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Concerning Christian Warfare – 3

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 Prayer is not mentioned as a part of the armor; but I would not be overrating its importance if I stated that it is the atmosphere in which the soldier must live and breathe. It is … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/05/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, our Lord, we praise you that even when the world and our neighbor have, like the crowds of Palm Sunday, stopped praising him, he is still Lord; that even when those around us, like … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/05/2023

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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The New Heart

Tuesday September 5, 2023 Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” The promise … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/05/2023

Lo! I Am With Thee David Livingstone had spent sixteen years in Africa but had not faced such peril. The white man was surrounded by hostile, angry natives in the heart of Africa. He was in danger of losing his … Continue reading

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Concerning Christian Warfare – 2

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20 From last lesson: We must take up the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand when the conflict reaches its fiercest intensity, and still be found standing when the smoke of battle … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 9/04/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you that in his coming you have demonstrated your commitment to us but your total rejection of all that is evil; for the utter determination of your love to touch our hearts, … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/04/2023

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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Lord or Judge

Monday September 4, 2023 John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. Every man holds his future in his … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/04/2023

Who Can Be Against Us? Voltaire in History of Charles XII related that whenever the Swedes could marshal a force which had a proportion to their enemies of 20 to 100, they never despaired of victory. When Napoleon started to … 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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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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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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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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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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Reflecting With God 9/01/2023

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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Food For Thought 9/01/2023

They Were on Side of God Napoleon said, “God is on the side of the heaviest artillery.” At Waterloo, he was proved wrong, for the 160 guns of the English overcame the 250 guns of the French. God and one … 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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