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Strong spirits: truth!
We combat the lies best by knowing the truth, living in the truth, being filled with the truth.
Gary Schwerin
Besides serving as pastor at Caledonia Church, Gary Schwerin is the Spiritual Development Minister for the Rockford YMCA and Executive Director of Bridge Ministries of Rockford.
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Strong spirits: working together
We can neither be nor do what God intends if we stand alone.
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Strong spirits: standards
There are standards for being a follower of Jesus, but the point is not to simply try harder.
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Strong spirits: love and power
For someone you love very much: what would you want them to have?
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Strong spirits: ready to help
He knows what it is like. And he knows what to do about it.
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Strong spirits: mystery!
Do you like a good mystery?
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Strong spirits: one
If love for each other is the evidence we are followers of Jesus, I'm not sure many would conclude that we are.
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Strong spirits: summer grace
I don't deserve it. I can't do anything to achieve it.
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Strong spirits: the greatest gift
The greatest love is shown when a person gives up his life for his friends.
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Strong spirits: what makes us spiritually strong?
Following Jesus is impossible apart from the Holy Spirit.
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Strong spirits: knowing about, or knowing?
There is a difference between knowing about a person and actually knowing them.
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Strong spirits: a letter?
Suppose you loved someone dearly. If you couldn't get to them, how would they know that?
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Strong spirits: courage!
Encouragement simply means to put courage in.
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Strong spirits: life
After the sleep of winter, life jumps out at us everywhere.
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Strong spirits: rest
Life itself is poised to wear us out unless we learn the benefit of rest.
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Strong spirits: questions?
God likes our open, honest questions.
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Strong spirits: so what?
The story of Easter is a story that continues to grow every day.
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Strong spirits: what happened at Easter?
Don't miss out on the very best of Easter.
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Strong spirits: cheering or jeering?
Jesus was not looking for fame. He had a higher goal.
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Strong spirits: who gets in?
Has anything gotten in the way?
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Strong spirits: greatest?
Want to have influence for good? There's a surprise trick to it.
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Strong spirits: belief or unbelief?
Maybe a little of both?
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Strong spirits: who are you?
If your best friends were asked to describe you, what would they say? What would your enemies say?
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Strong spirits: talk to God?
Talking to God is a great thing, but even better, he talks to us, too.
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Strong spirits: you think what?
On what do you base your decisions...really?