Topic:Promise-Keeper Bible in a Year: Isaiah 1–2 Galatians 5 After waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. Hebrews 6:13–20 Gripped by the gravity of the promises he was making to LaShonne, Jonathan found himself stumbling as he repeated his wedding vows. He thought, How can I make these promises and not believe they’re possible to keep? He made it through …
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Topic:Let Your New Man Out Gloria Copeland I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1 When you made Jesus Christ Lord of your life, you became what the Bible calls a “new creature.” Inside, you’re not the same person …
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Topics: Evangelism You Can Preach! By Billy Graham September 26 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world . . . —Matthew 24:14 (TLB) We are stewards of the Gospel. The power to proclaim the greatest news in heaven or on earth was not given to the angels. It was given to redeemed men. …
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Topic:Our Present Sufferings I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 The theme of that verse and the next nine verses is that incomparable glory lies ahead — glory beyond description, greater than anything you can compare it with on earth. A magnificent and fantastic prospect awaits …
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Topic:Move Closer Every Day Gloria Copeland I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5 Abiding in Jesus isn’t something that comes automatically to any believer. It’s a lifestyle that involves discipline and effort. We have to …
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Topic:Love Locks Bible in a Year: Songs of Songs 6–8 Galatians 4 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. Song of Songs 8:5–7 I stood amazed at the hundreds of thousands of padlocks, many engraved with the initials of sweethearts, attached to every imaginable part of the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. …
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Topic:LET THE LORD BE YOUR DEFENSE Psalm 94:22 But the Lord has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge. Imagine being a poor widow, a stranger in the land and holding one of the lowliest jobs in society. That was Ruth’s situation, so it would have been easy for her to feel vulnerable and defenseless. But …
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Topics: Sin Symptoms of Guilt By Billy Graham September 25 Cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. —Psalm 51:2 (TLB) Guilt is a prominent word among psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and ministers too. The dictionary calls guilt “the act or state of having done a wrong or committed an offense.” The symptoms of guilt are many, but the root …
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Topic:Assurance And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Romans 8:15b-16 What Paul describes here is our deepest level of assurance. Beyond the emotions, beyond the feelings, is a deep conviction that is born of the Spirit of God himself, an underlying awareness that we cannot deny that we …
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Topic:A GREATER BLESSING IS IN STORE FOR YOU Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Whenever the devil throws something at us, we need not lose hope. In fact, we can be sure that God will turn it around for our greater blessing because He is for …
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