The God of All Comfort
Life in the 90's seems to have brought with it a desperate attempt to be comfortable. Cotton has again emerged as the fabric of choice for our clothing--it's more comfortable. Our cars, homes, and offices have thermostatically controlled heating and...
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The Hidden Years of Christ
"And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man" (Lk. 2:52, NASB). What we think of Christ is the most important thing that can be said about us. So said a preacher I once...
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Religious Ritual
Large numbers of evangelical Christians are returning to the maze of religious ritual. Liturgical worship incorporating incense, candles, vestments, and ancient formal prayers has found its place on the platforms of evangelical churches. A recent study has reported that evangelicals...
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Evangelical Revivals
Today, as never before, the practice of the Lord's Supper stands in jeopardy. There are many who are questioning its significance. Others are trivializing its importance. Some, who tell us that "new wineskins" are needed, are now celebrating the Lord's...
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Buildings
To glorify God is to acknowledge and make known His character, or give credit to Him. There are a variety of ways in which we may do it. The sight of a man lame from birth leaping and walking and...
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Is There a Pattern?
Many evangelicals today argue that the form and structure of the church are unimportant. They contend that the debate itself distracts the church from more crucial issues of spiritual life and the evangelistic mission to the lost. Others point out...
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It is Written
Early in our lives we recognize the importance of patterns. The pattern of our mother's face distinguishes it from all others. Later, it becomes clear that the pattern of sounds spoken to us carries with it some meaning or idea...
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Do You Value the Lord’s Supper?
"They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers." Acts 2:42 NKJ Prior to the Reformation, the focus of church worship was on the mass and its liturgy. Then the Reformers rediscovered justification...
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Things that Glorify God
There is a distinction to be drawn between pleasing God and glorifying Him. "We ought to walk and please God" (1 Thess. 4:1), and we should "Do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31), for thereto have we...
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