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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 11: Narcissistic Vanity
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 10: Inquiring of the LORD
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Tag Archives: ministry
Apostolic Evangelical Preaching
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. WILLIAM JAY (1769-1853): If we turn to the first preachers of the gospel, we shall find each of them saying, with … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching & Ministry
Tagged apostles, crucified, Jesus Christ, ministry, Preaching, resurrection
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Speaking the Truth in Love, and Grace, Seasoned with Salt
Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 25:11; Colossians 4:6; Ephesians 4:14,15 A word spoken in due season, how good it is! A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with … Continue reading
Women Preaching
1 Timothy 2:11-14; 1 Corinthians 14:34-36 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, Bible, commandments of the Lord, doctrine, ministry, practice, Preaching, teaching, women, Word of God
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The Wisdom of God’s Foolishness
1 Corinthians 1:20; Luke 10:21; 1 Corinthians 1:25-29 Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? In that hour, Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because Thou hast … Continue reading
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Tagged God's glory, God's wisdom, gospel, learning, ministry, Preaching
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Faithful Ministry: Speaking Truth to Power
2 Chronicles 18:6,7 Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? And [Ahab] the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, … Continue reading
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Tagged faithfulness, ministry, Preaching, rebuke, reproof, speaking truth to power
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Casting Thy Bread Upon the Waters
Ecclesiastes 11:1,2,6 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for thou knowest not what evil may be upon the earth…In the morning sow thy … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism & Revival
Tagged evangelism, gospel, ministry, Preaching
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When God Shuts Up a Preacher’s Mouth
Ezekiel 3:24-27 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. Behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with … Continue reading
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Tagged afflictions, God's wisdom, ministry, Preaching, Providence, training, utterance
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The Gift of Utterance & its Effects
Colossians 4:2, 3; Ephesians 6:19 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same, with thanksgiving; withal praying for also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ. And for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Spirit, ministry, Preaching, spiritual gifts, unction, utterance
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The Form of the Lord’s Supper in Scriptural Simplicity
Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): The ancient churches celebrated this ordinance every Lord’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Lord's Supper, ministers, ministry, popery
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Are You Preparing a Sermon, or Writing an Essay?
Psalm 45:1 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the thing which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. MATTHEW POOLE (1624-1679): “My heart is inditing”― In Hebrew, it … Continue reading
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Tagged ministry, Preaching, writing
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