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Month: April 2022

  • Avoid those Who Cause Division

    Note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. – Romans 16:17 – Parents watch out for what might harm their kids. Teachers are alert for fights on the playground. Churches must take note of false teachers, for they will harm God’s children and start fights among them. The unity of the church depends upon separation from “those...

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  • Partnering with Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley

    The Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry has partnered with the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, a Christian-based homeless shelter in Ohio. Their goal is to serve and glorify God through a Christ-centered outreach of love and compassion that responds to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the disadvantaged no matter who they are. This mission not only focused on transitioning clients back into...

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  • God Built us for Community

    We all need peace and healing because we all experience conflict and division. We want harmony but endure discord. We desire unity but suffer strife. We fight with friends, feud with family, and struggle with spouses—hurting and harming the very ones who should be our chief comforts and delights. Conflict and division are very real in the church today. That’s why we’ve written books that explore the themes of...

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  • Seeing Lives Transformed at Adult and Teen Challenge

    The Be United in Christ Outreach Ministry provides periodic funding to an international Christian-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation program focused on discipleship and transitioning clients back into the community to lead healthy, productive, Christ-centered lives. In this photo, students commit their lives to Christ during a baptism ceremony at a local river.

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  • The Greatest Reconciliation

    Though sin fractured and brought enmity into every good relationship in the universe, it pleased the Father to reconcile everything through the sacrificial death and resurrection of His Son. Though hostility existed in our relationship to God, Christ has “made peace through the blood of His cross” (Colossians 1:20 NASB). All who turn from their sin, trust in Christ, and submit to Him as...

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  • Forgiven People Forgive

    This week, we’re focusing on a theme central to the Easter story: forgiveness. Forgiven People Forgive The key to forgiveness is found in the phrase “even as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4: 32 NKJV). We receive forgiveness from God because Jesus Christ bore the punishment for sin in our place. We go free because Jesus paid the cost. This goes to the heart of what forgiveness...

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