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It Is Finished – 10

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem – Continued From Last Lesson: I would like to continue on addressing some of the saints of the Old Testament with words of comfort that Jesus Christ … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/14/2024

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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Matthew 3:11

Wednesday February 14, 2024 Matthew 3:11 “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Fire is strangely intense and intrinsic. It goes into the very substance of things. It somehow blends with every particle of the thing it … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/14/2024

Connecting the Dots When we don’t have all the facts, we still like to connect the dots. Questions make us uncomfortable, so we draw lines with answers that make us feel safe and that fit our worldview. But sometimes we … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 9

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem – Continued Now, I would like to address some of the saints of the Old Testament with words of comfort that Jesus Christ might have given them … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/13/2024

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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Reform

Tuesday February 13, 2024 2 Chronicles 31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/13/2024

Anxiety and the Wilderness Anxiety has a way of ruling over us. Although many of our concerns are legitimate—like having money to pay the rent and buy food—some of them are nonsensical. We envision future catastrophes and spend our days … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 8

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem – Continued From Last Lesson: “Peter, you will be “filled with the Holy Ghost” (see Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31) as I was filled with the Holy Ghost … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/12/2024

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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Practice Spiritual Concentration

Monday February 12, 2024 Hebrews 12:2 Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/12/2024

No Fear and Full Confidence Jesus didn’t exactly follow social niceties as a dinner guest. Once again while dining with a Pharisee, He exposed the hypocrisy that was rampant among those religious leaders: “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 7

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem First imagine what He could have said to His disciples. “You, my friends now at last understand, that I and the Father are One. You, at last, … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 2/11/2024

Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. PROVERBS 25:25 Billy Graham Preaching . . . involves us in a SPIRITUAL BATTLE with the forces of evil. I am always deeply conscious that I … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 2/11/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 71 But what life wouldst thou lead? And by what laws wouldst thou thyself be guided? For none are so miserable as the lawless and disobedient. Laws are the rules of blessed living. Thou … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 2/11/2024

For a Dollar More Scripture References: 1 Samuel 11:1; James 3:5 Heinrich Friedrich Albert came to New York in 1915 ostensibly as a financial advisor to the German ambassador, Count Johanann von Bernstorff. His real purpose, however, as a spy … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 6

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 2. Jesus Addressed “It is Finished” to Satan – Continued From Last Lesson: Dear believer, remember that Jesus quoted Scripture, too. He proved to the enemy and to all that it is not merely a matter … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 2/10/2024

Evangelism Through Repentance JEREMIAH’S third chapter is a call for the nation of Judah to turn away from idols. In verses 9-13, the people are described as: committing spiritual harlotry and adultery; being treacherous; backsliding; transgressing against the Lord; and … Continue reading

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Barefoot Christians

Saturday February 10, 2024 Ephesians 6:15 [Stand,] and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. Soldiers in antiquity sometimes faced a frightening prospect. Their enemies would set spikes into the ground … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/10/2024

Spurgeon’s Joyful Experience When Spurgeon was riding home one evening after a heavy day’s work and feeling very wearied and depressed, the verse—”My grace is sufficient for thee” came to him. He immediately compared himself to a little fish in … Continue reading

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