Tag Archives: Holiness

God’s Grace Reaches Out – 4

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 From Last Lesson: This is what happened one time when Moses was atop Mount Sinai in intimate conversation with God: Right in the middle of something Moses was saying, God interrupted: “Get back down there to … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace Reaches Out – 3

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 From Last Lesson: The God Paul served and upheld was angry and unforgiving. The only way of responding to people who didn’t appease God the way that Paul thought was appropriate was to condemn them with … Continue reading →

God’s Grace Reaches Out – 2

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Paul once sat down to put on paper his thoughts about what serving Jesus Christ meant to him. When he did, his reflection caused him to take in the whole of his experience with God in … Continue reading →

Prayer & Praise 7/19/2026

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Robert Hawker: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Precious God, precious Jesus! What a love is here. O for grace, for love, for life, for every gift of my God and Savior. O that my lips would praise you constantly and … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace Reaches Out – 1

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Have you ever had any serious reflection about how loving parents can take in stride verbal abuse and other teenage acting out from their children? Have you ever wondered how, on the morning after you spouted … Continue reading →

Basic Bible Doctrine 7/17/2026

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Another question … Continue reading →

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Essential Insights on Faith 7/16/2026

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 CORINTHIANS 12:10 Billy Graham Many a time under my own preaching I’ve RECOMMITTED my life … Continue reading →

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Anecdotal Story 7/15/2026

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Only in Leisure Scripture References: Psalm 63:1; Romans 1:9-10 National Park officials welcome 250 million people to our treasured parks each year. Most visitors are day-trippers, coming to look and run. In 1983, the average time spent for all forty-eight … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 7/14/2026

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Isaiah 44:1-8 If God is in control of every aspect of your world and his grace covers all your sin, why would you ever give way to fear? There are many things I wish were … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 7/13/2026

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

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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Daily Devotional 7/12/2026

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

THE SWEET HARP OF CONSOLATION Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you . . . As I thought of the life of faith, I saw before my eyes, as in a vision, a lofty staircase of light and, … Continue reading →

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Prayer & Praise 7/12/2026

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers While I feel your sacred Spirit breathing on my heart, causing me to love you, I also feel the reality of this human, animal life. If ever I knew the appetite of hunger, … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Quotes 7/11/2026

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Art and Architecture “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them (Exodus 26:1). The inside of the temple was cedar, … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 7/10/2026

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat (Revelation 7:16). Blind Leads the Sighted In the summer of 1959 on one of the hottest days in August, a power failure in … Continue reading →

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Life In Focus 7/09/2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

The Challenge of Contentment PAUL’S young disciple Timothy had his hands full in Ephesus. The apostle had left Timothy in that city to oversee the organization of the church. Timothy was to provide consistent teaching, help the church choose leaders, … Continue reading →

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Bible Insights 7/08/2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

An Open Book You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not … Continue reading →

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There Will Be Weeping – 2

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: Revelation 5:4-5 As appropriate as all the types of weeping are, I want to draw your attention to another type of weeping, one that results in longing tears. 1 Samuel 1:7 describes the tears Hannah shed because she … Continue reading →

There Will Be Weeping – 1

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: Revelation 5:4-5 The Apostle John discovered that it is not always appropriate to weep, but King Solomon wrote: [There is] “A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance” … Continue reading →

Basic Bible Doctrine 7/05/2026

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Why Study Doctrine? – 2 If the foundations are destroyed, What can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). Sound doctrine is necessary for godly behavior, too. I do not doubt that people may live in an outwardly moral, religious manner without … Continue reading →

Prayer & Praise 7/05/2026

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Roland Ledoux

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers My God, what can I say to you—except that I love you more than words can express? I love you for what you are to all your creatures. In all their forms and … Continue reading →

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