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07/28/2024 – “God’s Purpose Or Mine?” / “He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side…” (Mark 6:45).


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We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are obedient to Him, He will lead us to great success. We should never …

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07/24/2024 – “His Nature and Our Motives” / “…unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:20).


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“The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been made good by the supernatural grace of God. …

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07/21/2024 – Day 049 – Romans – Chapter 13 – 14 / 13: 1 – A continuing example in this reading of “Let scripture testify to scripture!” / Conclusion for discussion: “Any submission to the authorities must pass through the filter of God’s will and call upon a believer’s life.” Thoughts? Reflections?


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Last cycle – Our post 04/17/22 brought in John Gill’s commentary brought out that we must distinguish between a magistrate that is rightfully discharging his duties under the law and …

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07/20/2024 – “Dependent on God’s Presence” / “Those who wait on the Lord … shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)


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“There is no thrill for us in walking, yet it is the test for all of our steady and enduring qualities. To ‘walk and not faint’ is the highest …

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07/14/2024 – “Suffering Afflictions and Going the Second Mile.” / “I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whatever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also”. (Matthew 5:39)


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“This verse reveals the humiliation of being a Christian. In the natural realm, if a person does not hit back, it is because he is a coward. But …

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07/13/2024 – “The Price of the Vision” / “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord …” (Isaiah 6:1).


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Our soul’s personal history with God is often an account of the death of our heroes. Over and over again God has to remove our friends to put Himself …

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07/07/2024 – “All Efforts of Worth and Excellence are Difficult” / “Enter by the narrow gate …. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life… (Matthew 7: 13-14)


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If we are going to live as disciples of Jesus, we have to remember that all efforts of wroth and excellence are difficult. The Christian life is gloriously difficult, but …

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07/06/2024 – “Vision Becomes Reality” / “The parched ground shall become a pool …”


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“We always have a vision of something before it actually becomes real to us. When we realize that the vision is real, but is not yet real in us, …

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07/05/2024 – “One of God’s Great Don’ts” / “Do not fret – it only causes harm” (Psalm 37:8).


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“Fretting means getting ourselves ‘out of joint’ mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, ‘Do not fret,’ but something very different to have such a nature that …

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06/30/2024 -“The Strictest Discipline” / “If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell”. (Matthew 5:30)


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“Jesus did not say that everyone must cut off his right hand, but that ‘if your right hand causes you to sin’ in your walk with Him, then it is …

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