August 31, 2017
| Tags: Suffering, counseling, trials, friendship, counseling in the church
When Hurting People Don't Need Words: Part One
Editors note: Sheree is married to our Senior Pastor, Benny, and has been involved in caring for hurting people for over 40 years. She also has 7 kids who have needed care through many personal and family struggles. 4 years ago she decided to get some counseling training from CCEF (Christian Counseling and Education Foundatio...
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August 31, 2017
| Tags: Suffering, counseling, trials, friendship, counseling in the church, helping hurting people, same-sex attraction
When Hurting People Don't Need Words: Button Two
Last Friday I talked about how caring for a suffering person makes the discerning person aware of how their pain results in pain in us. Even as we want to lovingly minister to others, we are affected by their suffering and often don't realize the urge to quickly talk is partly motivated by the urge to dispel the growing pai...
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August 24, 2017
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Friendship: Caring for One Another
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When People Who are Hurting Need Questions: Button Three
Editor's Note: This is part three of a series on how to care for suffering people. If you haven't yet read the first two parts I encourage you to do so before reading this post.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Grace, a woman who I had just met the day before, was describing through tears the horror of stand...
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July 29, 2015
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Christian Living
| Tags: friendship, Living in community, Loving others, counseling
Cory ran onto the court beaming from ear to ear. It was his moment. He knew he was the least valuable player but his team was up by a lot and it didn't seem he minded only going in when his mistakes wouldn't result in a a loss. He was more interested in winning than in playing, because even though he hadn't scored a single point all season the guys still welcomed him into ...
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March 3, 2015
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Gospel Substitutes
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Part 5 of our "Gospel Substitutes" series focuses on Socialism. Is sanctification the goal of our relationships and friendships? If not, there is a danger that we are succumbing to the temptation of a gospel substitute. ...
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February 4, 2015
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Musings of a Pastor's Wife
| Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, relationships, unplugged, friendship, technology, communication, bitterness, miscommunication
Sheree Phillips writes about relationships and the potential for misunderstanding. Like texting with a smart phone, miscommunication is inevitable. But relationships are worth the potential for misunderstanding....
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January 27, 2015
by Bob Putman
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Sermon Review
| Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Orlando Church, sermon review, sermon, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, unplugged, series, social media, Friending, friendship, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, technology, Black Mirror, David and Jonathan
Bob reviews Joey's sermon from this past Sunday, "Friendship in the Age of Friending." It's the latest in our series entitled "Unplugged: Peace in the Digital Age." Joey explored what it means to have true, biblical friendships and fellowship in the age of artificial connections. ...
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