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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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Faith From The Beginning 9/02/2023
Behold Abram BEHOLD, therefore, poor Abram. He resorts to lying when he could have been trusting. He succumbs to fear when he could have been confident. He makes excuses when he could have been resting. But worse than that, he … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 9/02/2023
God and the Poor THE God we worship is deeply concerned that the poor and needy receive justice, deliverance, and vindication (Psalm 35:10). These deserve to be high on the agenda for any nation or public servant seeking to honor … Continue reading
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Be Like a Tree
For Saturday September 2, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. During … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, David Jeremiah, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Motivational, Practical Living, Quotes, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Truth, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Essential Insights on Faith 9/02/2023
Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham We have to stand in the MIDDLE in order to preach to all people, right and left. I haven’t been faithful to my own advice in the … Continue reading
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Classic Devotional 9/02/2023
Thoughts on the Misery of Man – 2 HOW foolish and faithless of heart are those who are so engrossed in earthly things as to relish nothing but what is carnal! Miserable men indeed, for in the end they will … Continue reading
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The Servant’s Seeming Contradictions – 6
Scripture Reference: Mark 10 Servants Shall Be Rulers – Continued Please read Mark 10:32-45 for background to this section. From last lesson: Jesus tried to teach them what it means to be an “important person” in the kingdom of God. … Continue reading
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Praise The Lord 9/02/2023
Hebrews 3:7-14 (NLT) The Holy Spirit says, “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness. There your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they … Continue reading
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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/01/2023
Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for your glory, which we have seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord. We join in the praises of those who greeted him as he rode into … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 9/01/2023
Judging Gifts Comparing our gifts to those of the person sitting in the next cubicle or pew is dangerous work. Judging ourselves by this standard denigrates or inflates the gifts we’ve been given, leading to either ungratefulness or pride. Because … Continue reading
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The Servant’s Seeming Contradictions – 5
Scripture Reference: Mark 10 Servants Shall Be Rulers Please read Mark 10:32-45 for background to this section. The destination was still Jerusalem, and Jesus was still leading the way. As Mark wrote his account of the Savior’s journey to Calvary, … Continue reading
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Daily Prayer & Praise 8/31/2023
Lord, hear our prayer: Father, our Father, we have so much to praise you for, and we will do so for ever. We praise you in Jesus, for in him all our praises have their beginning and by your Spirit … Continue reading
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My Joy . . . Your Joy
Thursday August 31, 2023 John 15:11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 8/31/2023
The Misnomer About God’s Will We often hear a great misnomer about following God’s will. It usually sounds something like this: “God has commanded me to do x, so I’m going to go into x blindly without fear.” A phrase … Continue reading
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The Servant’s Seeming Contradictions – 4
Scripture Reference: Mark 10 The First Shall Be Last – Continued Please read Mark 10:17-31 for background to this section. From last lesson: The Law can bring the sinner to Christ, but the Law cannot make the sinner like Christ. … Continue reading
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