New! Yesterday

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Yesterday

 

You shall not go out with haste,…for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. —Isaiah 52:12 Security from Yesterday. “…God requires an account of what is past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15). At the end of the year we turn with eagerness to all that God has for the future, and yet anxiety is apt to arise when we remember our yesterdays. Our present enjoyment of God’s grace tends to…

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New! "And Every Virtue We Possess"

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, December 29, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “And Every Virtue We Possess”

 

…All my springs are in you. —Psalm 87:7 Our Lord never “patches up” our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities, or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside— “…put on the new man…” (Ephesians 4:24). In other words, see that your natural human life is putting on all that is in keeping with the…

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New! Deserter or Disciple?

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Deserter or Disciple?

 

From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. —John 6:66 When God, by His Spirit through His Word, gives you a clear vision of His will, you must “walk in the light” of that vision (1 John 1:7). Even though your mind and soul may be thrilled by it, if you don’t “walk in the light” of it you will…

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New! Continuous Conversion

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, December 27, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Continuous Conversion

 

…unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 18:3 These words of our Lord refer to our initial conversion, but we should continue to turn to God as children, being continuously converted every day of our lives. If we trust in our own abilities, instead of God’s, we produce consequences for which God will hold us responsible. When God…

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New! Where the Battle is Won or Lost

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, December 26, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Where the Battle is Won or Lost

 

"If you will return, O Israel," says the Lord… —Jeremiah 4:1 Our battles are first won or lost in the secret places of our will in God’s presence, never in full view of the world. The Spirit of God seizes me and I am compelled to get alone with God and fight the battle before Him. Until I do this, I…

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New! The Hidden Life

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Hidden Life

 

…your life is hidden with Christ in God. —Colossians 3:3 The Spirit of God testifies to and confirms the simple, but almighty, security of the life that “is hidden with Christ in God.” Paul continually brought this out in his New Testament letters. We talk as if living a sanctified life were the most uncertain and insecure thing we could…

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New! His Birth and Our New Birth

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: His Birth and Our New Birth

 

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." —Matthew 1:23 His Birth in History. “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God (Luke 1:35). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He did not emerge out of history; He came into history from the outside. Jesus Christ is not the best human…

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New! "Walk in the Light"

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, December 25, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “Walk in the Light”

 

If we walk in the light as He is in the light…the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. —1 John 1:7 To mistake freedom from sin only on the conscious level of our lives for complete deliverance from sin by the atonement through the Cross of Christ is a great error. No one fully knows what sin is until he is born again. Sin is what Jesus Christ faced at Calvary.…

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New! Sharing in the Atonement

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, December 22, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Sharing in the Atonement

 

God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… —Galatians 6:14 The gospel of Jesus Christ always forces a decision of our will. Have I accepted God’s verdict on sin as judged on the Cross of Christ? Do I have even the slightest interest in the death of Jesus? Do I want to be identified with His death— to be completely…

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New! The Right Kind of Help

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, December 19, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Right Kind of Help

 

And I, if I am lifted up…will draw all peoples to Myself. —John 12:32 Very few of us have any understanding of the reason why Jesus Christ died. If sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not “a little bit of love,” but…

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New! Experience or God's Revealed Truth?

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, December 20, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Experience or God’s Revealed Truth?

 

We have received…the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. —1 Corinthians 2:12 My experience is not what makes redemption real— redemption is reality. Redemption has no real meaning for me until it is worked out through my conscious life. When I am born again, the Spirit of God takes me beyond myself and my experiences, and identifies me with Jesus Christ. If I…

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New! The Drawing of the Father

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Drawing of the Father

 

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him… —John 6:44 When God begins to draw me to Himself, the problem of my will comes in immediately. Will I react positively to the truth that God has revealed? Will I come to Him? To discuss or deliberate over spiritual matters when God calls is inappropriate and disrespectful to Him. When God…

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New! The Right Kind of Help

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, December 19, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Right Kind of Help

 

And I, if I am lifted up…will draw all peoples to Myself. —John 12:32 Very few of us have any understanding of the reason why Jesus Christ died. If sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not “a little bit of love,” but…

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New! The Focus Of Our Message

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Focus Of Our Message

 

I did not come to bring peace but a sword. —Matthew 10:34 Never be sympathetic with a person whose situation causes you to conclude that God is dealing harshly with him. God can be more tender than we can conceive, and every once in a while He gives us the opportunity to deal firmly with someone so that He may be viewed…

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New! Test of Faithfulness

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Test of Faithfulness

 

We know that all things work together for good to those who love God… —Romans 8:28 It is only a faithful person who truly believes that God sovereignly controls his circumstances. We take our circumstances for granted, saying God is in control, but not really believing it. We act as if the things that happen were completely controlled by people. To be faithful in every circumstance…

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New! Redemption- Creating the Need it Satisfies

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Redemption— Creating the Need it Satisfies

 

The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him… —1 Corinthians 2:14 The gospel of God creates the sense of need for the gospel. Is the gospel hidden to those who are servants already? No, Paul said, “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who…

