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National Disorder
“When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.” Proverbs 28:2 September 4, 2024 Our comparatively young nation has known many periods of social and political disorder from the very beginning, through the pre-Civil era of the 1850s and down to our upcoming…
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The Gift of Work
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” Genesis 1:26 September 2, 2024…
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If God is Good
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 August 30, 2024 If God is good then is everything that happens to us good? Some may glibly say, “everything is for a reason.” However, if you are not…
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Yes He is
“Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!” Psalm 135:3 August 28, 2024 Yes, God is good. This has become an often used summation of the character of God, especially if we have experienced what we consider the smile of God’s providence (a good report from the…
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Confession
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 August 26, 2024 “What, me a sinner?” “You’ve got to be kidding.” That’s what some were being persuaded to believe about themselves. The Spirit of God through the apostle John…
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A Look in the Mirror
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:8 August 23, 2024 A look in the mirror does not tell the whole story. Who am I looking at? The last living apostle, John, writes to make sure that believers in Jesus Christ do not…
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Eyes Right
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.” Psalm 119:37 August 21, 2024 In military formation there is an “eyes right” command. A theological spin on this can serve us well in getting a grip on David’s prayer. God puts price tags on the values of this world.…
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Influencers for Sin
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,…” 1 Corinthians 6:9 August 19, 2024 Well known preachers lowering the bar on sexual sin, making allowances for gay and lesbian couples to…
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We Asked For it
“Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves.” Romans 1:24 August 16, 2024 “You Asked for it” was a TV series from 1950-1959. The TV audience would send in their request for things such as a woman who would walk on a…