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The Word in Ten

The Word in Ten

By: Dwell Community Church
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A weekly, Bible-based, 10-minute devotional from Dwell Community Church.2026 Christianity Spirituality
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  • Joy in Relationships
    Apr 7 2026
    Paul's second key to joy is focusing on others through gratitude—thanking God for the Philippians and their gospel partnership rather than dwelling on his own suffering. Risley notes that while secular culture recognizes gratitude's benefits, Christians add a crucial dimension by thanking God for every relationship as his gift. She explains how Paul maintained both horizontal perspective (looking at others) and vertical perspective (looking to God), trusting that God is actively transforming every believer until the day they're made perfect. Speaker: Chris Risley
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    10 mins
  • Joy in the Midst of Trials
    Mar 31 2026
    Chris Risley opens a four-part series on Philippians 1:1-11, exploring how Paul—beaten, imprisoned, and chained to Roman guards—could write a letter bursting with joy and contentment. The first key to biblical joy is understanding ourselves as bondservants of Christ, recognizing that our lives belong to God and are part of his sovereign plan. Risley examines how Paul saw his house arrest not as suffering but as opportunity, realizing he was reaching elite Praetorian guards who would never have listened to a street preacher but couldn't escape an imprisoned man radiating inexplicable joy. Speaker: Chris Risley
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    9 mins
  • Spiritual Confidence: God-Centered
    Mar 24 2026
    When ordered to stop speaking about Jesus, Peter and John refuse—demonstrating that spiritual confidence requires serving God over man and maintaining a God-centered life through prayer. Speaker: Brian Adams
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    10 mins
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