Tag Archives: Jesus

The Prevailing Church – 3

Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-25 2. The Church’s Effectual Relationship to Christ – Continued Third, the church only prevails and is successful through the power of Christ Jesus. After Jesus told the disciples He would build a church, He made this … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/19/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you that not only have you created all things, but also you have made us. We praise you for the life you have given us and for the sheer joy of being alive … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/19/2023

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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His Name – Wonderful

Tuesday September 19, 2023 Isaiah 9:6 His name will be called Wonderful. It is just the simple name that he deserves. They that know him best will say that the word does not overstrain his merits, but rather falls infinitely … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/19/2023

Lifetime Rail Pass Goes Unused We learned that when Crowfoot, the great chief of the Blackfoot confederacy in southern Alberta, gave the Canadian Pacific Railway permission to cross the Blackfoot land from Medicine Hat to Calgary, he was given in … Continue reading

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The Prevailing Church – 2

Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-25 2. The Church’s Effectual Relationship to Christ After Peter made his great confession regarding his faith in Jesus, our Lord said: “On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/18/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, precious and mighty Father, we praise you for the new life that Christ has made possible and for his coming to live in our hearts and lives. We ask that you will so fill us … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/18/2023

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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Be Ye Holy!

Monday September 18, 2023 1 Peter 1:15-16 As He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” You cannot study the Bible diligently and earnestly … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/18/2023

Unclaimed Funds Build Building The magnificent 19th-century 10-story bank building, known as the “Society of Savings,” located in Cleveland, Ohio, was built from unclaimed funds of people. Much of this money was deposited by poor people who died. The directors … Continue reading

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The Prevailing Church – 1

Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-25 A London newspaper offered a prize for the best essay on the subject: “What is wrong with the church?” The prize was won by a minister from Wales. He gave this answer: “What is wrong with … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 9/16/2023

David Clarkson: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Give me faith, Lord, or I die! I may live without friends, wealth, honors, or pleasures, but I cannot live without faith. There is nothing but death for me in unbelief. Lord, whatever … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/16/2023

The Shadow of God’s Wings ONE of David’s favorite symbolic expressions was the word-picture of sitting in the shadow of God’s wings (Psalm 63:7; compare Psalms 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; and 91:4). The wings of a bird were a symbol … Continue reading

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Broken Vases

For Saturday September 16, 2023 James 2:10 Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. Popular speaker Florence Littauer tells of being in a conference in Iowa in which an elderly … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/16/2023

Thoughts on Death – 1 VERY soon your life here will end; consider, then, what may be in store for you elsewhere. Today we live; tomorrow we die and are quickly forgotten. Oh, the dullness and hardness of a heart … Continue reading

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Jesus – Superior to All – 2

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-14 Jesus – Superior to the Angels (Hebrews 1:3-14) It is worth noting the way in which Hebrews is saturated in the teaching of the Hebrew Bible. This is most likely due to the intended readership. The … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/15/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we praise you for your promise to be with us always, even to the end and beyond. We praise you for those times when we have been lost and alone, when we have been uncertain … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/15/2023

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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Luke 13:23-24

Friday September 15, 2023 Luke 13:23-24 “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/15/2023

$5,000 In a Bible Some time ago an elderly man living in New Jersey made an unusual discovery as he leafed through an old family Bible. Many years earlier, his aunt had died and left it to him. Part of … Continue reading

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