Preach the Word

Next Tuesday we celebrate July 4th, Independence Day as it’s known for us in the States. And the day raises questions about national loyalty. How do we who are strangers, exiles, aliens, and pilgrims on earth think about patriotism? That was our topic back in episode 378. This year we are looking at the implications of it on local churches. And last time, on Wednesday,...

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What Is the Will of God and How Do We Know It?

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. The aim of Romans 12:1–2 ...

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Never Read the Bible Simply to Know

I have spent virtually all of my adult life encouraging people to pursue their supreme satisfaction in God. I have argued that saving faith in Jesus Christ does not just bear the fruit of joy, but in fact, even more profoundly, is itself a species of joy. Saving faith at its root means being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus. I have celebrated the way George...

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Do You Serve God or Man?

Slavery has horrible connotations in our day — and for good reason. In this lab, Pastor John reminds us that servitude to God gives life instead of taking it away. Principle for Bible Reading Word Searches Word searches are important for deep study of the...

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Does God Balance Blessings with Hardships?

“The universe always balances things out.” As I sat there watching the TV, I shook my head. Of course, I don’t expect perfect theology from every TV show I watch, but this line in particular seemed to stick out. It was not a hopeful line. “Maybe it is hard for you to enjoy the sweet sunshine today because you fear a storm will come tomorrow.” In fact, it was...

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WEAKNESS IS A CHOICE

  Weakness is a choice. The darkest night produce the brightest stars those means that for every situations and challenging you face within your life there is a hope within it. What we need in that situation is courses to believe that within yourself is power to make change with your current situations. the power to believe yourself and all that you know that there is...

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4 Psalms to Help Heal a Broken Heart

You thought you had it right this time. You thought that, this time, it was forever. You just didn’t realize forever would end this soon. Your friends try to comfort you. They tell you it wasn’t your fault. They say you couldn’t have done anything to change what happened. They encourage you to pick yourself up and “get out there” again. But you’re still reeling....

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Don’t Waste Your Life

As we meet tonight on this 29th of December, 2003, the body count of those killed in the earthquake in Bam, Iran, stands at about 25,000. That’s a lot of human beings snuffed out in one morning. You feel the personal magnitude of it when you read of a father digging for his family and passing out when he uncovers the hand of his dead teenage daughter, or when you read...

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