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Hebrews: Better, Believe, Beware

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2024
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John Pierce, MD shares from Hebrews 12:7-17 about the three themes of Better, Believe and Beware.

Contentment

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2024
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Bert Jones shares about how contentment is not something earned but learned when you are satisfied with what has been provided to you.

How To Be Successful From God’s Perspective

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2024
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David Stevens, MD shares about the seven attributes you need to be successful from God’s perspective.

Flying in Enemy Territory

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 28, 2024
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about winning the battle to overcome temptations by being disciplined and having your life filled with things of God.

Seeing It All Make Sense in Reverse

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 28, 2024
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Alexander Whitaker shares about the power of hindsight and how we must move forward in faith that God has a plan for us.

Desiring Humility

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 28, 2024
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Mike Chupp, MD shares about one of CMDA’s aspirational values and how only God knows if we are truly humble.

Marveling at His Mercy

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 23, 2024
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Mike Chupp, MD shares about his recent GHO trip to Guatemala and the powerful ways the Lord showed up on the trip.

The Power of the Gospel: The Life

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 11, 2024
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In the third part of his series on the Power of the Gospel, Bill Griffin shares about The Life that Christ offers us-both earthly and eternal.

Eclipse: Divine Design or Divine Sign?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 9, 2024
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In light of the recent solar eclipse, Pastor Bert Jones shares multiple celestial events recorded in the Bible and offers a fresh way to view them.

Lessons from Pilgrim’s Progress: Doubting Castle and Giant Despair

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 28, 2024
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Lessons from Pilgrim's Progress: Doubting Castle and Giant Despair
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Ian Baumgardner shares from Psalms 42 and Pilgrim’s Progress to give us strategies for overcoming Despair.

The Physical Suffering and Death of Christ

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 26, 2024
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about what Jesus went through both before and while on the Cross that led to His death.

The Truth-General and Special Revelation

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 26, 2024
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Bill Griffin, DDS, share from John 14:6 about how Jesus connects us to God along with the difference between General and Special Revelations.

If

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 29, 2024
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Gene Rudd, MD continues his series on God’ Will as he points out that action is required by us to get to where God wants us to be. 

Anchored In Hope

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 22, 2024
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Bill Reichart  shares about our Biblical Hope and the three components that must be grasped.

The Power of the Gospel

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 22, 2024
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Bill Griffin, DDS, shares about the Power of the Gospel in our lives and realizing just how Good the Good News is!

Where’s My Awe?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 8, 2024
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Trish Burgess, MD shares how we can draw closer to Jesus and how He cast a new vision for those who are awed by self.

12 Deceptions About Discipleship

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 7, 2024
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Bert Jones shares from Matt. 28:19-20 about how we are to make disciples, not converts as we are in the process of becoming who Jesus would be if He were you.

Knowing God’s Will

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 30, 2024
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Gene Rudd, MD shares from Psalm 19 about how knowing God and His word are the key to understanding His will for us.

What Is The Gospel?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 25, 2024
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Alan Waldecker shares from I Thessalonians  1 about how we must examine our beliefs about the Gospel to determine if we are we following the authentic truth or a counterfeit belief.

What Are You Willing To Invest In The Kingdom?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 23, 2024
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Eric Fields shares from Galatians 6 about how we have to invest our time, money and talents now to reap a harvest for the Lord in the future.

Reflection on Rejection

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 11, 2024
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Bert Jones from John 1 and asks “How did Jesus handle rejection?” and what lessons we can learn for our lives.

Quenching Flaming Darts

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 9, 2024
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Jeff Barrows, DO shares about some of the most common strategies the Enemy uses against Christians in Spiritual Warfare.

Certainties of 2024

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 2, 2024
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Allen Davis shares with us from Philippians 3 about the promises of scripture that we can depend on in this new year.

Christmas Where You Least Expect To Find It

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 14, 2023
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Bert Jones takes us away from the usual Christmas story found in the Gospels to the many other scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments that point to the Redemption Plan of God and Christ’s coming.

Mindful of Emmanuel

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 12, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD admonishes us to be aware of Christ in our lives and poses the Christmas question of “What gift does Jesus want from you?” this year.

Getting the House Ready for Christmas

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 12, 2023
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Stan Hill shares about the Wise Men from the Christmas Story and lessons we can learn from their journey.

