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07/26/2026 – “Remember that “the need to receive, recognize and rely on the Holy Spirit” is before all else. // “If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine…” John 7:17

“The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus …

07/15/2026 – “The Point of Spiritual Honour” / Verse commentary below – Psalms 13-15 & 24: 3-4

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians. — Romans 1:14

“Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus Christ, and he spent …

07/07/2026 – “Brethren, pray for us.” 1 Thessalonians 5:25

This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader’s memory upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly implore every Christian household to …

07/04/2026 – “One Of God’s Great Don’ts” / “Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing” Psalm 37-8 (rv)

“Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say “Fret not,” but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find …

07/02/2026 – “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters — yes, and even his own life — he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26

“If the closest relationships of life clash with the claims of Jesus Christ, He says it must be instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person, …

06/24/2026 – “Reconciling One’s Self to The Fact of Sin” / “… Always beware of an estimate of life which does not recognize the fact that there is sin…”

This is your hour, and the power of darkness. — Luke 22:53

“It is not being reconciled to the fact of sin that produces all the disasters in life. …

06/20/2026 – “The Ministry of the Interior” / “But ye are … a royal priesthood.” 1 Peter 2:9

“By what right do we become “a royal priesthood”? By the right of the Atonement. Are we prepared to leave ourselves resolutely alone and to launch out into the priestly …

06/15/2026 – “Get a Move On” / “For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,…” 2 Peter 1:5

“knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they …