Combatting Complacency So I Press On Toward All God Has For Me

The Oxford dictionary defines “complacent” as “showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.” When I reflect on my spiritual life, that is, my walk with God, it is easy to become complacent. It is easy to become “uncritical” and settle for a certain level of progress in my life. Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher,…

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Whom Will You Serve?

Whom Will You Serve? There are many things trying to pull our attention at any given moment! Working out, reading, our careers, household chores, sports, Netflix, social media – all of these things, and many more, can be a dual edged sword. There is a fine line between simply doing or enjoying something, and becoming…

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Whom Will You Serve?

Whom Will You Serve? Newbreak’s Sermon Study Guide is an in-house resource that serves sermon-based Life Groups and/or individuals who want to reflect further on how the message contributes to their spiritual formation. In this week’s study, we talk about serving and how we all–whether aware of it or not–are serving someone. How do we…

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Full On

Full On Newbreak’s Sermon Study Guide is an in-house resource that serves sermon-based Life Groups and/or individuals who want to reflect further on how the message contributes to their spiritual formation. In this week’s study, we talk about what it looks like to live “wholeheartedly” for God. The question we want to ask ourselves is:…

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Full On

Full-On Our social media obsessed society makes it easy to think that becoming a follower of somebody is as easy as the click of a button, a double tap on a picture, and catching their latest stories. In actuality, however, those things simply make us fans. Which then leads to a question: are we followers…

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Bearing His Name Well

Bearing His Name Well Newbreak’s Sermon Study Guide is an in-house resource that serves sermon-based Life Groups and/or individuals who want to reflect further on how the message contributes to their spiritual formation. In this week’s study, we talk about what it means to “bear the Lord’s name,” or represent His character, taking note of…

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Bearing His Name Well

Bearing His Name Well As a society, we tend to be incredibly interested in what people represent or are ambassadors for. Your favorite social media influencers have talked about that new healthy shake for so long that you just have to get some for yourself. Your favorite athlete only wears one brand of shoes or…

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What Gave the Israelites the Right to “Invade” Canaan?

The whole world has been watching in horror as Russia invades Ukraine. Whether it be the mass refugee crisis or the heart-wrenching loss of innocent civilian life, it all is so deplorable. We don’t endorse these kinds of travesties, and we are rooting for there to be a swift resolution to such conflict.  Yet, the…

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Asking for Direction

Asking for Direction Newbreak’s Sermon Study Guide is an in-house resource that serves sermon-based Life Groups and/or individuals who want to reflect further on how the message contributes to their spiritual formation. In this week’s study, we talk about the importance of including God in the details of our life, leading us to gather guidance…

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Asking For Direction

Asking for Direction Have you ever been on a road trip and engaged the cruise control on your vehicle, and then simply took your hands off of the wheel and allowed the car to take over? Now, if you don’t own a car with an autopilot feature, your answer is most likely a loud and…

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