“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Hebrews 12:1 February 25, 2026 The Christian life is a long distance run, not a sprint. The […]
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“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,”Jeremiah 31:31-34 February 23, 2026 How deeply have you thought about the New Covenant?Its significance has been observed countless times in church services. Many refer to it as the Communion service.
“Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.” James 5:11 February 20, 2026 What was the main purpose of the story of Job’s excruciating experience of suffering? The apostle James tells
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“It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 February 18, 2026 The love that God produces in a life is tethered to His eternal character. As it is seen in those who belong to Christ it
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“[Love is not] rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.” 1 Corinthians 13:5-6 February 16, 2026 All that is called love is not true love. Love is not merely an emotion, nor is its source found in human beings. God
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 February 13, 2026 Beautiful flowers are all over the place in grocery stores making their contribution to the celebration of love.
“Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 February 11, 2026 One of the purposes of government, according to our Constitution, is to insure peace and safety for its citizens (Rom. 13:4). “This would imply, for example, that the United States should control all immigration processes so that
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“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 23:9 February 9, 2026 The Old Testament distinguishes between the legal immigrant (Heb. word, ger) and the illegal immigrant (Heb. words, foreigner, nekhar and zar). “Illegal immigrants should not expect these same
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“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 22:21 February 6, 2025 Most of us in America share at least one thing in common. We are descendants of immigrants. Try to imagine what it was like for our ancestors to have left another country
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“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” Matthew 5:11 February 4, 2026 “What it means to follow Christ in Cameroon.” Christians in this west African nation pay the price for belonging to Christ. . . Christians living along the Nigerian
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