New! Faith

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Faith

 

Without faith it is impossible to please Him . . . —Hebrews 11:6 Faith in active opposition to common sense is mistaken enthusiasm and narrow-mindedness, and common sense in opposition to faith demonstrates a mistaken reliance on reason as the basis for truth. The life of faith brings the two of these into the proper relationship. Common sense and faith are as different…

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New! Substitution

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Substitution

 

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him —2 Corinthians 5:21 The modern view of the death of Jesus is that He died for our sins out of sympathy for us. Yet the New Testament view is that He took our sin on Himself not because of sympathy, but because of His identification with us. He was “made. . . to…

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New! The Witness of the Spirit

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Witness of the Spirit

 

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit . . . —Romans 8:16 We are in danger of getting into a bargaining spirit with God when we come to Him—we want the witness of the Spirit before we have done what God tells us to do. Why doesn’t God reveal Himself to you? He cannot. It is not that He will not, but He…

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New! Nothing of the Old Life!

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Nothing of the Old Life!

 

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new —2 Corinthians 5:17 Our Lord never tolerates our prejudices— He is directly opposed to them and puts them to death. We tend to think that God has some special interest in our particular prejudices, and are very sure that He will never deal with us as He has to deal with others. We…

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New! Impulsiveness or Discipleship?

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, October 20, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Impulsiveness or Discipleship?

 

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith . . . —Jude 20 There was nothing of the nature of impulsive or thoughtless action about our Lord, but only a calm strength that never got into a panic. Most of us develop our Christianity along the lines of our own nature, not along the lines of God’s nature. Impulsiveness is a trait of…

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New! Is God's Will My Will?

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, October 19, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Is God’s Will My Will?

 

This is the will of God, your sanctification . . . —1 Thessalonians 4:3 Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me— is it my will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been made possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to let Jesus become sanctification to me, and…

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New! The Key to the Missionary's Devotion

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, October 17, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Key to the Missionary’s Devotion

 

. . . they went forth for His name’s sake . . . —3 John 7 Our Lord told us how our love for Him is to exhibit itself when He asked, “Do you love Me?” (John 21:17). And then He said, “Feed My sheep.” In effect, He said, “Identify yourself with My interests in other people,” not, “Identify Me with your interests in other people.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 shows us the…

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New! The Key of the Greater Work

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Key of the Greater Work

 

. . . I say to you, he who believes in Me, . . . greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father —John 14:12 Prayer does not equip us for greater works— prayer is the greater work. Yet we think of prayer as some commonsense exercise of our higher powers that simply prepares us for God’s work. In the teachings of Jesus Christ, prayer is the working of the miracle of redemption in me,…

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New! The Key to the Master's Orders

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Key to the Master’s Orders

 

Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest —Matthew 9:38 The key to the missionary’s difficult task is in the hand of God, and that key is prayer, not work— that is, not work as the word is commonly used today, which often results in the shifting of our focus away from God. The key to the missionary’s difficult task…

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New! The Key to the Missionary's Work (2)

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Key to the Missionary’s Work (2)

 

He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world —1 John 2:2 The key to the missionary’s message is the propitiation of Christ Jesus— His sacrifice for us that completely satisfied the wrath of God. Look at any other aspect of Christ’s work, whether it is healing, saving, or sanctifying, and you will see that there is nothing limitless about those. But—…

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New! The Key to the Missionary's Work (1)

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, October 13, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Key to the Missionary’s Work (1)

 

Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ’All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations . . .’ —Matthew 28:18-19 The key to the missionary’s work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to look on our Lord as one who assists us in our endeavors for God. Yet our Lord places Himself as the absolute sovereign and supreme Lord over His…

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New! Individual Discouragement and Personal Growth

 

 

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Posted on: Sunday, October 12, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Individual Discouragement and Personal Growth

 

. . . when Moses was grown . . . he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens —Exodus 2:11 Moses saw the oppression of his people and felt certain that he was the one to deliver them, and in the righteous indignation of his own spirit he started to right their wrongs. After he launched his first strike for God and for what was right, God allowed Moses to…

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New! Getting into God's Stride

 

 

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Posted on: Saturday, October 11, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Getting into God’s Stride

 

Enoch walked with God . . . —Genesis 5:24 The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude toward the ordinary things of…

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New! God's Silence- Then What?

 

 

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Posted on: Friday, October 10, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: God’s Silence— Then What?

 

When He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was —John 11:6 Has God trusted you with His silence— a silence that has great meaning? God’s silences are actually His answers. Just think of those days of absolute silence in the home at Bethany! Is there anything comparable to those days in your life? Can God trust you like that, or are…

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New! How Will I Know?

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: How Will I Know?

 

Jesus answered and said, ’I thank You, Father . . . that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes’ —Matthew 11:25 We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step— we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin— “But if we walk in the light,” we are cleansed “from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a…

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New! Building on the Atonement

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Building on the Atonement

 

. . . present . . . your members as instruments of righteousness to God —Romans 6:13 I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot make atonement for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I cannot right what is wrong, purify what is impure, or make holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God. Do I have faith in what Jesus Christ has…

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New! Coming to Jesus

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: Coming to Jesus

 

Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28 Isn’t it humiliating to be told that we must come to Jesus! Think of the things about which we will not come to Jesus Christ. If you want to know how real you are, test yourself by these words— “Come to Me . . . .” In every dimension in…

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New! The Nature of Reconciliation

 

 

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Posted on: Monday, October 06, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Nature of Reconciliation

 

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him —2 Corinthians 5:21 Sin is a fundamental relationship— it is not wrong doing, but wrong being— it is deliberate and determined independence from God. The Christian faith bases everything on the extreme, self-confident nature of sin. Other faiths deal with sins— the Bible alone deals with sin. The first thing Jesus Christ confronted…

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New! The Place of Humiliation

 

 

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Posted on: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Place of Humiliation

 

If You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us —Mark 9:22 After every time of exaltation, we are brought down with a sudden rush into things as they really are, where it is neither beautiful, poetic, nor thrilling. The height of the mountaintop is measured by the dismal drudgery of the valley, but it is in the valley that we have…

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New! The Place of Exaltation

 

 

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Posted on: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:00 PM
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Subject: The Place of Exaltation

 

. . . Jesus took . . . them up on a high mountain apart by themselves . . . —Mark 9:2 We have all experienced times of exaltation on the mountain, when we have seen things from God’s perspective and have wanted to stay there. But God will never allow us to stay there. The true test of our spiritual life is in exhibiting the power to descend from the mountain.…

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