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... 13:34-35; 1 John 2:9-11; Jude 1:24-25
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling ... 4:1-3)
Lord, we realize that this is straight talk from You: "Preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." It doesn't ...
... generation.
A man of unquenchable passion for reaching the unsaved with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, Billy Graham was one of the most ...
Read Esther 2:12-18
God does not mock us with the things He includes in His Word. He isn’t in the business of making His ... add, you cannot become these things by taking your cues from the world. That only brings defeat and frustration. You, as an individual, ...
... than God. Yet He voluntarily gave up His own rights as God the Son. He submitted Himself to God the Father, so that every word He spoke ... wept at the tomb of Lazarus, but as God, He raised Lazarus from the dead. As a man, He suffered a horrible death on the cross, but as God, ...
Like the narratives of Christ's birth, the accounts of His crucifixion and resurrection are so familiar that we can ... understand what really happened when Jesus died and rose from the dead, why there was no other alternative, and why it makes all ...
... staff personnel with Campus Crusade. I spoke all week on the subject of servanthood, emphasizing the importance of believers being those ... encouragement is that anybody can do it.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
... testimony. Just telling about your spiritual pilgrimage. The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church, but he cannot ... I'm speaking of an effective, powerful missile launched from your lips to the ears of the unsaved. Consider these five suggestions:
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During times of suffering we often struggle with the dread “If Only.” If only I had waited to get married? If only ... bring only more misery.
Consider this poignant scene from the life of Jesus:
When Jesus had arrived at Bethany, he was told ...
... go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.” Barnabas ... silent treatment benefit either party. Or bolting from a marriage. Or quitting your job in a huff. That’s not how to handle ...
... two daughters. They are now all grown up, but years ago, the younger child was constantly on the move, rarely winding down by bedtime. ... Before he could relax, however, there was a piercing scream from the jitterbug’s room. Startled, he rushed to her bedside. Great tears ...
... 30 minutes...as she was beaten and abused. As I heard the story, 38 people watched the half-hour episode in rapt fascination from their windows. Not one so much as walked over to the telephone and called ...
One night while watching the news I saw a story about a criminal who had passed away awaiting trial. I no longer recall the details, just that there were many unanswered questions.
A family ... asked “why” a lot. The answer I recall most vividly came from my mom. I’d ask why and she’d respond “zed.”
But the truth is ...
... I wrote and asked you How would you respond if one day, amid the coupons and advertising in your mailbox, you found a handwritten ... ministry, right? Wrong!
The Bible tells us Jesus rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and in the book of Acts we read what Luke ...
... didn’t work and I only had Internet access when I drove to the closest town for groceries. I had instructions to spend my own money for ... co-worker mentioned in passing I should have kept the money from the returned item since no one would have noticed. My co-worker even went ...
... something that had never been done before. “In order for the land to produce, we must spread out over this land,” he said. Prior to ... most innovative, creative plan this world will ever know. From the virgin birth to the death and the Resurrection to the soon-coming of ...
Read Proverbs 12:17–23
An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies. Some people make cutting remarks, but ... name...like, Let’s Judge .
Devotional content taken from Come before Winter and Share My Hope by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
A little kid found himself lost and wide-eyed in the lingerie department of a store.
Blinking a little, he asked a clerk ... spankings—they really did hurt her more than me—but from her I learned that life would hold painful rewards if I didn't obey higher ...
... try to help, but they tend to complicate matters.
Take the four guys who decided to go mountain climbing one weekend. In the middle of ... us that God doesn’t care? I have found solid encouragement from four threads woven into the fabric of Galatians 6. See if you don’t ...
... is designed to help you better understand God’s will. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal ... On the other hand God has revealed in His Word what He wants from us.
Read Daniel 4:35; Psalm 115:3. What authority and power ...
Read Job 26:1– 14
“How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the weak!
How you have enlightened my ... all the whys and wherefores of His activities.”
From verse 5 through verse 13 of chapter 26, Job takes Bildad through the ...
