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Classic Devotional 4/21/2024
Centuries of Meditations – First Century 82 But there are a sort of Saints meet to be your companions, in another manner, but that they lie concealed. You must therefore make yourself exceeding virtuous that by the very splendor of … Continue reading
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The Assurance of Heaven – 1
Scripture Reference: Romans 3:21-31 Please read the verses I have listed above. Paul’s writing in these verses is the heart of the gospel, the good news about Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul makes two basic points in this passage with … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 4/20/2024
God’s Reputation is at Stake HOW does God make Himself known to the nations and people of the world? Aside from the witness of Scripture and the life and work of Jesus Christ, His primary means is through people who … Continue reading
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Fit For the Master’s Use
Saturday April 20, 2024 Acts 9:15 “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.” It’s remarkable how yesterday’s household goods are today’s collector’s items. Glassware … Continue reading
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Faith From The Beginning 4/20/2024
What Did Abram Believe? NOW what did God ask Abram to believe? He asked him to believe what He had said concerning a promised son. But more than that, God asked him to believe in a long-promised son, a long-delayed … Continue reading
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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 6
Forward to the New Creation A great boost toward that end and a greater sense of purpose in enduring evil and suffering will be ours when we turn our focus away from the paradise lost and toward the new creation … Continue reading
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Mark 16:15
Friday April 19, 2024 Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” To the whole creation!”—thus His orders read. And all He had was eleven men. And He gave these orders at a … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 4/19/2024
Defibrillators for Sardis We cover up the dead places in ourselves with all sorts of regalia. We fill the emptiness with fine clothing, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, or relationships in which the other is set up as god. Underneath the trappings, though, … Continue reading
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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 5
Analogy of the Exodus – Continued From last lesson: To avoid new forms of evil and suffering, they could have returned to the familiar hardships of Egypt. But the strength they gained from their new trials and troubles prepared them … Continue reading
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Readiness
Thursday April 18, 2024 Exodus 3:4 God called to him . . . And he said, “Here I am.” When God speaks, many of us are like men in a fog, we give no answer. Moses’ reply revealed that he … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 4/18/2024
It Will Eat You Alive Idolatry eats at our souls. And God puts up with it for only so long. “And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘Son of man, set your face to the mountains of Israel … Continue reading
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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 4
Analogy of the Exodus An important depiction of the human tendency to prefer the familiar may be seen in the biblical account of the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt. Throughout the books of Exodus and Numbers we read of repeated confrontations … Continue reading
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Proverbs 16:32
Wednesday April 17, 2024 Proverbs 16:32 He who rules his spirit [is better] than he who takes a city. Temperance is true self-government. It involves the grace of self-denial and the spirit of a sound mind. It is that poise … Continue reading
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