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Sermon Recap

You Don't Have to Win the Argument to Defend Your Faith

Defending what you believe was never supposed to feel like a debate to win. This week at Lakewood Family Church, Dr. Vorce opened a new series on why, and how, we defend our faith without losing our gentleness in the process.

Jonathan Vorce
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Authentic Faith

Your Faith Was Never Meant to Need an Audience

It is possible to post about your prayer life and never actually pray. Here is what Jesus taught about the difference between faith that is seen and faith that is real.

Jonathan Vorce
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Peace & Anxiety

Your Worry Cannot Add One Day to Your Life

Worry has never once resolved the issue it was concerned about. Not once, for anyone, anywhere. Worry doesn’t solve problems; it only makes you exhausted while the problem remains unchanged in size.

Jonathan Vorce
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Sermon Recap

Just Sitting in Church Won't Save You.

This week at Lakewood Family Church, Dr. Vorce closed out the Sermon on the Mount with a hard truth: hearing the Word and doing the Word are not the same thing, and only one of them survives the storm.

Jonathan Vorce
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Church Leadership

Church Plant or Church Split?

Not every new gathering of believers is a move of the Holy Spirit. Here's how to tell a Spirit-led church plant from a split born of the flesh.

Jonathan Vorce
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Speak Life

The Words You Keep Saying Are Shaping Your Life

You probably do not realize how many times a day you prophesy over your own life just by what you say out loud. Here is what Scripture actually says about the words you keep repeating.

Jonathan Vorce
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Marriage & Family

Your Marriage Is Not Too Broken for God to Restore

Jonathan and Donna Vorce got divorced, then remarried each other. Here is what that taught them about what restoration actually costs, and why it was worth it.

Jonathan Vorce
Being There Isn't The Same As Being Present

Marriage & Family

Being There Isn't The Same As Being Present

You can be in the room and still be a thousand miles away. A reflection on what it actually means to give your family your presence, not just your proximity.

Jonathan Vorce
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Sermon Recap

"Judge Not, That Ye Be Not Judged" Probably Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means

That verse gets used as a conversation ender more than almost any other line in the Bible. Sunday's teaching from Matthew 7 shows there is far more to it than a shield against accountability.

Jonathan Vorce
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