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A church building can become an idol to us, when all the while it is simply a place to meet and worship our Lord—nothing more. ... and literally idolized. Your work can easily become your god. So can any pursuit in life. A house, a lawn, an antique, a car, a letter ...
... them. (Proverbs 13:18-19)
Fulfillment is sweet to the soul. The longing of the heart—unrevealed and deep—leads to dreams . ... Surrendering to despair is humanity’s favourite pastime. God offers a better plan. But it takes effort to grab it and faith to claim it ...
... was growing up. I was young and impatient, anxious to reach the goals I felt were important. But there was always this irksome reminder ... anchor. Job's question—"Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?"—seems to take a lifetime to answer with "yes, ...
... impressive backhand or an in-store video camera capturing the sticky-fingered shoplifter or a squad car dashcam chronicling an officer’s every move! These days, we never should worry about missing it the first time around. ...
... it interesting that in passages on Christian victory, the Bible doesn’t mention one time the blare of a bugle or the stomping of an ... victory in the Christian life? Each member of the family of God has championship material deep down inside. But many of us have begun to ...
Though born in a culture that had all but forgotten the God of the flood and the ark, the man first known as Abram came to know the ...
We could consider 1 Timothy the handbook on biblical ministry within the church. The first half focuses on the work of ministry—the service. The second ...
... on various things in this life, we certainly cannot overlook the issue of money. It can be difficult to bring up the subject of money. ... trust between the people and the pulpit. They teach that God’s blessings can be bought for the right price, and that God’s highest ...
Alan Redpath wrote, “The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, the manufacture of a saint ... to Chuck Colson’s freedom from the prison of sin, God’s mercy and miraculous salvation has been displayed in the most unlikely ... in Damascus. Saul was in hot pursuit of Christians, but God pursued him even more relentlessly. Saul’s own words in Acts 22:3 to 5, ...
... Famine. Wars. Lawlessness. Most Christians have some idea of the signs that occur during the time the Bible calls "the last days." Well guess what—we're living in ...
The church pulpit is much more than a polished podium from which a pastor can ... heritage, the pulpit has been the primary place from where God’s Word has been dispensed to His people. From the pulpit, pastors proclaim God’s truth, sound His warnings, and feed His people.
But what governs ...
... a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
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... At its deepest spiritual level, loneliness springs from the fact that we were created with a God-shaped vacuum in our hearts and we are lonely until we find intimate ...
The problem with an often-told story is trying to hear it the way it originally ... event through the eyes of the ordinary, everyday people whom God chose to involve. You’ll come away with a better understanding of the ... bursting with gratitude for the incarnation of the Son of God.
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Second Kings revolves around a life principle not even God violates: persistent sin may be forgiven, but its consequences cannot be erased. The book of 2 Kings plays out this truth on a national scale, as the newly ...
As the story continued to unfold, the plot became increasingly interwoven. And ... for one or more was imminent. Surely, many thought, Where is God in all this? From all outward appearances, God was not only passive; He was completely out of the picture. Everything was ...
Hebrews 10 commands Christians to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” ... (10:24).
Did you know those commands were in the Bible? God wants us to think about how we can encourage our brothers and sisters in ...
Solomon’s pilgrimage was quite a journey from the depths of despair through the slough of despond to the ragged edge of ... to remember your Creator while you are still young. Once God came back into view, Solomon’s whole perspective changed. In fact, the ...
Our Lord Jesus gave a twofold discipleship challenge.
The first is the like the challenge He gave to Matthew in Matthew 9:9, ... the world by going, baptizing, and teaching them to obey God’s Word.
Two challenges: be disciples; make disciples.
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Death. The topic is strewn with the litter of fear, ignorance, denial, and superstition. For many, death is ... no other book—faces death head-on. It offers reliable, God-inspired information that answers most of our questions and calms our ...
