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SPEAK: Five Questions That Open Hearts and Change Lives

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Mark Cole

Based on an acronym by Rick Warren One of the greatest gifts we can offer people is not a speech, a sermon, or even a solution—it’s a meaningful conversation. Jesus changed lives not only through teaching, but through questions. Rick … Continue reading →

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Saved by Believing and Declaring

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Mark Cole

Romans 10:9–10 is one of the clearest and most powerful explanations of salvation in all of Scripture: “If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be … Continue reading →

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The Silent Sermon of Creation

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Mark Cole

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.The skies display His craftsmanship.Day after day they continue to speak;night after night they make Him known.They speak without a sound or word;their voice is never heard.Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,and … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth in Love

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Mark Cole

“Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.” — Ephesians 4:15 (NLT) One of Paul’s greatest themes in his letters is the … Continue reading →

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Amos: Wake-Up Call from a Farmer

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Mark Cole

The book of Amos is only nine chapters long, but it delivers one of the most jarring wake-up calls in all of Scripture—and it came from an unlikely source: a farmer. Amos wasn’t a prophet by training. He was a … Continue reading →

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Following Jesus: Daily Surrender, Eternal Gain

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Mark Cole

“If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me.If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it.But if you give up … Continue reading →

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