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The Teacher is the Scariest Gift by Shane Callicutt • January 24, 2023 • 8 min read • 1

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. - James 3:1 This verse should be cause for pause to anyone who thinks the…

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The Spiritual Impact of Music, Part II by Shane Callicutt • January 15, 2023 • 5 min read • 1

This is part two of the Spiritual Impact of Music. Read part one first for the whole picture. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one…

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Beware of Hypocrisy by Shane Callicutt • January 12, 2023 • 7 min read • 0

"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be…

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What Are You Chasing? by Shane Callicutt • January 10, 2023 • 8 min read • 0

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then…

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The Spiritual Impact of Music, Part I by Shane Callicutt • January 3, 2023 • 9 min read • 0

I've served the LORD in the role of worship pastor since 2001. That role isn't one expressly spelled out in the New Testament. In fact, apart from Paul's mentions of psalms, hymns, and spiritual…

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Don’t Quench the Spirit, II by Shane Callicutt • December 21, 2022 • 5 min read • 0

Do not quench the Spirit. - 1 Thessalonians 5:19 There's a side of quenching the Spirit that was not addressed in my first post. In that post, I primarily wrote on the corporate aspect of quenching…

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Foundations by Shane Callicutt • December 15, 2022 • 3 min read • 1

I am excited to let you all in on something I've been working on for over a year. Maybe three years ago, the idea to write a longer format Bible study popped into my head. I didn't really have much…

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What Should Our Worship Gatherings Look Like? by Shane Callicutt • December 5, 2022 • 2 min read • 0

Friends, I've done my best to root this whole teaching in the Word. Outside of 1 Corinthians 14, the New Testament is somewhat quiet about the structure of our worship gatherings. What I've done here…

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Don’t Quench the Spirit by Shane Callicutt • December 1, 2022 • 7 min read • 1

Do not quench the Spirit. - 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Such a small verse with considerable implications. Opinions abound over how we do this. I've been leading worship in churches since 2001. Here's a…

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Troubles Won’t Last Always by Shane Callicutt • November 22, 2022 • 3 min read • 2

Lately, I've been candid in my teachings and sermons that the last year or more has been the most challenging season of my adult life. I cannot remember a time where I've been more deeply affected…

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