Sovereignty
This doctrine shouldn’t lead to wrangling but to worship. The blazing African sun beat down upon the crowded Arab marketplace as women busily bartered with the merchants. The bustling walkways were lined with storekeepers selling their wares, as the children played...
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Eldership and Spiritual Vision
“Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18). The Lord has placed stringent demands on those that are called to be elders. He has called them to a spiritual work and rigorous labor for the Lord. Paul charges the...
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Learning the Way Life Is
Why are young people drawn to the book of the Proverbs? We thought they didn't want to be lectured, to be preached at. Still, Proverbs is a young man's favorite. Why? Because it is so genuine, so honest, so straightforward,...
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The Gift of Faith
D. L. Moody was once asked if he thought faith was a gift of God. He replied, "Some say that faith is the gift of God. So is the air, but you have to breathe it; so is bread, but...
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Working With Children
In the late 1850's the well-known evangelist D.L. Moody organized the largest Sunday School in Chicago. Upward of 1,000 children from all over the city would make great efforts to attend. One day a young boy making his way to...
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Biblical Typology
The method by which Christians interpret the Bible will immeasurably determine the richness with which we understand the Scriptures. Entrance to the vast storehouses of the Word of God will be thrown open to us by our approach to Scripture....
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Christian Efficiency
Need power and light for the days ahead? Paul, writing to Philemon, wished that the communication of his friend's faith might become efficient by the full knowledge of every good thing that was in him in Christ Jesus (v. 6). There...
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The Age of Ages
As the present millennium winds to a close and a new millennium looms before us, many are speculating concerning what we should expect in this new age. Newsweek magazine recently disclosed that there are 239 different web sites on the...
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Our Standing in Christ
There can be no greater joy for a believer than to know that through the work of Christ his standing with God is settled. Once an enemy of God, he is now a child of God. He who at one...
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