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Published: June 22, 2015, 3:50 p.m.

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We lead PEOPLE into a new life of FREEDOM in JESUS.

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\\u2026Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 (KJV)\\xa0

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Value # 1 - We Keep Jesus the Main Thing\\xa0

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Value # 2 - We Live for the Other Person\\u2019s Good

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Value #3 \\u2013 We Add Value to the World Around us

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Let me tell you why you are here. You\\u2019re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? Matthew 5:13 (MSG)

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\\u2026Here\\u2019s another way to put it: You\\u2019re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We\\u2019re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.\\xa0\\xa0Matthew 5:14 (MSG)

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If I make you light-bearers, you don\\u2019t think I\\u2019m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I\\u2019m putting you on a light stand. Now that I\\u2019ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand\\u2014shine!\\xa0\\xa0Matthew 5:15 (MSG)

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Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you\\u2019ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.\\xa0\\xa0Matthew 5:16 (MSG)

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\\u2026Let\\u2019s not just talk about love; let\\u2019s practice real love. This is the only way we\\u2019ll know we\\u2019re living truly, living in God\\u2019s reality.\\xa01 John 3:18 (MSG)

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1.\\xa0\\xa0We SERVE

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For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don\\u2019t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.\\xa0Galatians 5:13 (NLT)

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Serving is simply when you intentionally focus your energy on meeting someone else\\u2019s need.

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\\u2026Don\\u2019t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Romans 12:3 (NLT)\\xa0\\xa0

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Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ\\u2019s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.\\xa0\\xa0In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.\\xa0\\xa0Romans 12:4-6 (NLT)

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So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.\\xa0\\xa0If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.\\xa0\\xa0If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. Romans 12:6-8 (NLT)

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Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.\\xa0 If the foot says, \\u201cI am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,\\u201d that does not make it any less a part of the body.\\xa0 1 Corinthians 12:14-15 (NLT)

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And if the ear says, \\u201cI am not part of the body because I am not an eye,\\u201d would that make it any less a part of the body?\\xa0\\xa0If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?\\xa0\\xa01 Corinthians 12:16-17 (NLT)

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But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.\\xa0\\xa0How strange a body would be if it had only one part!\\xa0\\xa0Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.\\xa0 1 Corinthians 12:18-20 (NLT)

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The eye can never say to the hand, \\u201cI don\\u2019t need you.\\u201d The head can\\u2019t say to the feet, \\u201cI don\\u2019t need you.\\u201d\\xa0\\xa0In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.\\xa0\\xa01 Corinthians 12:21-22 (NLT)

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When the body is WORKING properly, the body can do more WORK.

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\\u2026Among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.\\xa0\\xa0For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.\\u201d Matthew 20:26-28 (NLT)

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2.\\xa0\\xa0We are Radically GENEROUS

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Remember this\\u2014a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.\\xa0 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT)

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You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don\\u2019t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. \\u201cFor God loves a person who gives cheerfully.\\u201d\\xa0 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NLT)

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And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)

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The hallmark of Christianity is radical generosity.

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All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 (NLT)

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When we are generous with our EXCESS, we will always have an excess to GIVE.

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3.\\xa0\\xa0We are LIFE-GIVING

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Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.\\xa0\\xa0Let your conversation be always full of grace,\\xa0seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:5-6 (NIV)

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The greatest way we can breathe life into a situation is to SPEAK life.

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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29(NIV)

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The hard conversation you need to have could be the most life-giving thing you could ever say.

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Are we wind at their back or wind in their face?

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4.\\xa0\\xa0We Leave it BETTER Than We Found It

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So be careful how you live. Don\\u2019t live like fools, but like those who are wise.\\xa0\\xa0Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.\\xa0 Ephesians 5:15-16 (NLT)

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Don\\u2019t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Ephesians 5:17 (NLT)

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I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. John 13:15 (NLT)

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Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.\\xa0\\xa0You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world\\u2026following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God\\u2019s anger, just like everyone else.\\xa0 Ephesians 2:1-3 (NLT)\\xa0

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But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God\\u2019s grace that you have been saved!)\\xa0 Ephesians 2:4-5 (NLT)

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For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.\\xa0\\xa0So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0Ephesians 2:6-7 (NLT)

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God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can\\u2019t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.\\xa0\\xa0Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.\\xa0\\xa0For we are God\\u2019s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:8-11 (NLT)

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