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302. Seven Reasons to be Part of Community
Paul DeCelles
🔊 55:30 Paul DeCelles gave this talk in Corvallis after members of The Vine and the Branches community there had made a one-year underway commitment to the People of Praise. He gave a surprising and inspiring list of seven reasons to be part of community. He also spent time explaining the covenant and Ephesians 1.
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303. Following Jesus with Strength and Dignity
Dorothy Ranaghan
🔊 26:44 Dorothy Ranaghan gave this talk at a 1982 women’s retreat, explaining how to follow the Lord in strength and dignity together as sisters. She shared tips on repenting, being humble and laughing together.
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307. 1983 Review of Our Work
Paul DeCelles
🔊 47:28 Paul DeCelles gave this talk during a three-day series of special community meetings. He offered an overview of everything the People of Praise had done in the previous 18 months—the work of the divisions, expanding to different cities, acquiring the Greenlawn property, understanding and responding to the Lord’s prophetic word. He explained some…
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308. Friendship in Men’s Groups
Clem Walters
🔊 28:24 Clem Walters gave this talk about men’s groups to leaders of various communities associated with the People of Praise in 1983. He explained what they are, why we have them and what makes them work well. They are a major element of community life, the living cells or building blocks of the People…
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309. Coordinator Meetings: A How-to
Paul DeCelles
🔊 31:04 Speaking to the leaders of various communities associated with the People of Praise in 1983, Paul DeCelles described what unity among coordinators or leaders of a community looks like. He underlined the importance of the coordinators’ meeting and explained obstacles to a good meeting. He commented on the People of Praise’s approach to…
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311. Self-Image
Jeanne Decelles
🔊 48:28 Jeanne DeCelles gave this talk at a women’s leadership training event. She began with many Scripture passages having to do with self-image. She discussed some origins of poor self-image, such as self-love, envy, sloth, pride and sin. She equipped women in pastoral positions with ways to deal with poor self-image among the women…
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312. Domesticity
Jeanne Decelles
🔊 44:21 Jeanne DeCelles gave this talk at a women’s leadership training event on the value of making a home and creating a place where Christian life is lived out. She talked about the importance and value of hospitality, being woman of the house, serving and being a helper. This is Part 1 of a…
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319. Personal Prayer: Whatever the Cost
Paul DeCelles
🔊 39:27 In this talk, given at an area leaders’ retreat in Servant Branch, Paul DeCelles taught about how to love God with our whole heart, mind and strength. He explained the realities of the spiritual life and the stages of growth in prayer, which begin with an emotional connection and move to encountering the…
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327. The How and Why of Our Structure
Paul DeCelles
📄 11 pages This document is a transcription of a talk dating from 1986 or 1987. We have not found the recording from which this transcription was made. The first part of the talk is about being a community that is doing what God wants us to do. The second part of the talk is…
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328. Our Charter: Philippians 2:1-14
Paul DeCelles
🔊 26:08 Paul DeCelles gave this talk as part of the conclusion to a November, 1987, Servant Branch Pastoral Training Weekend. He said that the first part of Philippians 2 is a charter for the kind of people we should be. He then talked about the need to meditate on how Christ is in us…