Year: 2018

God says we are worth redeeming, and He asks us to approach others with the same mindset. The Power of Love 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-6 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; Today’s verses teach that love “does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). This means believers aren’t to dwell …

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King David’s city discovered? Ancient site linked to biblical kingdom, archaeologists say Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient site that may offer fresh insight into the ancient biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have been excavating the remains of a large house dubbed the “Governor’s Residence” that was destroyed by a fire in an 8 th century B.C. Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an ancient site that may offer fresh insight into the ancient biblical kingdom of David and Solomon. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have been excavating the remains of a large house dubbed the …

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Christ in the Psalms Tears in His Bottle Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? (Psalm 56:8) In an hour of despair, it is easy to allow ourselves to think that if God were REALLY with us, and REALLY loved us, that He would not allow us to suffer. Yet He does. And according to this verse, He is aware, and cares about, every tear we might shed. This is not merely sentimental poetry. It is God’s way of revealing to us that nothing that happens to His people goes …

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The Choice Jack Kinsella The question has been asked so many times that has morphed from a question into a challenge; “How can a merciful and loving God condemn people to eternal torments in hell?” The question is not just posed by atheists and skeptics, but also by some sincere, but woefully uneducated Christians. The argument has some merit on the surface. God is love. All men are created with a sin nature. Since, by definition and design, all men are sinners and our Creator God is love, it logically follows that a loving God who created sinners would be …

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Psalm 34 34 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his …

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I have always loved Zephaniah 3:17. It reminds me of the love of a parent for his or her young children. It says, “The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV) The young mom on my flight to Washington not too long ago was managing four bags, two young kids, and thousands of miles. It was amazing to watch. The three year old son wanted a juice, and the …

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Good morning, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Wait”   Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried. Quietly, patiently, lovingly, He replied. I pleaded, and I wept for a clue to my fate, And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must wait.”   “Wait? You say wait?” my indignant reply. “Lord, I need answers, I need to know why. Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard? By faith I have asked, and I’m claiming your Word.   “My future, and all to which I can relate Hangs in the balance, and you tell me ‘wait’? I’m needing a ‘yes,’ or a go-ahead sign, Or …

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BEHOLD the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, “they all died in faith.” In faith they lived—it was their comfort, their guide, their motive and their support; and in the same spiritual grace they died, ending their life-song in the sweet strain in which they had so long continued. They did not die resting in the flesh or upon their own attainments; they …

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Focus, self-examination, and vigilance will protect us from blending in with the ways of the world Developing a Godly Lifestyle ROMANS 12:2 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Today’s verse outlines the commitment and steps necessary in developing a godly lifestyle. Paul was urgently warning believers not to be conformed to the patterns of the world. Our susceptibility to compromise is one of the greatest dangers in the church …

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