Secret Sin

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 28, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Bert Jones shares from Proverbs 20:27 about overcoming the theology of “God Can’t See or Know My Hidden Sins”.

Passages That Shaped My Spiritual Journey

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 21, 2023
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Bill Reichart shares some of the scriptures that have formed his spiritual life and journey.

Jesus Christ’s Unwavering Call

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Peter Saunders, MD shares about the International Christian Medical and Dental Association and how it is answering Jesus’ Unwavering Call.

Who Is Your Director?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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David Stevens, MD shares from Leviticus 20:7 about how we are called to go out and be holy as we are completely devoted to God.

Unity: Managing the Matters that Matter

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 13, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about how unity is more important than your opinion.

Prescriptions for Encouragement

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 13, 2023
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Phillip Claybrook, MD shares about when God asks “What will you do with the suffering I’ve given you?”.

Appreciating the Awesome Nature of God

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 13, 2023
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Mike Chupp, MD shares about the Awesome Nature of God as he concludes his five part chapel series.

Marked by Joy

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 13, 2023
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Chase Bartlett shares about how we are called to be joyful and that our partnership in the Gospel should bring us joy.

Side By Side

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2023
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Rebecca Layman shares about CMDA’s Side By Side ministry and what the Lord has been teaching her since taking over their leadership.

What is God Doing?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 28, 2023
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Dave McAuley shares from Job 42 about understanding that the plans of God are always good but not always known.

Restoration In Kenya

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 21, 2023
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Dr. Caren Abraham shares about starting a dental clinic on the mission field in Kenya.

Restoration

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 19, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about the process of restoration involved for all who sin in the church but especially for leaders.

In The Fear of God

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 14, 2023
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Michael Booker shares from II Corinthians 1 about unlocking the promises of God by discovering a Holy Awe of God.

POWs-Prisoners of Worry

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 12, 2023
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Scott Price shares about how the God of Peace commands us not to worry and offers steps to being able to drive worry away.

When God Intervenes

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 7, 2023
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David Stevens, MD share about how God doesn’t ask us to be successful but faithful and how the Lord has worked in his life to prepare him for a lifetime of ministry.

Thorns

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 5, 2023
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Bert Jones shares from Acts 7:30-35 about thorns in our world being the result of the fall and how they can choke the life out of us.

Be Reconciled

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 29, 2023
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Bert Jones shares from Matt. 5:21-26 about our need to concede to proceed to the process of reconciliation. 

The Most Important Decision

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 17, 2023
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Jeff Barrows, DO asks the question “What does it mean to follow Jesus?” and shares the characteristics we should demonstrate in our walk with the Lord.

The Fullness of Time

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 15, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about why Jesus came when He did and the ways God moved in history to prepare the world for our Savior’s arrival. 

Citizens of God’s Kingdom

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 8, 2023
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Alan Waldecker shares from Matt. 6 about how we are designed for intimacy with God and how, in our fallen world, we have to strive to make Him the core source of our identity.

Speaking Comfort to Those in Loss

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 1, 2023
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Eric Fields shares from Psalm 23 about our Good Shepard and how we can find comfort from God in our times of loss.

Psychological Safety

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 25, 2023
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Bill Reichart shares about Psychological Safety and how the object of our trust should be Christ. 

Doubting Our Way To Glory

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 18, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about doubts, that we all have them but need to deal with them as they hinder our relationship with God.

Operation Christmas Child

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 18, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Alex from Rwanda shares about the impact receiving a Operation Christmas Child shoebox had on him and how we can amplify that impact to other children around the world.

Wandering in the Land of Nod

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 29, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about how we can wander in a desert until we learn what the Lord is trying to teach us.

Knowledge to Wisdom

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 27, 2023
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Trish Burgess, MD shares about how applying knowledge and understanding can lead to wisdom but also understanding the real essence of wisdom is spiritual.

Walking in the WOW of God

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2023
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Marty Greene shares from Luke 5:1-11 about the awesomeness of God’s Presence, Power and Provision.

10 Laws of Effective Group Functioning

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 15, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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David Stevens, MD share ten ways that we can improve any group or family to better glorify God. 

Bitterness

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 8, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Bert Jones shares from Hebrews 12:14-15 about how bitterness impairs your life vision and blows out the candle of joy in your life.

