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The Reason God Saves
The reason God saves has nothing to do with the worthiness or performance of those He saves. So why does He do it? Today’s reading:...
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Nov 19, 2015
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Why the Good News is so Good
The gospel teaches us that we can draw near to God confidently because Jesus Christ bore the punishment for our sins. This is what makes...
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Nov 13, 2015
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The Perfect and Eternal Priest
Fallen mankind needed a priest to intercede for them before God, but only the perfect and eternal priesthood of the Son of God Himself...
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Nov 10, 2015
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God’s Love
Two things are true of those who find God’s forgiveness and restoration, they recognize their sinful unworthiness, and they recognize...
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Nov 2, 2015
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Conscience: Good or Bad?
Those whose consciences no longer function are not content to merely destroy themselves but they seek to bring others down with them....
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Oct 21, 2015
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The Meaning and Purpose of Life
In God, we find that our lives are not a result of random molecules coming together, but we are the result of His eternal decrees. We...
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Oct 19, 2015
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Complete in Him
God’s full deity is in Christ, so we, who are in Christ, have been filled with everything we could ever need. Today’s reading: Isaiah...
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Oct 10, 2015
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Heart Check Time
We need to be watchful never to forget that the horror of sin and the holiness of God put Christ on the cross for us who believe. Today’s...
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Sep 25, 2015
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The Man of Dust; the Man of Heaven
Today’s reading: Proverbs 11-12; 1 Corinthians 15:33-58 28 In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no...
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Sep 7, 2015
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The Care and Feeding of Recovering Idolaters
Today’s reading: Psalms 132-135; I Corinthians 8 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 16 They have...
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Aug 27, 2015
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More than Forgiven
Today’s reading: Psalm 79-81; Romans 8:1-18 8 Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to...
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Aug 7, 2015
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Wait till you hear this!
Today’s reading: Psalm 78; Romans 7 4 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds...
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Aug 6, 2015
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