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Why Faith Without Fruit Is a Dangerous Illusion

Michael Martin / March 9, 2026

Why Faith Without Fruit Is a Dangerous Illusion There is something unsettling about an orchard that never bears fruit. From […]

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Guard the Flame: 10 Biblical Commands for Spiritual Leadership in the Home

Michael Martin / February 23, 2026

Guard the Flame: 10 Biblical Commands for Spiritual Leadership in the Home Spiritual leadership in the home Family discipleship, Christian

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Money as Tool, Not Throne: A Biblical Framework for Wealth

Michael Martin / February 23, 2026

Money as Tool, Not Throne: A Biblical Framework for Wealth biblical view of money Is money evil? What does the

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Trained by Love: Why God Exposes What We Won’t Discipline

Michael Martin / February 2, 2026

The Ache and the Avoidance (Sermon-Anchored) Recently, a message on YouTube titled “What You Refuse To Discipline God Will Expose”

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Why Your Prayers Feel Heavy: Order Precedes Blessing

Michael Martin / January 19, 2026

Why Your Prayers Feel Heavy: Order Precedes Blessing There’s a kind of silence that doesn’t mean God is distant.It means

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Why Your Soul Can Stop Hustling: Psalm 23 for Modern Rest

Michael Martin / January 19, 2026

The Shepherd Who Lacks Nothing There is a tiredness that sleep does not fix. It lives deeper than the body

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Jehovah Jireh: Where Surrender Meets Supply

Michael Martin / January 12, 2026

Jehovah Jireh: Where Surrender Meets Supply Inspired by the Sermon:“On the Mount of the LORD It Will Be Provided”Delivered

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Well Done Beats Well Intended

Michael Martin / January 12, 2026

There’s a quiet that looks holy but isn’t. It’s the quiet of postponed obedience. The stillness of plans never executed.

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The Blessing We Want Lives on the Altar We Avoid

Michael Martin / January 5, 2026

Sermon “Blessing Without Repentance” A Question God Refuses to Answer Delivered: January 4, 2026 · Watch on YouTube We often

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Saved Into Something: Why Grace Enlists You

Michael Martin / January 5, 2026

Salvation is not spiritual retirement. In Christ, grace rescues and then reassigns. Here’s why the rescued become responsible, and how

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Why Faith Without Fruit Is a Dangerous Illusion

Guard the Flame: 10 Biblical Commands for Spiritual Leadership in the Home

Money as Tool, Not Throne: A Biblical Framework for Wealth

Trained by Love: Why God Exposes What We Won’t Discipline

Why Your Prayers Feel Heavy: Order Precedes Blessing

Why Your Soul Can Stop Hustling: Psalm 23 for Modern Rest

Jehovah Jireh: Where Surrender Meets Supply

Well Done Beats Well Intended

The Blessing We Want Lives on the Altar We Avoid

Saved Into Something: Why Grace Enlists You

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