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Repentance - 3/18/2010 Repentance Repentance, as we have seen, always comes before faith in our response to the gospel, so we will now look at repentance. The best way to start when considering all these doctrines - a method we have consistently adopted - is to notice the meaning and the connotation of the terms that are used. Now the word repentance means ‘to think again’, ‘to think once more’. So ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Blessed are the peacemakers - 3/18/2010 Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the of God. This is the seventh of the beatitudes: and seven was the number of perfection among the Hebrews. It may be that the Saviour placed the peacemaker the seventh upon the list because he most nearly approaches the perfect man in Christ Jesus. He who would have perfect blessedness, so far as it can be enjoyed on earth, must ... 1 response(s), 0 votes |
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"Who do you say that I am?" - 3/18/2010 "Who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15) It all comes down to this eventually. In the Greek text the word you has an enormous stress. In fact, the word you really goes at the first of the sentence. It is as if Jesus is saying, "But you who have followed me and have known me from the beginning, who do you say that I am?" It is the greatest question in the entire universe and it is one which ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Galatians 3:26 - 3/18/2010 Galatians 3:26 Ye are all the of God by faith in Christ Jesus. The fatherhood of God is common to all his . Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, "Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid." List thee, Little-faith. Great-heart is God's , and you are God's too; and ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Not in Word Only - 3/18/2010 Not In Word Only 1 Thessalonians 1 : 4-10 “For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what manner of men we were among you for your sake” (1 Thessalonians 1:5). Introduction: One thing that you will notice in the reading of 1 Thessalonians chapter 1 is that it’s main theme is “The Presentation of the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Psalm 39:12 - 3/18/2010 Psalm 39:12 I am a stranger with thee. Yes, O Lord, with Thee, but not to Thee. All my natural alienation from Thee, Thy grace has effectually removed; and now, in fellowship with Thyself, I walk through this sinful world as a pilgrim in a foreign country. Thou art a stranger in Thine own world. Man forgets Thee, dishonours Thee, sets up new laws and alien customs, and knows Thee not. When Thy ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Proverbs 1: 10-11, 18 - 3/18/2010 My , if sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause." ...But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives. (Proverbs 1: 10-11, 1  Don't ambush your own life! Enticement to sin can come from many different sources.
It can come from within, from your own sin nature, tempting
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Israel in Joshua 9 and 10 - 3/18/2010 Israel's treaty with Gibeon. Just as all of us tend to be rather gullible when we don't seek the Lord's guidance, the Israelites are deceived by a heathen nation (Josh. 9:3-5). Years later their past comes back to haunt them (II Sam. 21:1-9). Joshua battles five kings and their armies. He prays for a miracle and receives it (Josh. 10:12-13). Verses for Today: The inhabitants of Gibeon . . . did ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Characteristics of Praying in the Spirit - 3/17/2010 Cbaracteristics of Praying in the Spirit But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23—24) We have been considering the regular manifestations of worshipping or praying in the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Psalm 19:13 - 3/17/2010 Psalm 19:13 Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins. Such was the prayer of the "man after God's own heart." Did holy David need to pray thus? How needful, then, must such a prayer be for us babes in grace! It is as if he said, "Keep me back, or I shall rush headlong over the precipice of sin." Our evil nature, like an ill-tempered , is apt to run away. May the grace of God put the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Psalm 39:12 - 3/17/2010 Psalm 39:12 I am a stranger with thee. Yes, O Lord, with Thee, but not to Thee. All my natural alienation from Thee, Thy grace has effectually removed; and now, in fellowship with Thyself, I walk through this sinful world as a pilgrim in a foreign country. Thou art a stranger in Thine own world. Man forgets Thee, dishonours Thee, sets up new laws and alien customs, and knows Thee not. When Thy ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Deutoronomy 8:3 - 3/17/2010 He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. (Deut. 8:3) The Bible is like food for your spiritual life! If you were to stop eating physical food, your body would not last very long (some ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Praying in the Spirit - 3/16/2010 Praying in the Spirit ‘Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.’ (John 4:22-24) The question we ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Stones by Ann Spangler - 3/16/2010 Stones were used for building altars, homes, palaces, and temples. When "capstone" or "cornerstone" is mentioned in the Bible, it refers to a particularly important stone that held two rows of stones together in a corner, one that stabilized the structure at the foundation, or one that formed the keystone over an arch or at the top of a roof parapet. In order to hold the structure together, the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Four Hearts - 3/16/2010 Four Hearts-One Soil Parables are fascinating. Above all others Jesus was the Master storyteller and the supreme 'parabler'. In the Gospels more than 35 of Christ's parables are recorded. Many others were spoken John says - but these are the ones He wanted us to hear. Parables were primarily not for reading, but hearing. Not for studying but for heeding. And Jesus uses them to expose the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Accepting His Deity - 3/15/2010 Accepting His Deity In Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17, He says: "And now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was" (v. 5). Here Jesus alludes to a position He held before creation. It is a tacit claim to His participation in the eternal glory of God. In the fourth century, the church faced a serious crisis with respect to the ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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2 Timothy 2:1 - 3/15/2010 2 Timothy 2:1 Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Christ has grace without measure in Himself, but He hath not retained it for Himself. As the reservoir empties itself into the pipes, so hath Christ emptied out His grace for His people. "Of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace." He seems only to have in order to dispense to us. He stands like the fountain, always ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Ephesians 6:13, 17 - 3/15/2010 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. ...take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Ephesians 6:13, 17) The Bible is God's weapon for the spiritual battle in my life! The reality is that every one of us is involved in a spiritual battle. The real struggle ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? - 3/15/2010 Do You Have a Personal Relationship with Jesus? The most important question you will ever be asked to answer is the question - "Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?" Mark 3.31-35 "Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling Him. And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, "Look, Your mother and Your brothers are ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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2 Kins 7:3 - 3/15/2010 2 Kings 7:3 Why sit we here until we die? Dear reader, this little book was mainly intended for the edification of believers, but if you are yet unsaved, our heart yearns over you: and we would fain say a word which may be blessed to you. Open your Bible, and read the story of the lepers, and mark their position, which was much the same as yours. If you remain where you are you must perish; if ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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1 Samuel 30:13 - 3/15/2010 1 Samuel 30:13 To whom belongest thou? No neutralities can exist in religion. We are either ranked under the banner of Prince Immanuel, to serve and fight His battles, or we are vassals of the black prince, Satan. "To whom belongest thou?" Reader, let me assist you in your response. Have you been "born again"? If you have, you belong to Christ, but without the new birth you cannot be His. In whom ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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The Gospel Explained by Peter - 3/12/2010 The Gospel Explained by Peter People need heroes. Part of life is looking up to someone, being inspired by them, and rising to greater levels of accomplishment in whatever field they represent. There are golfing heroes who inspire; basketball and football heroes who inspire; entertainers and authors who become heroes and inspire; political and civic heroes who inspire; medical, rescue ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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The Divine Image In Man - 3/11/2010 The Divine Image in Man Having looked at man’s creation, his constitution and some of the problems arising there from, we come now to consider the great question of what is meant by man being created in the image and likeness of God. Our first reason for considering this is Scripture itself - let me give you a number of verses which deal with it. First are the verses in Genesis 1:26 - ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Labourers in the Vineyard - 3/11/2010 LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD Text: Matthew 20:1-16 • We must remind ourselves that the Bible makes it very clear that there is no part of this Christian life which is without its dangers. Nothing is so false to the teaching of the New Testament as to give the impression that the moment you believe and are converted, all your troubles are at an end and you will never have ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Romans 7:13 - 3/11/2010 Romans 7:13 Sin . . . exceeding sinful. Beware of light thoughts of sin. At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender, that we are afraid of the slightest sin. Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear lest they should offend against God. But alas! very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits is removed by the rough handling of the surrounding world: the sensitive plant ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Question - 3/11/2010 Question: I've been told that Jesus died for my sins. What does that mean exactly? How could the death of Jesus help me get to heaven? What does the death of Christ save me from? Answer: One way to understand the meaning of the death of Jesus is to imagine a courtroom scene in which we are on trial for our sins and God is the judge. Our sins against God are capital crimes. God Himself is our ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Moses last words to Israel - 3/11/2010 Moses begins his last words to Israel. He reviews their past, once more clearly emphasizing the blessings of obedience. He pleads with them: Choose life (Deut. 30:19). Verses for Today: Keep therefore the words of this Covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. . . . That He may establish thee to day for a people unto Himself, and that He may be unto thee a God . . . as He hath ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Isaiah 62:12 - 3/11/2010 Isaiah 62:12 Thou shalt be called, Sought out. The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing which is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, not seeking out. The loss is more perplexing and the search more persevering when a thing is sought out. We were mingled with the mire: we were as ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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Chosen In Him - 3/10/2010 Chosen in Him “According as He hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” (Ephesians I: 4) This verse is obviously connected with the previous verse; the ’according as’ tells us so. ’Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in ... 0 response(s), 1 vote |
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The Power of Consecration - 3/10/2010 The Power of Consecration Consecration is giving our bodies as a living sacrifice to Christ. That is what Jesus says as we open to Luke 9. The truth of consecration is: "Losers are Keepers"? God's ways are so different than ours. Remember when you went to school as a ? Out in the playground you learn a lot of things that stay through life. Here's one I learned at the Haslett Elementary School in ... 0 response(s), 0 votes |
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