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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 10: Inquiring of the LORD

Psalm 73:24; Psalm 31:3; Psalm 27:1-4 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel. For thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me. A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD … Continue reading

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Active Living Faith

James 2:14-18; Ephesians 2:10 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of … Continue reading

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What is True Saving Faith?

Ephesians 2:8,9; Hebrews 11:1-3; John 13:23 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Now faith is the substance of things … Continue reading

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Shall I Not Drink It?

John 18:11 The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): And Jesus did drink it, though it involved more suffering than we can imagine! Yet there was no resistance to that … Continue reading

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Forward—into the New Year

Exodus 14:13-15 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see … Continue reading

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Ezra’s New Year’s Day

Ezra 7:6,9,10 Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the … Continue reading

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The Unity of Believers As Seen in the Lord’s Supper

Romans 15:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16,17 Receive ye one another, as Christ hath also received us to the glory of God. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which … Continue reading

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The Value of Christian Personal Experience

John 4:28-30, 39-42; 2 Peter 1:16,17 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this … Continue reading

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Thomas

John 11:11-16; John 14:2-5; John 20:19,24-29 Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but … Continue reading

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David’s Hope in the Goodness of the Lord

Psalm 27:13—Psalm 71:5,14—Psalm 25:7; 2 Samuel 7:28—Psalm 23:6 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.—For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from … Continue reading

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