You Looking For Wisdom?

Job answers that for us:Job 28:12-28 12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? 13 "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. 14 "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' 15 "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange...

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Future Hope of the Old Testament Saint

Job 19:25-26 25 "And as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth. 26 "Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; Of course we know that in the Old Testament, we do not have the fullest revelation (that we have now with both OT and NT) regarding the afterlife. Yet we do see a glimpse into the hope that Job of old had in his...

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Yea Baby

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Conclusions On Preaching

Ten Conclusions About Preachingby Adrian Warnock1. Expository preaching should be defined as preaching that seeks to explain the main point of the portion of the Scripture selected.2. Expository preaching does not always have to take place as part of a long series working slowly through a book. Series...

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Higher Criticism And The Folly Of It

Mark 6:47-49 47 And when it was evening, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 And seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. 49 But when...

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A Portrait of a Righteous Man

Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job, and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God, and turning away from evil. This morning, there are only four things that I want to emphasize this morning from this simple verse. And that is the four key characteristics of a righteous...

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The Determination For Money

Paul says in 1 Timothy 6:9 9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.Those who are desiring to be rich. The word here for desiring is better translated as determining. Those who have set their mind...

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A Word To My Father

1 Kings 2:1-3 As David's time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. 3 "And keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His...

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Does God Really Believe In You?

I was recently at an event when I heard a speaker say this phrase, “God believes in you.” At that point in the message I was listening, but now my ears really perked up. I listened as he continued to expound on his idea of God believing in me. Moreover, he ended his message by saying this exact phrase,...

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Family Worship

No...we're not pregnant yet. But we are preparing for those little ones to come in the future :=)5 Reasons to have Family Worship at HomeJune 14th, 2007 . by Joe ThornDeut. 6:6, 7“These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down,and when...

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Make Up...For Men?

Listen to this Forbes.com article:"Don't be surprised if very soon your toiletry kit contains not only shaving cream, deodorant and toothpaste, but concealer, oil-absorbing face powder and brow gel.That's because guys are relying on an increasing number of made-for-men products like these to put their best face forward.""Experts say it's only natural that men would turn to makeup to look their best....

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Acts 2 - Descriptive or Prescriptive?

Much of what is recorded in Acts is historical narrative, describing many (literal) events that happened during the beginning of the Church Age. It is essential that one understands the difference between prescriptive and descriptive passages of Scripture. Failure to heed this warning can lead to many misapplications of the Biblical text. The book of Acts is primarily filled with Descriptive/Narrative...

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The Grand Purpose of Preaching

"The grand design and intention of the office of a Christian preacher is to restore the throne and dominion of God in the hearts of men."~Cotton Mat...

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Eschatology - The Neglected Doctrine?

Yesterday I finished my last of four theology courses at Master's Seminary. This course focused on ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church) and eschatology (the doctrine of end times). After three intense weeks of reading, exams and much writing, I found myself coming back to this thought repeatedly, "Why is eschatology so neglected today?"It is not as though the Lord intended to baffle us with his...

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My Favorite Preacher

Of course... how can we go this long without a picture of my hero and model preacher, Steve Lawson. Notice that great book resting on his leg....

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Conversion Experience

Below is an excerpt from C. H. Spurgeon’s account of his own conversion entitled “The Great Change-Conversion” from Volume 1 of his autobiography The Early Years (pp. 87-88):"I sometimes think I might have been in darkness and despair until now had it not been for the goodness of God in sending a snowstorm, one Sunday morning, while I was going to a certain place of worship. When I could go no further,...

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Uphold the Word of God as the All Sufficient Authority

Psalm 19:7-11 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. 10 They are more desirable than gold,...

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A Nation Judged By God

Did you know?Massachusetts has recognized same-sex marriage since 2004. Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, California, and New Hampshire have created legal unions that, while not called marriages, are explicitly defined as offering all the rights and responsibilities of marriage under state law to same-sex couples.This, of course, is not surprising news, for this has been in the making for quite some...

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Do You Think About Death?

Here is a quote from Gire's book, Instructive Moments with the Saviour, which deals with some of the eternal aspects of death.“Death. It is the most misunderstood part of life. It is not a great sleep but a great awakening. It is that moment when we awake, rub our eyes, and see things at last the way...

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Wake up call!

It seems that I'm on some biographical hobbyhorse, but that's okay. Here are a few lines I found on my newest hero, Robert Murray M'Cheyne as penned by Iain Murray:"M'Cheyne was often in later years to declare in his preaching - "O Christless man, you have pleasure, but it is only for a season. Laugh on if you will - your candle will soon be out. Your games, your dance, your social parties, will soon...

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Preaching the truth despised by culture

You may think I'm talking about today's culture but I am actually talking about the 1700's, otherwise known as The Great Awakening. It was during this time that the great English evangelist, George Whitefield, was persecuted for his faith.2 Timothy 3:12 12 And indeed, all who desire to live godly in...

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Street Evangelism... Really?

I am reading the biography by Arnold Dallimore on George Whitefield. No, unfortunately, it is not the two volume set (though I do hope to get to that someday), but I'm reading the condensed version of Dallimore's large tome. As I have been reading this wonderful and encouraging work on the life and...

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