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February 9, 2025
Dave Ferguson and Multiplying Groups
When you walk into Community Christian Church (CCC) in Naperville, Illinois, it feels like you’ve stepped into a living, breathing community where everyone is seen, known, and loved. Founded by Dave Ferguson and his brother Jon, CCC exemplifies the transformative power of doubling groups—a principle that has not only grown the church but changed countless […]
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February 8, 2025
C.S. Lewis — a Romans 8.28 Life
C.S. Lewis’s life and writings offer profound insights into how grief and suffering can lead to spiritual growth and understanding. One of the most powerful and personal illustrations of this transformation is found in his experience following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. This tragic event, which thrust Lewis into deep mourning, […]
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February 7, 2025
Pray About What You Read About
When we talk with God, God ought to do most of the talking. This would be true any time a greater person is in conversation with a lesser person. Think of how a child listens to a parent, or a student listens to a teacher. The greater person—the one with more wisdom, authority, or experience—naturally […]
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February 6, 2025
Alister McGrath — 28 Atheists who believed
Alister McGrath is a theologian, scientist, and prolific author whose journey from atheism to Christianity exemplifies the intellectual compatibility of science and faith. A former atheist, McGrath initially dismissed religion as irrelevant and irrational. However, his exploration of life’s deeper questions led him to embrace Christianity, not as a retreat from reason but as its […]
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February 5, 2025
Finishing our Course with Joy
Discover Joy and Purpose in Your Later Years with the Finishing the Course with Joy Bible Study Do you long to make the most of your later years, growing in faith and purpose as you draw closer to God? Based on J.I. Packer’s powerful book Finishing the Course with Joy, this Bible study is a […]
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February 3, 2025
Using technology to enhance connection in your group
A simple text group has done more to enhance the connection in my church than anything I know. Just this morning there was a prayer request… I won’t go into the details… and many responses and promises to pray. A thousand touches like this—made possible through technology—make our church closer than it has ever been. […]
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February 2, 2025
Greg Laurie — a Romans 8.28 Life
The tragic death of Greg Laurie’s son, Christopher, in a car accident in 2008 serves as a powerful illustration of Romans 8:28, a verse that reassures believers that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Greg Laurie, a prominent pastor and […]
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February 1, 2025
Prayer Made Simple
Prayer is a universal human experience, transcending cultures, religions, and personal beliefs. It’s our innate way of reaching out to something greater than ourselves. Remarkably, prayer is so integral to human life that more people engage in it daily than in some of the most fundamental human activities. According to a 1992 Newsweek article, more […]
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January 31, 2025
To Stream or Not to Stream?
No doubt the biggest way technology has influenced worship is not so much about what happens inside the worship center, but how churches stream their worship services to the world. Streaming worship services has become a widespread practice, especially in recent years as churches have embraced technology to connect with their congregations beyond physical walls. […]
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January 30, 2025
David Platt and the Multiplying Groups Movement
David Platt is one of many who have been captivated by the vision for multiplying groups set forth by Dawson Trotman: One of the most influential things I have ever read is a little booklet called “Born to Reproduce” by Dawson Trotman. As a college student, I walked into a Christian bookstore, and a man […]
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