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To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Over two thousand years ago Jesus was born in a small country in the Middle East. That birth became the turning point between BC and AD. But another child was born first, a forerunner of Jesus, whose name was John.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The words of Jesus penetrate us to our very core. In this message, well hear Him speak on our motivations, as recorded in Matthew chapter six. If you want to run lifes race ablaze with light, you need the piercing words of Christ.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Good deeds can be seen, but motivations cant. Why we do what we do is a key focus of Christs teaching in Matthew six. Here we experience radical surgery as our motives are dissected. In this message, we go to the clinic to get Christs diagnosis.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 To stop eating for a time has known health benefits. But for the Christian, it also has great spiritual benefits. You dont hear much about fasting in a fast-food culture. Lets learn more about the why and how of fasting, as Jesus taught in Matthew chapter six.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Most of us really like to eat. But there are times in a Christians life when eating should be the last thing on the agenda. In this message we set aside a big meal and remind ourselves about Christs teaching on the benefits of fasting.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In the Lords Prayer, Jesus showed us how to pray. In this message, we continue our look at the depth and breadth of meaning found in these sacred words. How should each of us approach God with our petitions?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In the race of life, success with God depends on time spent with Him in secrettime given to the discipline of prayer. For many, prayer is mysterious, especially private prayer. Lets learn what secret praying is all about.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Money can be our idol, and we can be its worshippers. God wants to break the stranglehold money has on our hearts, and the key is giving in secret. In this message we will learn to find the right motives and methods to do just that.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 With God, we can safely entrust any secret. In fact, there are four secrets He wants us to share with Him. When we do, well experience some life-changing results. Lets find out what those four secrets are.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Waiting for Godit goes against our instincts. But waiting for His timing guarantees that things happen at the right time. Waiting for God means investing time every day in prayer: seeking His face and seeking His direction. In this message we discover how David learned to wait.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Patience is only developed when that patience is tried. Whether its long grocery lines or long waits for answered prayer, God uses these unplanned waits to mold our characters.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its the height of folly to think we can hide our sins from God. Thats what David wrote about in Psalm 32. Caught red-handed in great sin, David came clean before God and man. What does it take to be fully forgiven by the God who sees everything we do?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Deep down, everyone knows they fall short of moral perfection. Sin has both immediate and long-term consequences, and only being fully forgiven removes the sense of condemnation that wrongdoers feel.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Though named as King, David was pursued by a jealous King Saul for ten long years. Still, he could say of God, You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Can you face trials with that kind of confidence? Here are more lessons from Psalm 23.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When God chose to communicate how He cares for His own, He gave the picture of a shepherd tending his flock. Shepherds do more than guide their sheep to food and water. They take a personal interest in every lamb. Today, we learn all about the Great Shepherd.