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The Purposes of God
God’s purposes include all nations, all peoples, and all times and result in the exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord of all. Today’s...
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Oct 1, 2015
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Dead and Desperate
Desperation, a sense of total helplessness and hopelessness, is essential to a minimal understanding of the love and mercy of God in...
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Sep 30, 2015
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Getting Re-purposed
Through Jesus Christ, you could say, we have been re-purposed for His glory. Today’s reading: Isaiah 16-18; Ephesians 1 7 In that day man...
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Sep 29, 2015
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Legalism Dies Hard
The law was meant to point the world to Christ, never to save. Today’s reading: Isaiah 1-3; Galatians 2 11 “What to me is the multitude...
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Sep 24, 2015
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His Desire is For Me
It is wonderful to know that the one you love so much, loves you just as much. How much more to know that the Eternal God knows, loves,...
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Sep 23, 2015
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Poverty, Joy, and Generosity
God’s grace brings joy and generosity among those who have little. Today’s reading: Proverbs 30-31; 2 Corinthians 8 20 She opens her hand...
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Sep 16, 2015
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Judgment and the Meaning of Life
Life has meaning because we will all stand before an Omniscient Judge from whom we will receive our due. Today’s reading: Proverbs 23-24;...
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Sep 13, 2015
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The Importance of Giving to the Poor
Giving to the needy is an act of worship toward God, their creator, and should be done in an orderly way and with great care to minimize...
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Sep 8, 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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Lifelong Fruitfulness
Today’s reading: Psalm 90-92; Romans 11:1-21 12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 They are...
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Aug 11, 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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Shut Mouths; Believing Hearts
Today’s reading: Psalm 68-69; Romans 3 4 More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those...
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Aug 2, 2015
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