Tag: Faithfulness
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Sundays Are the Best Day of the Week!
The importance of a good Sunday service cannot be undervalued. Sundays are the best day of the week. Hardly will a Sunday pass without me trying to make that point. I say it because I mean it. Sundays are the best of the week. But maybe it would be profitable to say why that is…
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Praying in the New Year
How much better would your new year be if your prayer life was what it should be? In 2024 work to have a stronger prayer life. Here are some things to pray for in 2024. One idea, focus a single prayer on the subject of the day, while still mentioning the others at least once in your…
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Suffering and Modern Christianity
What would Paul think of these celebrity preachers on TV peddling some soft-soap “gospel”? But, maybe even more challenging is, what would Paul think of modern Christianity. As one reads the NT epistles the subject of suffering for the faith is always lingering on the edge of the discussion. Remember the word that I said…
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Hebrews and James for Today
The old traditional hymn rings in my ears when reading epistles like Hebrews and James. “I have decided to follow Jesus… No turning back…” The Christian faith has serious demands placed upon it, demands that cannot be cast aside lightly. There is no turning back, there is no quitting, and there is no room for…
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It Isn’t Just Stopping the Bad…
The Christian life is mistakenly simplified to mean, “stop doing bad things.” The truth, however, is much deeper and richer than this shallow view. Instead, the repeated admonitions in the NT are, “Stop doing bad and start doing good!” Paul admonishes such actions in plenty of places. Briefly consider Paul’s exhortations at the end of…
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