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It’s Life-Changing
Isaiah 60:8-14 November 5, 1972. I’ll never forget that Sunday night, the night I responded to the pastor’s message, walked a long aisle to the altar, and begged God to forgive me of my sins....
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Grow In Jesus
Isaiah 60:15-22 We all rejoice when someone is converted but realize that’s only the beginning. We must be patient with them and allow them to mature in the faith. I remember one man who was...
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God’s Healing
Malachi 4:1-6 It’s never fun to be sick, even if it means skipping school. I recall my boyhood days when I would be absent from class due to illness. Sometimes, it meant a trip to the doctor; other...
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His Powerful Presence
Acts 1:1-11 Hooking a leash on Lilly Belle, our Golden Retriever, I took her out the back door and a few yards away from the house one night. Being some miles from the city made it pitch dark...
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Becoming Like Him
2 Corinthians 3:7-18 My Dad was my hero. My childhood desire was to be like him. One Saturday afternoon, while practicing the next morning’s children’s program, Brother Chilton asked me to go to...
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King of Glory
Psalm 24:1-10 With great pageantry, Psalm 24 was sung as David and his entourage brought the ark of the covenant back into the temple. It was sung in parts by soloists and choirs. Some lines...
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Do Whatever He Tells You
John 2:1-8 God’s timing is often difficult to discern. Seeking God’s will and timing on an aspect of life can be challenging enough, but trusting and believing in God to work in His perfect timing...
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God’s Glory Changes Hearts
John 2:9-13 God has always been about revealing himself through signs and wonders. The psalmist said, “The heavens declare the glory of God” (19:1). So, Jesus was entirely within His character...
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Remember What God Has Done
John 2:14-25 Too often in my life, I have heard the words of the Lord in Scripture or sensed His leading in my spirit but have been unable to apply or understand what God was doing. Later on,...
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Already At Work
John 14:5-14 I deeply sympathize with Phillip in John 14 because I can identify with his longing: “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us” (v. 8). It wasn’t too long ago I prayed,...
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Wonderful Words
John 20:24-31 Have you ever considered how different the world would be without the Bible? I have seen little glimpses of this when talking with Bible translators who try to share the gospel of...
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Resting Our Hearts
1 John 3:16-24 Life is busy. Each day seems to begin with an endless checklist. Even my retired parents seem endlessly busy, often running from one doctor’s appointment to another. It can seem...
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Joy In His Presence
Psalm 16:1-11 Psalm 16 is a beautiful psalm of David. David describes how God leads and instructs him, even at night. His heart and body rejoice and rest secure in the Lord; David was confident...
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Breathe Deep
John 3:1-8 The Greek word translated “Spirit” in John 3 is one of my favorite words in all of Scripture. It’s the word pneuma and it literally means “wind.” Nearly every time it appears in the...
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Look And Live
John 3:9-15 You have to hand it to Nicodemus. Jesus dropped the hammer on him, pointing out his significant ignorance of the ways of God despite his extensive religious training and...
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Exposed To The Light
John 3:16-21 It’s amazing what you find when you get a new washing machine. Ours broke this week and we were unable to repair it, so we had to find a new one. When we pulled the old machine out...
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To Save
John 12:44-50 Jesus came to save, not to judge. I think sometimes we lose track of that fact when we are bombarded with all the different ways the world around us does what we think are...
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Move On To Chapter 8!
Romans 8:1-9 Romans 8 is filledwith references to pneuma, the Greek word translated “Spirit.” In this pivotal passage from Romans, the apostle Paul describes what life “according to the Spirit”...
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Kindness and Love
Titus 3:1-8 Titus 3 starts with a people who were foolish and disobedient, who were slaves to all kinds of ungodly passions. They hated people, and they were hated themselves. It ends with a...
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A Child of the Kind
Titus 3:1-8 First-century Greek did not have boldface or italic fonts to emphasize certain words or points. They couldn’t change color or make the font larger to get their readers’ attention....
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