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God’s Sovereignty in Human History
God providentially and sovereignly rules over every event of history, whether the participants recognize it or not. Â Here we meet two...
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Jun 12, 2017
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Learning to Trust the Love of God
The path of God may take us through pain, suffering, and death, but never away from His love and compassion. Will we trust Him? Today’s...
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May 29, 2017
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God’s Timing: does He schedule things?
Does God control both what happens and when? Jesus Christ’s disciple knows that God orchestrates all of life down to the minutest detail....
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Apr 29, 2017
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The Providence of God
God providence acts at all times in the lives of all people preserving, guiding, correcting, or punishing according to His wise counsels....
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Apr 27, 2017
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When Suffering Doesn’t Make Sense
God providentially controls our suffering. But why He sends suffering is not always obvious to us. Â How do we handle such situations?...
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Apr 11, 2017
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God’s Intervention in Human History
God works in dramatic ways and in mundane ways to accomplish His purposes for His people. Â Watch for evidence of His presence in your...
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Mar 23, 2017
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The Everlasting Arms
What or who are you leaning on for support? Â We can learn from two notable biblical figures who found the only eternal foundation: the...
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Mar 19, 2017
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Belief or Unbelief: that is the question
Unbelief laughs, scorns, ridicules, and trembles. But unbelief can be overcome by a clear-eyed look at God, His power, and His promises....
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Feb 24, 2017
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Time and Timing
What would life be without time? Surely we cannot imagine it. Time is a good gift of God to us. He works in time fulfilling His plans in...
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Feb 16, 2017
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How to Know You’ve Learned
Like people in Bible times, we struggle to apply what we think we have learned in the past to current challenges. How can we tell we have...
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Jan 27, 2017
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We groan, but does God know?
Today’s reading Exodus 1-3; Matthew 15:21-39 Selected Verses And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham,...
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Jan 22, 2017
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Lessons about Time
Today’s reading Genesis 46-48; Matthew 14:22-36 Selected verses Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be...
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Jan 20, 2017
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