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September 13
CHRIST the JOY-BRINGER: “Enter into the joy of your lord” (Mt 25:21). Look at how the Savior brought not just joy, but GREAT joy, into the world. The wise men, searching arduously for the Child-king, “saw the star” and “rejoiced with exceedingly GREAT joy” (Mt 2:10). The shepherds heard the amazing news when the angel…
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September 13 Petition Mission
“Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving” (Jonah 2:8-9). Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, was “discovered” in Copenhagen at the age of 9 when overheard singing to her cat. She rose to sweep all of Europe before her. When she sang at…
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September 13
How do you answer those who embrace the idea of reincarnation? Sometimes called the transmigration of the soul, it is an attempt to overcome the hopelessness of thinking there is nothing beyond death, while refusing to accept the Bible’s teaching as stated in Heb 9:27, “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after…
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September 12
“The SPIRIT of CHRIST” (Rom 8:9). The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735) was an author, teacher, and scholar. His work, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title “The Father of English History.” In writing about Pentecost, he said, “The Law was given on the fiftieth day after the slaying of the lamb,…
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September 12 Petition Mission
“You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit” (Job 10:12). After all he had gone through, this is Job’s testimony. He could have added, “My body is ravaged, my family is decimated, my wealth has evaporated, and my friends criticize me, but “Your care has preserved my spirit.” He…
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September 12
George Hucklesby shows the simple but effective method used by the one who led him into full assurance. After hearing a gospel message, a kind lady asked him if he was sure of being saved. No, he was not. “Would you like to be saved now?” she asked. “Yes,” he responded, but wondered how that…