At The Movies, Part 1: Remember the Titans

Published: July 10, 2009, 2:49 a.m.

Things that separate us from God

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\xfc Neglect.

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(Psalm 106:13-14)\xa0 \u201cBut they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.\xa0 In the desert they gave in to their craving.\u201d

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\xfc Disappointment.

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(Psalm 10:1)\xa0 \u201cWhy, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?\u201d

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\xfc Sin.

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(Isaiah 59:2)\xa0 \u201cBut your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.\u201d

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(Ephesians 2:13-14)\xa0 \u201cBut now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.\xa0 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.\u201d

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Jesus is the bridge between us and God.

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(1 Timothy 2:5 (Living Bible)\xa0 \u201cGod longs for all to be saved and to understand this truth:\xa0 That God is on one side and all the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus, himself man, is between them together, by giving his life for all mankind.\u201d

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(1 Peter 3:18) \u201cFor Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.\u201d

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(John 14:6)\xa0 Jesus answered, \u201cI am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d

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What\u2019s it going to take to bring you and God together?

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(2 Corinthians 6:2)\xa0 \u201cI tell you, now is the time of God\u2019s favor, now is the day of salvation.\u201d

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