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Careful Unreasonableness
Thursdat May 18, 2023 Matthew 6:26, 28 “Look at the birds of the air . . . consider the lilies of the field.” Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they simply are! Think of the sea, the … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/18/2023
Why Does God Punish People? In regard to why a good God would punish people, I recently heard one homeless man wisely tell another, “You wouldn’t want to live in a world where God didn’t punish injustices and just freely … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 4
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Basis of Our Justification – Continued Adam’s offense is contrasted with Christ’s free gift (verse 15). Because of Adam’s trespass, many died; because of Christ’s obedience the grace of God abounds to many gaining life. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, Genesis, God, Gospel of John, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Philippians, Religion, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/17/2023
Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come with our doubts and our fears, with our hurts and our pain. We come feeling helpless, inadequate and insecure. We come with our sin and with our selfishness. We come feeling lost, anxious … Continue reading
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Revelation 2:17
Wednesday May 17, 2023 Revelation 2:17 “To him who overcomes I will give.” A precious secret of Christian life is to have Jesus dwelling within the heart and conquering things that we never could overcome. It is the only secret … Continue reading
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Tagged A.B. Simpson, Bible, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life Lessons, Lord, Motivational, Philippians, Practical Living, Quotes, Religion, Revelation, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Truth, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/17/2023
What Type of Savior? It’s tempting to operate life on our own terms and only call on God when we hit a crisis. If we’re not busy studying how God has worked in the past and relying on the work … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 3
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Reconciliation with God (verse 11). The word “reconciliation” means “brought back into fellowship with God.” The term (“reconciled”) is mentioned also in Romans 5:10. In Romans 1:18–32, Paul explained … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Ephesians, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, Genesis, God, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/16/2023
Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come to give you honor and praise and worship and thanksgiving. We come in the name of our Savior and Lord. We come as those who have been set free, and as those who … Continue reading
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Human Responsibility
Tuesday May 16, 2023 John 15:22 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.” The liar, the fornicator, and the drunkard shall have their portion … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Teaching, C.H. Spurgeon, Christian, Christian Quotes, Christian Theology, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Daily Thoughts, Devotions, Encouragement, Exhortations, God, Gospel of John, 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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Spiritual Nuggets 5/16/2023
Wisdom Can Quickly Become Folly What we need to hear and what we want to hear are rarely the same thing. Leaders who encourage honesty, allow for errors, and establish an environment of trust usually hear what they need to … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 2
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Glorious hope (verse 2b). “Peace with God” takes care of the past: He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to God” takes care of the present: … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Teaching
Tagged 1 Thessalonians, Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Epistle of James, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Proverbs, Religion, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/15/2023
Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come as we are, that we may be changed by your grace. We come with our emptiness, that we may be filled. We come with darkness, seeking your light. We come with our weakness, … Continue reading
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Divine Transcendence
Monday May 15, 2023 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, … Continue reading
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Spiritual Nuggets 5/15/2023
The Problem with Power Grasping for power is one of the easiest sins to fall into. At first it looks like ambition, then it looks like success, and then it quickly becomes about your success and your power. This can … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 1
Scripture References: Romans 5 Since Romans is a book of logic, it is also a book of “therefores.” We have the “therefore” of condemnation in Romans 3:20, justification in Romans 5:1, no condemnation in Romans 8:1, and dedication in Romans … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Ephesians, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, God, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Isaiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Psalms, Religion, Righteousness, Romans, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Saturday Prayer & Praise 5/13/2023
Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Visit each of our children and young friends, O Lord, with your mercy. Animate them to walk in your truth and bless them—even when nothing remains of all the love we have bestowed … Continue reading
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Life In Focus 5/13/2023
God Above All Gods SOME people object to Christianity’s claim that its God is the one true God. But the Bible states emphatically that the Lord is above all other gods, which are idols (1 Chronicles 16:23–27). He alone deserves … Continue reading
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