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Good Coffee/Good Theology: How to Study the Bible

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Take a deeper dive with us in to the Bible! The Bible isn't as intuitive to study as you might think. Historical and literary contexts are not as obvious to the modern reader.

Servants and Friends

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In John 15, Jesus compares our relationship with God to a grapevine. When we are connected to Him and each other, we are set up to grow properly with the proper attention from the Gardener, our Father. Without pruning and cutting, we will be doomed to a sense of false productivity instead of bearing real fruit.

Fireside Chat: DXA Vision

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Andy and Heather Erickson are switching it up this week! They wanted to break it down for family talk about what God is saying to our family for this next season.

Decrease

When we draw people to ourselves, we are shortchanging them. John the Baptist modeled leadership and influence and what it should look like in the Kingdom of God: He drew people to himself so He could point them to Jesus. This is the lifestyle of decrease.

Vitality of the Holy Spirit

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We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to live out a supernatural life. This supernatural life is only possible through simple obedience to the voice of Holy Spirit. The Bible is clear: be baptized in the Holy Spirit and keep being baptized in the Holy Spirit. Steve Brannan is the State Director of Chi Alpha in Ohio.