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God Uses People Warts and All
God works in and through people who are imperfect to accomplish His purposes and plans perfectly. If you are His, He has plans to use you...
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Jul 9, 2017
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Silence before God
It is good and instructive to keep silence before God, to listen to His Word, and to observe His mighty acts. Today we meet some who...
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Jul 8, 2017
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Stop and Consider
Does the biblical claim that God is our Creator to Whom we owe our lives and praise thrill you or irritate you? Stop and consider who...
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Jul 7, 2017
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God’s Providence vs. Man’s Autonomy
No life is the result of personal autonomy or of random acts and choices. Rather it is God’s sovereign providence at work according to...
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Jul 6, 2017
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Two Truths in Focus
Two truths must be kept clearly in focus at all times if we are to not lose sight of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Do you know...
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Jul 2, 2017
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When Believers Suffer
Believers are not automatically sheltered from suffering, but God is sovereign, good, and trustworthy whether or not He reveals His...
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Jun 27, 2017
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Wanted: Celestial Mediator
The dilemma of fallen man since the Garden of Eden is to learn how to be right before God. Job called in agony for a celestial mediator....
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Jun 26, 2017
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The Danger of Forsaking the Fear of the Almighty
When people lose their reverent fear of God, they are capable of all manner of atrocities toward other human beings made in His image....
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Jun 25, 2017
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Everyone’s a Theologian
RC Sproul says, “Everyone’s a theologian, but not all are good theologians.” See how speech under great stress revealed two men to be...
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Jun 24, 2017
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Praying to a Big God for Big Things
How a person prays reflects much about his or her faith in and knowledge of God. Today we get a look at the prayer lives of three great...
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Jun 20, 2017
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God’s Sovereignty in Human History
God providentially and sovereignly rules over every event of history, whether the participants recognize it or not. Here we meet two...
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Jun 12, 2017
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Means of Grace in a Hostile Place
God sends us into a hostile place, and He preserves us in it by the means of grace: His word, the sacraments, and prayer. Today’s...
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Jun 8, 2017
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