February 2011
9 posts
“Let us strive to be the vehicle that God uses to advance his agenda here on...”
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Power Of Coveting
Covetousness – the evil desire for something belonging to another – is one of the most deeply rooted emotions in the human heart.
The Apostle Paul, who as a Pharisee could speak of his faultless outward observance of God’s Law (Philippians 3:6),
As for my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church. As far as righteousness in the law is concerned, I was blameless.
is finally exposed as a sinner...
Thoughts on Matthew 25
Anything whereby we may glorify God is a talent. Our gifts, our influence, our money, our knowledge, our health, our strength, our time, our senses, our reason, our intellect, our memory, our affections, our privileges as members of Christ’s Church, our advantages as possessors of the Bible – all, all are talents. Whence camethese things? What hand bestowed them? Why are we what we are? Why are...
Encouragement
One of God’s primary means of encouraging Christians everywhere is with truth – truth revealed by the Holy Spirit. The repository of that truth is the Bible. That is what Paul wrote, “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4).
“In shunning trials we miss blessings.”
God the Father is called the.....
……… “God of peace” (Hebrews 13:20). God the Son, the “Prince of peace” (Isaiah 9:6). God the Holy Ghost, the “Spirit…of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).
