The Prayer Of A Patriot July 31, 2015
“Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine anger toward us to cease. Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever? wilt Thou draw out Thine anger to all generations? Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?” Psalm 8...
Keep ReadingMighty Prayer June 30, 2015
One of the greatest invitations to prayer ever given to anyone was when Jeremiah was in prison for preaching the truth. God reached into his prison cell with both a command and an invitation. Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show ...
Keep ReadingFaith For Your Family, Part 2 May 31, 2015
Previously we saw that if we are parents, God has placed in our hands—not the preacher’s or the Sunday School teacher’s—the responsibility for training our children in the knowledge of God. We saw that Moses’ parents, Amram and J...
Keep ReadingFaith For Your Family, Part 1 April 30, 2015
I believe our greatest joy, our greatest privilege, and our greatest responsibility is to be a parent. The night our first son was born, I got down on my knees and prayed, “Oh, God, if I never have any other kind of achievement, if I never ...
Keep ReadingWhen You're Up To Your Eyeballs In Trouble, Part 2 March 31, 2015
What a predicament! The people of Judah faced an enemy alliance marching to destroy them. We looked last time at this dramatic event—God’s people caught in an impossible situation. We saw that the people set their faces first of all t...
Keep ReadingWhen You're Up To Your Eyeballs In Trouble, Part 1 February 28, 2015
Someone once observed that as Christians we’re either in the midst of a battle, just emerging from a battle, or headed into one. Rarely do we bask in flowery meadows of peace! Perhaps in heaven we’ll enjoy that, but on this earth we’ll have...
Keep ReadingThe Purposes of Pain January 31, 2015
We all experience pain, and even suffering at some time in our lives. While our natural reaction to pain is to avoid it, get rid of it, or numb it; we need to realize that God allows pain. In fact, our suffering is a sign of God’s love. Let...
Keep ReadingHow To Win The War With Worry December 31, 2014
Do you ever worry? We all do, but we ought not. Worry is not just a weakness; it’s a wickedness. Three times in the Sermon on the Mount, our Lord says “Take no thought,” which actually means “take no anxious worry.” To each worrier He ...
Keep ReadingYour Bible Is A Living Treasure, part 3 December 14, 2014
In the first two parts of this study, we saw the Bible as a timeless, truthful, treasured book, a living book because the Creator of the universe literally breathed out the Word of God. If you missed these stud...
Keep ReadingYour Bible Is A Living Treasure, part 2 November 30, 2014
In Part 1, you saw two qualities of the Word of God which set it apart from all other books: Timelessness—it has stood the test of time and the assaults of cynics and skeptics.Truthfulness—it is “God-breathed” and comes from a God who cann...
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