Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

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Bible, Discipleship, NT, Outreach

Why You Should Rethink Your Excuses About Serving

Simple acts of service can have a lasting impact if we would only embrace them wholeheartedly. And they’re so worth it! Serving Christ brings about a closeness to Him that doesn’t come from being the Sunday spectator. Serving brings a fulfilment into your spiritual life that sleeping in or watching Netflicks will never give you!

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Bible, Discipleship, Leadership, NT

3 Principles To Help You Grow Through Conflict

There’s a lot of pain in this world. We all experience it, and conflict is a big part of it. Thankfully, for those of us who have given our lives to Christ, we’re not alone. He is walking with us through every season, through all the pain, through every conflict, writing us into His unique Gospel story.

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Bible, Books, Discipleship, NT

How To Embrace Tests of Faith Instead of the Approval of Others

We can persevere through those unhealthy and unhelpful thoughts and feelings, moving into a place of deeper belonging. We can make a choice to rest in God’s love, poured out through Jesus, who becomes our source of value and identity. And in Him, we receive a maturity that we might not otherwise have known.

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Bible, Discipleship, NT, OT

How To Remain Faithful When You’re Suffering

What sorrow has come to pass in your life? Are you feeling like your life is spinning out of control? Do you feel like falling to the ground and weeping? If so, that’s okay, fall and weep. In your weeping, lean into Him. You will find the strength to remain faithful and endure your suffering.

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Bible, Discipleship, Leadership, NT

How To Slow Down Enough To Be Quick To Listen

As an extrovert, I have to really try to “be quick to listen, slow to speak”. (James 1:19-21) Perhaps you’re an extrovert as well, and can relate? We spend so much time giving our opinions or telling some story that we think people need to hear. We often miss so many important pieces of information from the people we’re interacting with. The struggle is real!

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