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"Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands. Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." (Psalm...
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25) Many years ago our first grader, little white suitcase in hand, was ready to leave in search of a better place. She had been invited to go to her room to think over some behavior, and apparently...
I almost missed it, there where the ground was soggy and the trail muddy and puddly .When I looked more closely to where the sound was coming from, a little spring was visible coming from under a rock to the right of the trail. One little spring. Enough water to give...
It was nearly Christmas when our region was plummeted by a major ice storm. We awoke to a thick layer of ice on every exterior surface. Unfortunately that included the power lines, which were snapping under the weight. There would be no power in our neighborhood for...
Last Thursday, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 5, we saw that prayer is our source of power our access to comfort and strength from above, and it is also our responsibility. But Jesus' Before-the-Cross lessons aren't yet finished. Let's go back to the Garden of...
Several important events mark the life of our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. Traditionally the Universal Church has been very dutifully celebrating Christmas (day of birth), Good Friday (the day the atoning work was completed on the Cross) and Easter (Resurrection...
At the outset, I praise my Heavenly Father for placing this message in my heart. In this series of three parts, permit me to begin with a basic question of Christian faith. What is the Gospel? The word gospel derives from the Old English god-spell (rarely godspel),...
In the Second part of the Series on Christmas-related prophecies, today we focus on the Station of His birth... Station "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins...
Continuing with our series, on those areas of Christian life where a Child of God is expected to give 'free service,' let's touch two more areas today... Instruction Where the Evangelist's work of winning a soul for the Kingdom ends, the Pastor's work begins of...
Continuing with series on "God of regeneration", now in the fourth part of the series, let's focus on yet another subject... GLOBAL God can not only regenerate an individual's fortunes, a family, a nation but He can regenerate the whole wide world, as the following...
Last week, in Preparing the way for Easter, Part 2, we saw that one part of preparing the way of the Lord is to be so totally committed to God that we will freely confess Him before men, no matter what the possible consequences. But there is more: "Make straight in...
"I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. "I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. "I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. "I write to you, little...
"...keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God." (Heb 12:2 [NET]) I don't know how many times I have...