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Pocket Watch Theology
Civil War veteran Colonel Robert Ingersoll was the foremost orator of his time. In the years following the war, he traveled the country and delivered long-winded lectures (sometimes more than three hours in length) to packed audiences. He spoke on … Continue reading
Ducking Those Spears & Arrows
In The Making of a Man of God: Studies in the Life of David, Alan Redpath gives us a wonderful quote concerning the man of God in relation to the people of the world. He writes: It is impossible for a … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Commitment, Courage, Criticism, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Provision, God's Work, Ministry, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Alan Redpath, Joseph and Potiphar, Joseph and Potiphar's wife, Joseph and the chief butler, Joseph sold into slavery, Psalm 23:5, Saul throwing a spear at David, The archers have bitterly grieved him, Thou preparest a table before me
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How’s Your Contending?
Jude was the earthly half-brother of Jesus. He was also the writer of the Bible’s book of Jude, which is a letter he wrote to his fellow Christians. Jude’s original plan was to build the letter around the subject of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Unity, Courage, Discernment, Discipleship, Doctrine, Faithfulness, God's Word, God's Work, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Salvation, Scripture, Service, Truth
Tagged A.W. Tozer, contending for the faith, ecumenicalism, false teachers, false teaching, Jude verses 3 and 4, right doctrine, wrong doctrine
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Did the Apostle Paul Miss God’s Will?
Did the apostle Paul miss the will of God in one of the most important decisions of his ministry? Such a question might seem ludicrous to those who rate Paul barely a notch below Jesus, but some sincere students of … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Counsel, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Discipleship, Disobedience, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Ministry, Obedience, Rebellion, Seeking Advice, Sowing and Reaping, Temptation, The Holy Spirit
Tagged Did Paul miss God's will in going to Jerusalem?, different opinions about Paul going to Jerusalem, Paul being warned not to go to Jerusalem, Was Paul supposed to go to Jerusalem?
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Bread & Stone
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Complaining, Desires, Disappointment, Family, Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Omniscience, God's Will, God's Work, Husbands, Marriage, Ministry, Parenting, Pastors, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Priorities, Service, Trusting In God
Tagged babysitting, God's denials, Parenting, preacher's kids, refused prayer requests, stones and bread, taking your requests to God, when God says no
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Don’t Let Yourself Be Stopped
A missionary society in South Africa wrote to David Livingstone, the legendary Scottish missionary who blazed trails in Africa for over thirty years. The letter read: Have you found a good road to where you are? If not, we want … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Commitment, Confession, Courage, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Persecution, Perseverance, Priorities, Problems, Repentance, Service, Suffering, Trials
Tagged confession and repentance, David Livingstone quote, keep on going for the Lord, Perseverance, The test of a man is what it takes to stop him
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The Right Tool for the Job
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to … Continue reading
Posted in Faithfulness, God's Will, Individuality, Ministry, Obedience, Personal, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged the right tool for the job, the right wet/dry vac, using your spiritual gifts in serving Christ, using your talents in serving Christ, what can I do for the Lord?
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The Hands of Jesus
“You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, … Continue reading
How to Defeat Your Amalekites
In Exodus 17:8-16, we find the wonderful story of Israel’s defeat of the Amalekites, a nomadic tribe who were descendants of Esau. The trouble began when the Amalekites launched a sneak attack against the Israelites. 1 Samuel 15:2 calls it … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Friendship, God's Work, Intercessory Prayer, Loneliness, Ministry, Needs, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, War
Tagged Exodus 17:8-16, Intercessory Prayer, Israel fighting the Amalekites, Joshua commanding Israel's army, Moses holding up the rod, Moses up on the hill, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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The Disciple's Road 