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- Jesus Christ’s Parable of the Leaven: Part 2
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Tag Archives: grace
A Time to Laugh
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): If we … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life
Tagged delight, God, grace, joy, laugh, laughter, Providence
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Nehemiah’s Prayers
Nehemiah 1:1-4,11; Nehemiah 2:1-5,8 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Characters
Tagged God's faithfulness, grace, prayer, Providence, timing
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How Can Salt Lose Its Savour?
Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of … Continue reading
Posted in Grace & Its Growth
Tagged backsliding, grace, holiness, perseverance, salt, sanctification
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The Weaned Child of God
Psalm 131:2,3 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. JOHN TRAPP (1601-1699): … Continue reading
Posted in Grace & Its Growth
Tagged child, contentment, grace, growth, rest, weaned, weaning
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Honourable Humility: Thomas Manton
James 4:6 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. THOMAS WATSON (1620-1686): Humility is the sweet spice that grows from poverty of spirit. THOMAS BROOKS (1608-1680): The most holy men are always the most humble men. WILLIAM … Continue reading
Posted in Church History
Tagged church history, grace, humility, Preaching, Thomas Manton
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Am I a Child of God?
Ephesians 1:15; 1 John 3:14 I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. WILLIAM GURNALL (1617-1679): Love to … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Solitude & Self-examination
Tagged faith, fellowship, grace, love, self-examination, test
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Angelic Curiosity
Ephesians 3:9-11; I Peter 1:12 The fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ, to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in … Continue reading
Posted in Angels
Tagged angels, God, grace, incarnation, Jesus Christ, salvation
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Jesus Christ, the King of Meekness
Matthew 21:5 Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): The four Evangelists all notice this triumphal entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, five days before … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged grace, humility, Jesus Christ, meekness, restraint, weakness
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The Summer is Gone
Jeremiah 8:20; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Hebrews 4:7 The summer is ended, and we are not saved. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, … Continue reading
Posted in Conviction & Conversion
Tagged delay, excuses, grace, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, judgment, obstinacy, procrastination, resistance, salvation, unbelief
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The Christian Grace of Meekness
Matthew 5:2-5 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they … Continue reading
Posted in Grace & Its Growth
Tagged grace, humility, Jesus Christ, meek, meekness, virtue
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