Running the Race

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 7, 2023
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Bill Reichart shares about the pitfalls of Gospel Forgetfulness and more in Running our Race the Lord puts before us.

Developing a Quality Quiet Time

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023
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Bert Jones discusses the need we all have to carve out quiet times to hear from the Lord.

4 Sins That Are All Too Common

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD shares about sins that are not often heard mentioned in sermons but Christians should avoid at all costs.

Experiencing the Awe of God’s Perfect Power pt.2

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023
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Mike Chupp, MD shares from II Corinthians 12:7-12 about the paradox of our weaknesses being our strengths thru God’s power.

Being God’s Masterpiece

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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George Courtney shares about how as image bearers of God, we still have work to do for Him.

Tactics

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 20, 2023
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Bill Griffin, DDS, shares tactics that can be used in evangelism that involve asking questions to open the thought process of unbelievers. 

Rounding with The Great Physician

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 18, 2023
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David Stevens, MD shares about how Jesus spent time with His Father and taught His disciples thru spending time with them.

The Hope of Glory

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 12, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Bill Reichart shares from I Corinthians 15 about Easter being a season, not just one day and how we should live with the hope of what is to come for us.

Ministry in Ukraine

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 4, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Vitalii Smolin shares about on-going ministry in Ukraine and the connection to our medical outreach teams.

Jesus as King

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 30, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Matt Korell shares about the areas of our lives where we claim kingship and how we should really submit to the King.

Experiencing the Awe of God’s Power pt1

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 28, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Mike Chupp, MD shares about the greatness of our God’s power and recognizing it in the world around us.

Obedience

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 23, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Trish Burgess, MD shares stories from her time as an ER doc about lessons learned in suffering, both for the patients and herself. Then she expands that with example of the obedience Christ showed in His suffering leading to His Crucifixion.

Courage

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 21, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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David Stevens, MD shares about where we can find the Courage to face the Giants in our lives and be examples for others in their walks with the Lord.

How to Speak Spiritual Truth w/o Being a Jerk

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
CMDA Chapel
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Scott Ledford shares ways that we can bring spiritual truths to those around us without coming off like a jerk.

All The King’s Horses

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Gene Rudd, MD poses the question “If the problem (our broken world) is rooted in sinful hearts, can governments, courts and social systems ever be the solution to our rebellion against God?”.

9 Life Changing Lessons

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Keith Waldrop shares 9 life changing lessons on leadership, relationships and life.

Every Piece of Peace

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 16, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Nicole Hayes shares about how to go from poise to peace as we rely more completely on God. 

Awakening of 1792 Onward

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 28, 2023
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Bill Reichart shares a video of Dr. J. Edwin Orr about revival seen through the lens of history and points to a road map of how we can begin the process again.

Asbury Revival

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 21, 2023
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Bert Jones shares about the revival at Asbury University and asks the question “What would it take for CMDA to experience a Revival”?

Our Relationship with God pt. 1

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 16, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD discusses the first 4 of 7 types of relationships with God and how we should approach each type to grow closer with the Lord.

Our Relationship with God pt.2

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 16, 2023
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Gene Rudd, MD continues his discussion about our relationship with God and the importance of obedience and submission are in creating a good friendship with the Lord.

Experiencing the Awe of God’s Passion

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 15, 2023
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Mike Chupp, MD shares from John 15 about the incredible sacrifice God made to redeem and restore us to Him.

The Holy Spirit

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 25, 2023
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David Stevens, MD shares from John 14 about how the Holy Spirit is each Christian’s connection to God.

Experiencing the Awe of God’s Presence

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 17, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Mike Chupp, MD shares about how we can better experience the awe of God’s presence.

Spiritual Warfare

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 12, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Trish Burgess, MD shares about the spiritual warfare going on around us and why God doesn’t let us see it often.

Dealing with the word DIFFICULT

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 10, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Pastor Bert Jones shares about how we should learn to embrace difficulties as teachable moments from God.

A New Year with God

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 3, 2023
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CMDA Chapel
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Allen Davis shares about how to make the most of our fresh start as we begin this New Year with God.

Mary Moments in a Martha World

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 14, 2022
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Nicole Hayes shares how to take time in our busy world to choose the best thing, sitting at the Master’s feet.

Tri-Cities Recovery

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 29, 2022
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Mark Mitchell shares about Tri-Cities Recovery and has two guests share about their experiences.