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We're going to begin this sermon in Matthew 7, verses 13 and 14. Matthew 7:13-14 [Jesus said] Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in …
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The Tenth Commandment
In 1977, my wife and I attended a "Positive Thinking Rally" in Charlotte, North Carolina, that featured such famous motivational speakers as Paul Harvey, Art Linkletter, Robert Schuler, Ira Hayes, and the man considered by many as the …
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You Shall Love Your Neighbor (Part Three)
Both God the Father and Jesus Christ have modeled how we are to love one another. After giving the pattern in the life of Jesus shown in the Gospels, we are instructed "to walk just as He walked. . . . He who loves his brother abides in …
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Luke 18:1-8
(1) Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, (2) saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. (3) Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ (4) And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, (5) yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” (6) Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. (7) And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? (8) I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
Luke 18:1-8 contains the Parable of the Persistent Widow. Luke prefaces Jesus' narration of the story of the widow's pestering of the unjust judge with the comment that our Lord gave this parable specifically to encourage people …
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According to the Foreknowledge of God
by John ReissDespite his wisdom and wealth, King Solomon lived life hard and learned much from his mistakes. He shared some of those insights in the book of Ecclesiastes, where he writes that, in a life lived “under the sun”—that is, life apart from God—time and chance happen to all men (Ecclesiastes 9:11). But for the people of God, things work differently. With their eyes focused on Him, God’s people recognize His sovereign control over the circumstances of their lives. Our Creator, a great Planner, works by a divine blueprint, and His elect play a significant role in it. As Acts 15:18 declares, …
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As the end of Part Three noted, Jesus taught that the Passover has not yet been completely fulfilled: “. . . for I say to you, I will no …
Every autumn, God's people observe the fall holy days, including the Feast of Tabernacles. Immediately following the seven days of …
We can all agree that the world is not getting any better. The news headlines speak of terrorism, war, anti-Semitism, murder, fraud, …
As God leads us through our conversion, He regularly challenges our perception of Him. As we accept and apply ourselves to each …
