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Centuries of Meditations – First Century 25-26

25 Your enjoyment of the World is never right, till you so esteem it, that everything in it, is more your treasure than a Kings’ exchequer full of Gold and Silver. And that exchequer yours also in its place and … Continue reading →

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Peace Ship

For Sunday November 27, 2022 Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called . . . and be thankful. A newspaper article once read, “Abie Nathan is leading a new children’s … Continue reading →

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The Glory of The Lord

GOD allowed Moses to experience something of His glory (Exodus 33:12–23). The Hebrew term most often translated “glory” (kabod) means “weight, importance, or significance” and does not connote something light and ephemeral as does the English word “glory.” The word … Continue reading →

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Closer Than We Think

One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful. – 2 Samuel 11:2. So, if you think you are … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2022 – 2

Pastor’s Note: I found a message from the great preacher and evangelist, Charles H. Spurgeon and thought it appropriate to conclude with the excerpt I started with yesterday for this Thanksgiving time. Those of you who abide in and love … Continue reading →

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Doing Something About It

Two strangers attended the same church for several Sundays. None spoke to them. One said, “I will give this church one more chance. If nobody speaks to me next Sunday, I’ll never go there again.” The other said, “I don’t … Continue reading →

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Matthew 25:31-32

Friday November 25, 2022 Matthew 25:31-32 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him.” … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 11/25/2022

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Blessing 11/24/2022

HAVE A BLESSED AND JOYOUS TIME OF THANKSGIVING! There is one thing I have learned from trying to serve the Lord all these years; it doesn’t matter the situation or circumstances we find ourselves in, since our Heavenly Father is … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2022 – 1

Pastor’s Note: I found a message from the great preacher and evangelist, Charles H. Spurgeon and thought it appropriate to share an excerpt from it for this Thanksgiving time in which many Americans celebrate with gratitude to the Lord for … Continue reading →

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A Peek At Early Christians

The late great theologian, pastor, and teacher Harry A. Ironside once used the following illustration in one of his sermons: When Pliny was governor of Bithynia, he wrote a most interesting letter to the Roman Emperor Trajan, asking why Christians … Continue reading →

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Direction of Aspiration

Thursday November 24, 2022 Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, . . . So our eyes look to the Lord our God. This verse is a description of entire reliance upon … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 11/24/2022

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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Blest Be The Ties That Bind

In 1765 John Fawcett was called to pastor a very small congregation at Wainsgate, England. He labored there diligently for 7 years, but his salary was so meager that he and his wife could scarcely obtain the necessities of life. … Continue reading →

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Romans 13:11

Wednesday November 23, 2022 Romans 13:11 Now it is high time to awake out of sleep. One of the greatest enemies to faith is indolence. It is much easier to lie and suffer than to rise and overcome; much easier … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 11/23/2022

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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From Ann Landers

It has been reported that the late, great newspaper counselor, Ann Landers, received an average of 10,000 letters each month, and nearly all of them from people burdened with problems. She was asked if there was any one thing which … Continue reading →

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The Loved Ones Chastened

Tuesday November 22, 2022 Revelation 3:19 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.” See how the righteous are cast down. How often is virtue dressed in the rags of poverty! How frequently is … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 11/22/2022

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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An Old Soldier’s Prayer

Once when visiting his troops, General Douglas A. MacArthur shared this prayer with the soldiers: “Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he … Continue reading →

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