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Food For Thought 2/21/2025

Creeping In When the father of Dr. Harry Ironside lay dying, the descending sheet which Peter saw in a vision was dominant in his mind. Over and over he mumbled, “A great sheet and wild beasts, and . . . … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/20/2025

To All the Nations JESUS sent His followers to make disciples of “all the nations,” or as the Greek translates, peoples, (Matthew 28:19). That mandate may seem obvious to us today. After all, we live at the end of 2,000 … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/19/2025

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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Bible Insights 2/18/2025

Cain’s Anger The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its … Continue reading

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Christ Is Our Peace – 2

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 2:14-16 Believers are not under the law but under grace. However, this does not mean they can live as they please; it means they are now bound to Christ, and should live as He pleases. As a … Continue reading

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Christ Is Our Peace – 1

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 2:14-16 If you have read the Scripture text, I want you to notice right away that it doesn’t immediately say, “He made peace.” Even though that, of course, is true also, as we will see in verse … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 2/16/2025

Matthew Henry: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Father, you have commanded us to pray always, with thanksgiving, and to never stop praying for all the believers. You have commanded us to continue in prayer, and in everything, by prayer and … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 2/15/2025

ACTS 6:4 We will give ourselves continually to prayer. In the consecrated believer the Holy Spirit is pre-eminently a Spirit of prayer. If our whole being is committed to Him, and our thoughts are at His bidding, He will occupy … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 2/14/2025

A Natural Protection Scripture References: Psalm 68:19; 2 Corinthians 1:9 A record snow melt in the Colorado Rockies in 1983 triggered disastrous flooding the whole length of the 1,400 mile Colorado River system. A potentially deadly encephalitis threat emerged in … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/13/2025

I Will Pass Over You Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/12/2025

Always a Conqueror On the afternoon of May 24, 1738, John Wesley attended St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The anthem was Psalm 130, “out of the depths have I cried unto thee O Lord, hear my voice.” That evening in … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/11/2025

“Choice” Leaders SHORTLY after Jesus’ death, those whom He had trained would assume the reins of His new movement, and the transition would prove to be quite awkward. It didn’t help that it was forced on the group by hostile … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/10/2025

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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Bible Insights 2/09/2025

Christ is Better by Nature God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir … Continue reading

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Prayer & Praise 2/09/2025

Robert Hawker: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers My Lord and my God, would I cry out, under the same conscious shame of my dreadful unbelief, as Thomas did? Yes, Lord, you are still ministering, still serving. And though I lose … Continue reading

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Daily Devotional 2/08/2025

FIRE – THE WANT OF THE TIMES Luke 12:49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” All through this world of ours the gospel will burn up with unquenchable fire everything … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 2/07/2025

A Study In Contrasts Scripture References: Deuteronomy 30:15; John 16:6, 20-22 The North Pole is in a sea two miles deep—the South Pole is on a plateau two miles high. The North Pole is in a sea, encompassed by lands—the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/06/2025

I Will Redeem You “Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/05/2025

The Grace of God When the learned, and wealthy John Selden was dying he said to Archbishop Usher, “I have surveyed most of the learning that is among the sons of men, and my study is filled with books and … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/04/2025

A Challenge to Authority SOONER or later, almost all leaders have their authority questioned. Sometimes they are challenged directly, but more often indirectly by rumor and innuendo. Jesus faced a direct challenge to His authority from the chief priests and … Continue reading

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