Tag: King Jesus
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What Must You Do To Be Lost?
We don’t typically list this, but taking a survey seems helpful. Often, we think it is much harder to be saved than lost… That may not be accurate. Consider: There are many things one would have to do to be lost. You would have to reject God’s existence – Rom. 1:20 — Psa. 19:1-4 You…
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Busy, Busy, Busy
Are you in a hurry? Are you rushing? Last week was it like that? Will it be like that this week? Does next week sound a lot like that, too? Two questions: Why are you so busy? With what are you so busy? As a preacher friend accurately observed, “We have become so busy with…
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The Danger of Daily Bible Reading
There is a great, severe, and terrible danger to reading the Bible regularly. There is no question that this is the case. There is no doubt that such is the reality of the effort and time spent therein. This danger is a special kind, unlike any other in the world. Regularly reading the Bible is…
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The Asa Attitude
Asa was described as one who “was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God” (2 Chron. 14:2). He was the great-grandson of Solomon, the grandson of Rehoboam, and the son of Abijah. It had been many years since a good and faithful king had reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was not faithful…
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My Favorite Psalm
Can you have a favorite? That’s hard to nail down with precision. Psalm 1 and the contrast between the blessed and the wicked is a powerful theme of Scripture. Psalm 19 and the beauty of God’s revelation, both natural revelation and spoken, are powerful and worthy of consideration. You could hardly discuss the Psalms without…
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Comparing the Leadership of Saul and David
Two primary points stand out: (1) the way they sought the Lord’s will and (2) the way they reacted to their sin. Saul appealed to God’s will but only superficially and without a real desire to see it accomplished (cf. 1 Sam. 20:31; 24:16-22; 26:21-25). David on the other hand, constantly appealed to God’s will,…
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Father’s Rules
The Ten Commandments are generally treated as confining rules and nothing else. Yet humanity likes rules, we just don’t like to admit we like rules. We love guidelines and structure. No parent feels unloving or unkind because they make a rule about not playing on the road. Rules matter. The Rule-Maker matters. The first commandment…
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