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New! Wrestling Before God

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, December 15, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Wrestling Before God

 

Take up the whole armor of God…praying always… —Ephesians 6:13,18 You must learn to wrestle against the things that hinder your communication with God, and wrestle in prayer for other people; but to wrestle with God in prayer is unscriptural. If you ever do wrestle with God, you will be crippled for the rest of your life. If you grab hold of God…

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New! Intercessory Prayer

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, December 12, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Intercessory Prayer

 

…men always ought to pray and not lose heart. —Luke 18:1 You cannot truly intercede through prayer if you do not believe in the reality of redemption. Instead, you will simply be turning intercession into useless sympathy for others, which will serve only to increase the contentment they have for remaining out of touch with God. True intercession involves bringing the…

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New! The Great Life

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, December 13, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Great Life

 

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled… —John 14:27 Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal life, we are tempted to blame God. But we are the ones in the wrong, not God. Blaming God is evidence that we are refusing to let go of some disobedience somewhere in our lives. But as soon as we let go,…

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New! "Approved to God"

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, December 14, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “Approved to God”

 

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15 If you cannot express yourself well on each of your beliefs, work and study until you can. If you don’t, other people may miss out on the blessings that come from knowing the truth. Strive to re-express a truth of God to yourself clearly and understandably, and God will use…

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New! Personality

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, December 11, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Personality

 

…that they may be one just as We are one… —John 17:22 Personality is the unique, limitless part of our life that makes us distinct from everyone else. It is too vast for us even to comprehend. An island in the sea may be just the top of a large mountain, and our personality is like that island. We don’t know the…

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New! Individuality

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Individuality

 

Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself…" —Matthew 16:24 Individuality is the hard outer layer surrounding the inner spiritual life. Individuality shoves others aside, separating and isolating people. We see it as the primary characteristic of a child, and rightly so. When we confuse individuality with the spiritual life, we remain isolated. This shell of individuality is God’s created…

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New! The Offering of the Natural

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Offering of the Natural

 

It is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. —Galatians 4:22 Paul was not dealing with sin in this chapter of Galatians, but with the relation of the natural to the spiritual. The natural can be turned into the spiritual only through sacrifice. Without this a person will lead a divided life. Why did God demand that the natural must be…

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New! Repentance

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, December 06, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Repentance

 

Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation… —2 Corinthians 7:10 Conviction of sin is best described in the words: My sins, my sins, my Savior, How sad on Thee they fall. Conviction of sin is one of the most uncommon things that ever happens to a person. It is the beginning of an understanding of God. Jesus Christ said that when the Holy…

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New! The Impartial Power of God

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, December 07, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Impartial Power of God

 

By one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only reason for the forgiveness of our sins by God, and the infinite depth of His promise to forget them, is the death of Jesus Christ.…

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New! The Opposition of the Natural

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, December 08, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Opposition of the Natural

 

Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. —Galatians 5:24 The natural life itself is not sinful. But we must abandon sin, having nothing to do with it in any way whatsoever. Sin belongs to hell and to the devil. I, as a child of God, belong to heaven and to God. It is not a question of giving up…

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New! Christian Perfection

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, December 01, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: Christian Perfection

 

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfect… —Philippians 3:12 It is a trap to presume that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do— God’s purpose is to make us one with Himself. The emphasis of holiness movements tends to be that God is producing specimens of holiness to put in His museum. If you…

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New! "Not by Might nor by Power"

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “Not by Might nor by Power”

 

My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power… —1 Corinthians 2:4 If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality. Take care to see while you proclaim your knowledge of the way of salvation, that you yourself are rooted and grounded…

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New! The Law of Opposition

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Law of Opposition

 

To him who overcomes… —Revelation 2:7 Life without war is impossible in the natural or the supernatural realm. It is a fact that there is a continuing struggle in the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual areas of life. Health is the balance between the physical parts of my body and all the things and forces surrounding me.…

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New! "The Temple of the Holy Spirit"

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, December 04, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “The Temple of the Holy Spirit”

 

…only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you. —Genesis 41:40 I am accountable to God for the way I control my body under His authority. Paul said he did not “set aside the grace of God”— make it ineffective (Galatians 2:21). The grace of God is absolute and limitless, and the work of salvation through Jesus is complete and finished…

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New! "My Rainbow in the Cloud"

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: “My Rainbow in the Cloud”

 

I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. —Genesis 9:13 It is the will of God that human beings should get into a right-standing relationship with Him, and His covenants are designed for this purpose. Why doesn’t God save me? He has accomplished and provided for my salvation, but I have not yet entered into a relationship with Him. Why…

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New! The Law and the Gospel

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, November 30, 2014 9:00 PM
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Subject: The Law and the Gospel

 

Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. —James 2:10 The moral law does not consider our weaknesses as human beings; in fact, it does not take into account our heredity or infirmities. It simply demands that we be absolutely moral. The moral law never changes, either for the highest of society or for the weakest in the world. It…

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