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" When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer. "
Tony Evans
Prayer
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" Government is not a human institution. It is a divine institution that humans are to run on His behalf. When they create their own rules, then they become against the creator and what He intended for government to do. "
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" If the church adopts a school, and the school has kids, and the kids have parents, well, then you've reconnected the hub of a community, because you've brought together its three most fundamental institutions - church, schools, and family. "
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" In Scripture, a name often connotes purpose, authority, makeup, and character. In fact, a person's name is frequently seen as an equivalent of that person. "
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" If you or the devil or anyone else could remove you from Christ's hand, then that entity would be greater than Christ, and the eternal life He gave you would not be eternal at all. That's an impossible equation. "
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" When families break down, you have a lot of repercussion from that, from poverty to crime to lack of discipline. "
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" Ladies, you do not have to submit yourself to any man abusing you. "
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" The cross is to be our point of reference for every area of our lives all the time. "
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" Gone must be the days of only pointing fingers at others to fix what they may never fix. Our nation's ills are not merely the result of corruption or racism, although these are evil. Our troubles can also be traced directly to ineffective Christians. "
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" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "
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