Where Is Your Hope? This certain hope of being saved is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, connecting us with God himself . . . —Hebrews 6:19 (TLB) What are you placing your hope in for the future? Your country’s government, educational system, some plan or organization? My …
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Need for Inner Change Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. —2 Corinthians 5:17 The world says that all we need to do is be decent, respectable, and reasonable. True, that is all one …
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Salvation Is Free Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. —Romans 3:24 Salvation is free! God puts no price tag on the Gift of gifts—it’s free! Preachers are not salesmen, for they have nothing to sell. They are bearers of Good News—the good …
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Keep Moving Forward For in him we live and move and are! —Acts 17:28 (TLB) When I was seven years old, my father bought me my first bicycle. I had never ridden one. Patiently, my family and friends tried to teach me the art of cycling. I soon found out …
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Jesus Is Matchless You have your life through Christ Jesus. He showed us God’s plan of salvation; he was the one who made us acceptable to God . . . —1 Corinthians 1:30 (TLB) More and more I am becoming aware of the truth that people change people as much …
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His Indwelling Presence . . . to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. —Ephesians 3:19 To appreciate art, one must either be born with an artistic sense or develop it by training. Only a relatively few people …
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Count Your Blessings . . . when troubles come . . . sing his praises with much joy. —Psalm 27:5,6 (TLB) Christians are not altogether immune from depression. The fact is: the trend of events and the mounting tide of evil are enough to give one sobering thoughts—Christian or …
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An Answer to Problems . . . Thou shalt love the Lord thy God. . . . Thou shalt love thy neighbor . . . —Matthew 22:37–39 Here is the answer to the world’s problems today—”Thou shalt love the Lord thy God” and “Thou shalt love thy fellowman.” That …
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Love Covers . . . Let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions. —1 John 3:18 (TLB) The Bible declares that we who follow Christ should be just as much in love with each other as God was …
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Faith Produces Works . . . doing service as to the Lord . . . —Ephesians 6:7 A true sacrament is not a mere creed, or ordinance, or form, but it is a life of service to God and to man. The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through …
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