By Jon Bloom, February 16, 2018, at: http://www.desiringgod.org ————————————-    Christians should be the most careful speakers in the world. We ought to be characterized by two kinds of trembling when it comes to words: we should tremble at the words God speaks and we should tremble at the words we speak.   […]
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   (continued…) I must add that Jesus also went by the book, but in his own unique, and sometimes, infuriating way. Jesus did not preach against the Old Testament, nor did he ever dispute its authority.  In fact, he said in that same Sermon on the Mount that he came not to abolish, but
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Above: Woodcut by Gustav Dore (1832-1833) ———————– From my January 28, 2018 sermon. —————- Mark 1:21-28 — They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers
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“The God of Do-overs” by Lee Strobel, in Investigating the Faith, January 20, 2018, at http://www.biblegateway.com    Some people need a do-over from God because guilt has been squeezing the hope out of their lives. That was the case with a woman who wrote to me about the turbulence in her life. She explained
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By Rick Warren, January 18, 2018, at http://www.pastorrick.org ——————————–    A common saying today is that “what you do in your private life is nobody else’s business.” Well, it actually is. What you do in your private life — what you do behind closed doors or out of view of other people — builds
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   (…continued) This story of Isak is not from the Bible, but it is certainly consistent with what the Bible says about thankfulness. Isak is a man who deeply appreciates what he has received. He not only expresses his thanks in words, but he lets his gratitude shape his whole life, including his obedience
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From Stories for Telling, a collection of folk tales by William White, 1986, Augsburg Publishing House, pages 96-100.    Isak was King Olaf’s most trusted friend and advisor. When the royal court was in session, Isak always stood at the king’s right hand. Very few people realized that only a few years before this, the
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By John Piper at: www:desiringgod.org —————– Hebrews 2:1 — Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.    We all know people that this has happened to. There is no urgency. No vigilance. No focused listening or considering or fixing of their eyes on
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By C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity     As a great Christian writer (George MacDonald) pointed out, every father is pleased at the baby’s first attempt to walk:  but no father would be satisfied with anything less than a firm, free, manly walk in a grown-up son.  In the same way, he said, “God is easy to please, but hard to satisfy.”
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Two more stories of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ, posted at:Â http://www.opendoors.org ————————— STEADFAST TO THE END The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. –1 Peter 5:10 Â
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