansing Stream Testimony

Cleansing Stream Testimony

By Viola Castelli Cleansing Stream helped me to know that God knows my pain, my suffering, my sorrow, my joy. I know that He has been with me through every step of my life. Proverbs 3:5-6 says...

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Crazy Faith

Crazy Faith

Trust can be a terrifying idea. To put your life, your heart, your future, your finances in the hands of another can leave you feeling vulnerable and exposed. To illustrate, let me share the story...

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Establishing Great Relationships

Establishing Great Relationships

By Marian Amo “Great Relationships take work”. That’s what I hear from every married couple, ministry leaders, and business executives. It’s what I tell countless people as well when they inquire...

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Blog by Kim Frias

Blog by Kim Frias

There are times of trial in your life when you cry out to God from the heat of your very tired and anguished heart - for your family, for your own state, for those things that mean the most to you,...

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Called to More

Called to More

When I came to Every Nation Church as a young man, I was inspired by what I saw. I saw men from all walks of life - corporate america, blue collar, teachers & educators, etc, and they were all...

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Cleansed. Renewed. Refreshed.

Cleansed. Renewed. Refreshed.

Natanya van Heerden Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God...

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The Power of an Invitation

The Power of an Invitation

Invitations are unbelievably powerful and at times life altering. I remember one invitation that impacted my life. On April 13, 1996, Boston Bruins power forward Rick Tocchet asked me if I "wanted...

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READY… SET … GROW

READY… SET … GROW

Do you believe God created you to do something great with your life? We do. But to walk in the fullness of all God has for you; we have to be determined to grow. Jesus said of John the Baptist, “Of...

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