Tag Archives: Scripture

Direction of Aspiration

Thursday November 24, 2022 Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, . . . So our eyes look to the Lord our God. This verse is a description of entire reliance upon … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/24/2022

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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Learning Contentment – 3

Scripture Text – Philippians 4:10-23 Contentment is neither complacency, nor is it a false peace based on ignorance. The complacent believer is unconcerned about others, whether personally or situationally, while the contented Christian wants to share his blessings compassionately. Contentment … Continue reading

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Romans 13:11

Wednesday November 23, 2022 Romans 13:11 Now it is high time to awake out of sleep. One of the greatest enemies to faith is indolence. It is much easier to lie and suffer than to rise and overcome; much easier … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/23/2022

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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Learning Contentment – 2

Scripture Text – Philippians 4:10-23 Contentment is neither complacency, nor is it a false peace based on ignorance. The complacent believer is unconcerned about others, whether personally or situationally, while the contented Christian wants to share his blessings compassionately. Contentment … Continue reading

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The Loved Ones Chastened

Tuesday November 22, 2022 Revelation 3:19 “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.” See how the righteous are cast down. How often is virtue dressed in the rags of poverty! How frequently is … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/22/2022

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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Learning Contentment – 1

Scripture Text – Philippians 4:10-23 I’ve heard this statement before about someone on a former church board where I was an Worship Pastor; “The trouble with him is that he’s a thermometer and not a thermostat!” The one who said … Continue reading

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No Wonder, No Holy Fear

Monday November 21, 2022 Leviticus 9:24 And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. We of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 11/21/2022

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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Constructing God’s New Temple

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, … Continue reading

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Questions On Bible Prophecy – 11

*Pastor’s Note: We will continue, in no particular order questions posed from the excellent book by Mark Hitchcock entitled, The Complete Book of Bible Prophecy. My hope and prayer is that it will give some insight into much of the … Continue reading

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Resisting Temptation

SO LONG as we live in this world we cannot escape suffering and temptation. Whence it is written in Job: “The life of man upon earth is a warfare.” Everyone, therefore, must guard against temptation and must watch in prayer … Continue reading

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Gideon, An Unlikely Hero – 4

Charles Henry Mackintosh (October 1820 – November 2, 1896) was a nineteenth-century Christian preacher, dispensationalist, writer of Bible commentaries, magazine editor and member of the Plymouth Brethren. In 1843, Mackintosh wrote his first tract entitled Peace with God. When he … Continue reading

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Heavy Backpacks

For Sunday November 20, 2022 Psalm 68:19 (NIV) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Pediatricians are concerned that many children are carrying too much weight in their school backpacks. Lugging too heavy … Continue reading

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Beauty In Worship

ALL of the design elements for the sanctuary and its contents (Exodus 25) suggest God’s great love of beauty, of design, of loveliness. We have sometimes imagined that God enjoys plainness. This is hardly the case. God’s love for beautiful … Continue reading

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From One Age To Another

And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live … Continue reading

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It’s All About Jesus

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. – Hebrews 3:1-2. The … Continue reading

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Matthew 25:1-2

Friday November 18, 2022 Matthew 25:1-2 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.” Jesus speaks … Continue reading

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