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More than Forgiven
The Psalmist prayed for mercy and forgiveness, but God in Christ has given all that and much more. We are more than forgiven. Today’s...
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Aug 7, 2017
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Eternal Family Ties
Does your human family have problems? Rejoice, if you have been adopted into the Father’s family by the new birth, you are tied...
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Feb 20, 2017
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How Not to Approach God
Today’s reading: Leviticus 8:1-10:20 I suspect that many evangelicals today presume to approach God with little or no fear. It is true...
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Feb 5, 2016
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Fellowship with God
Whatever else we may say about salvation and the eternal state of believers, it centers around fellowship with God. Today’s reading:...
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Dec 2, 2015
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God’s Love
Two things are true of those who find God’s forgiveness and restoration, they recognize their sinful unworthiness, and they recognize...
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Nov 2, 2015
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The Meaning and Purpose of Life
In God, we find that our lives are not a result of random molecules coming together, but we are the result of His eternal decrees. We...
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Oct 19, 2015
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More than Forgiven
Today’s reading: Psalm 79-81; Romans 8:1-18 8 Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to...
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Aug 7, 2015
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The Love of God
Today’s reading: I Chronicles 26-27; John 11:18-46 4 And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the...
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May 29, 2015
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Born of God
Today’s reading: I Kings 14-15; John 1:1-28 They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the...
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May 7, 2015
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Family Resemblance
Today’s reading: Numbers 3-4; Mark 3:22-35 33 And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And looking about at those...
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Feb 20, 2015
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The Anguish of Guilt
Today’s reading: Leviticus 15-17; Matthew 27:1-31 6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement...
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Feb 12, 2015
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All Things Made New
Today’s reading: Revelation 19:1-22:21 My selection: Revelation 21:5-7 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making...
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Dec 30, 2013
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