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Here’s another powerful video story from Grace Church in Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Way to live THE Cause!

Nena Harvath – Livin’ the Cause from Troy Hillstrom on Vimeo.

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What if? What if the Lake of Fire was just outside of Cleveland? What if people went there before they died and not after? What if we could get in a car and drive to Ohio to witness the suffering of the lost firsthand? What if everyone who hadn’t believed in Jesus by the age [...]

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1. “I’m too busy!” (Jesus had a packed ministry schedule but he made time to pray.)
2. “I don’t know how to do it right.” (How about just try talking to God like you would a friend?)
3. “It doesn’t work anyway.” (That’s not how Jesus or the early church treated it.)
4. “Prayer [...]

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Whether it be before thousands of teenagers at a Dare 2 Share conference or hundreds of people in a church I struggle and battle nerves when it comes to preaching the Word of God. When I tell people that many of them look surprised. Maybe because I preach with intensity and passion it comes off [...]

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I want to leap ahead with giant strides but instead I fail forward more often than I would like to admit. God has a way of turning my swagger into a stagger again and again. His goal is not to destroy me but to remind me. He relentlessly jolts me with the reality that the [...]

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Let’s play a word association game. When I use the word “evangelism” what comes to mind?
-A bullhorn?
-A “Repent” sign?
-A pointed index finger (resulting in a flipped up middle finger)?
Too often, too many of us have negative views of the word evangelism. Sadly, the 2,000 year old practice of evangelism has 2,000 years worth of baggage [...]

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Two decades ago my former theology professor, Jonathan Smith, and I launched what would become Dare 2 Share Ministries. Although I was a church planter at the time I had the youth ministry itch. Having graduated from Colorado Christian University with a degree in youth ministry I wanted to do something to deeply impact teenagers [...]

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1. “It’s the pastor’s job, not mine.” (According to Ephesians 4:11,12 his job is to equip you to do the work.)
2. “I don’t know what to say.” (There are plenty of resources out there to help you!)
3. “I just live the gospel with my life.” (Good, now open your mouth and declare the [...]

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“Look, I am coming soon!” Revelation 22:7
The Mayans predicted it. Conspiracy theorists have confirmed it. Hollywood even made a movie about it. Could the next twelve months culminate in the end of the world as we know it?
Think about it from the Christian perspective. We’ve never been closer to the technology necessary [...]

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Hmm. Let’s see…
“Satan” is only a word scramble away from “Santa.” And, come to think about it, they both have a fashion bent toward red and sport facial hair (one a goatee and the other a beard!) Yes! It’s all coming clear now! Elves and demons both have pointy Spock-like ears and they are pint-sized [...]

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