Tag Archives: Theology

Confession and Absolution

Tuesday October 3, 2023 Luke 18:13 “The tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ ” The Greek explains more to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 10/03/2023

A Touch On His Shoulder On February 26, 1844, occurred one of the major disasters in the history of our navy. The Princeton, the most powerful warship of that day, commanded by Captain Stockton, was taking members of Congress and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/03/2023

A Sense of History When I was in sixth grade, my teacher assigned our class a family genealogy and history project. At first it was frustrating. It seemed like unnecessary work. But eventually I became obsessive over it as I … Continue reading

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Ambassadors For Christ Jesus – 1

Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 The apostle Paul regards every believer in Jesus Christ as a new creation, as a being who has been transformed by his or her faith in Christ! In verse 15 he explains that such believers … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 10/02/2023

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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Nothing Can Hinder God

Monday October 2, 2023 1 Peter 4:16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. The essence of spiritual worship is to love supremely, to trust confidently, to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 10/02/2023

King With Two Footmen When I was in England I visited Buckingham Palace. In going through the stables, we were shown a great coach which was used for state occasions. There was a great deal of gold on the coach … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 10/02/2023

Shipwrecked “I am setting before you this instruction, Timothy my child, in accordance with the prophecies spoken long ago about you, in order that by them you may fight the good fight, having faith and a good conscience, which some, … Continue reading

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God Gives a Song

Scripture Reference: Exodus 15:1-21 Deliverance always leads to praise! God’s people praise Him because He has redeemed them; worthy of all praise as our Creator, He is especially to be worshipped as our Redeemer and Savior. The display of God’s … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 9/30/2023

God’s Permissive Will – 2 COME with me to another scene, even to Calvary, for the greatest example of the truth here discussed. See there, hanging upon the Cross of Calvary, the Creator of the universe, sinless, spotless, impeccable. There … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/30/2023

To Show The Way IN Old Testament times people used small lamps to furnish artificial light. Ancient lamps were essentially small ceramic bowls that were customized during construction to have a “nose” on one edge. The purpose of this extension … Continue reading

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Fighting From the Trenches

For Saturday September 30, 2023 2 Chronicles 32:8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles. During World War I, soldiers did most of their … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 9/30/2023

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham Satan would like nothing better than to have us stop our ministry and start answering critics, tracking down wretched lies and malicious stories. By GOD’S GRACE I … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 9/30/2023

The Influence of Journalism The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” – … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/30/2023

Thoughts on Death – 2 THE present is very precious; these are the days of salvation; now is the acceptable time. How sad that you do not spend the time in which you might purchase everlasting life in a better … Continue reading

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Jesus, the Bread of Life – 2

Scripture Reference: John 6:25-59 At verse 41 is the point in the discussion in which the Jewish objections came to the forefront. The sticking point was I am the bread which came down from heaven. They could not reconcile this … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/29/2023

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 9/29/2023

Needing More Watching Over The Christ of the Andes statue, standing on the Chile-Argentine boundary line symbolizes a pledge made by the two countries. As long as the statue stands, it was agreed, there shall be peace and goodwill between … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/29/2023

The Bible in the Developed World In our developed world, we don’t consider famines very often. If there were a famine in our lands, we could navigate through it because of our importing infrastructure. This isn’t the case for the … Continue reading

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Jesus, the Bread of Life – 1

Scripture Reference: John 6:25-59 Those who followed after Jesus had just experienced the miracle of Jesus feeding the five-thousand and the following day, they went looking for Jesus who was not present. When they found Him they were baffled as … Continue reading

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