Tag Archives: Jesus

Life In Focus 2/25/2023

Who Is “Called”? ARE only certain people “called” by God (1 Samuel 3:20)? The issue of “calling” tends to be confusing today. Sometimes people talk about their day-to-day work as if that alone were their callings. “I’m John. I’m a … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 2/25/2023

Isaac Ambrose: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers O Lord, I have no graces by nature. I have no power to cleanse my own heart. I have defaced your image, but I cannot repair it. I can say with the apostle … Continue reading

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Psalm 119 – Samekh

Scripture Text – Psalm 119 The emphasis in this the longest psalm, and the basic theme, is on the vital ministry and practical use of the Word of God in the inner spiritual life of God’s children. It describes how … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/24/2023

Thankful For Their Boy Alive The parents of a young man who was killed in the World War gave their church a check for two hundred dollars as a memorial to their loved one. When the presentation was made, another … Continue reading

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John 12:21

Friday February 24, 2023 John 12:21 “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Ever since early times the church of Christ has fasted during the seven weeks before Easter. The fast has consisted in partial abstinence from food and drink and … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/24/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 2/24/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, you have made us and loved us. You designed us to live in fellowship with you and with each other. May your infinite gentleness fill us with an assurance that you will hear us as … Continue reading

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Psalm 119 – Nun

Scripture Text – Psalm 119 The emphasis in this the longest psalm, and the basic theme, is on the vital ministry and practical use of the Word of God in the inner spiritual life of God’s children. It describes how … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/23/2023

Thankful For What Did Not Happen Several years ago some German immigrants to America brought over this story of a woman living on a farm in Germany who brought to her minister an amount in German money equivalent to about … Continue reading

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The Determination To Serve

Thursday February 23, 2023 Matthew 20:28 “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” Paul’s idea of service is the same as our Lord’s: “I am among you as He that serveth”; “ourselves your servants … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/23/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 2/23/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, when we stand in your presence, all our pride and self-sufficiency, our self-interest and our self-satisfaction are exposed as the self-delusions they are. Lord, when you come to us, our superstitions, our lies, our half-truths … Continue reading

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Psalm 119 – Mem

Scripture Text – Psalm 119 The emphasis in this the longest psalm, and the basic theme, is on the vital ministry and practical use of the Word of God in the inner spiritual life of God’s children. It describes how … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/22/2023

A Windfall To Church What does a thriving debt-free church do with a windfall of $342,625? A 74-year-old widow left the sum to Bethel Baptist Church of Toronto with the provision that half be spent on the local church and … Continue reading

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Hebrews 4:10

Wednesday February 22, 2023 Hebrews 4:10 He who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. What a rest it would be to many of us if we could but exchange burdens … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/22/2023

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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Daily Prayer & Praise 2/22/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, thank you that because of Christ’s coming and the promise of his coming again we can live each day in the knowledge that ultimately you hold all things, including ourselves, in your love and care. … Continue reading

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Psalm 119 – Lamedh

Scripture Text – Psalm 119 The emphasis in this the longest psalm, and the basic theme, is on the vital ministry and practical use of the Word of God in the inner spiritual life of God’s children. It describes how … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/21/2023

Dish-Washing For God In the last year of his life, an elderly man in his seventies worked as a dish washer in the Life Line Mission, on the San Francisco waterfront. When he died, he bequeathed $150,000 to the mission … Continue reading

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How To Keep The Heart

Tuesday February 21, 2023 Philippians 4:7 The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Cast your troubles where you have cast your sins; you have cast your sins into the depth … Continue reading

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