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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/06/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you that whether, like the crowds who waved their palm branches, we are passing through times of peace and rejoicing or whether it feels as if we are standing at the foot of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/06/2023

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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Philippians 3:1

Wednesday September 6, 2023 Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. There is no spiritual value in depression. One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections. The longer you look at … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/06/2023

Man-Made Explosions vs. Earthquakes When Senator Kefauver stated that the H-bombs could “blow the earth off its axis by 16 degrees,” scientists correctly say, “Not so!” There is no known power in nature which could so upset the earth. “A … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/06/2023

Bound for the Promised Land Faith is not just about being faithful; it’s also about trusting in God’s faithfulness. For years God dealt with the confused and waning nature of His people while they were in the wilderness. They wondered, … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 3

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 Prayer is not mentioned as a part of the armor; but I would not be overrating its importance if I stated that it is the atmosphere in which the soldier must live and breathe. It is … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/05/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, our Lord, we praise you that even when the world and our neighbor have, like the crowds of Palm Sunday, stopped praising him, he is still Lord; that even when those around us, like … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/05/2023

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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The New Heart

Tuesday September 5, 2023 Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” The promise … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/05/2023

Lo! I Am With Thee David Livingstone had spent sixteen years in Africa but had not faced such peril. The white man was surrounded by hostile, angry natives in the heart of Africa. He was in danger of losing his … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/05/2023

Tongues, Flames, and Other Things That Devour I’d like to skip over the description of the “mighty man” in Psalm chapter 52. Of all of his destructive influences, the mighty man is most judged for his use of words. The … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 2

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 From last lesson: We must take up the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand when the conflict reaches its fiercest intensity, and still be found standing when the smoke of battle … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/04/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you that in his coming you have demonstrated your commitment to us but your total rejection of all that is evil; for the utter determination of your love to touch our hearts, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/04/2023

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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Lord or Judge

Monday September 4, 2023 John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. Every man holds his future in his … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/04/2023

Who Can Be Against Us? Voltaire in History of Charles XII related that whenever the Swedes could marshal a force which had a proportion to their enemies of 20 to 100, they never despaired of victory. When Napoleon started to … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/04/2023

The Art of Confession Confession is a lost art. Most Christian communities today have little outlet for doing so, and the systems for confessing that we do have are often tainted by a lack of honesty and trust. This isn’t … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 1

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 As the Apostle Paul addresses all the family of God, he makes a stirring appeal to them as soldiers of Christ. Every true child of God soon learns that the Christian life is a life of … Continue reading

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Praise The Lord 9/04/2023

Song of Praise The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 9/02/2023

John Bunyan: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, I am a fool, and not able to know the truth from error. Leave me not to my own blindness, either to approve of or condemn this doctrine. If it be … Continue reading

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