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Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD —Isaiah 41:14 Contrary to the popular cliché, God does NOT help those who help themselves. God helps those who CANNOT help themselves. If you CAN help yourself, you don’t need God’s help, do you? Don’t expect God to …
…in the name of the Lord Jesus… —Colossians 3:17 The phrase “in the name of the Lord Jesus” means to do something as though it were literally Jesus doing it. For example, if I give power of attorney to someone, I am giving them authority to act or decide something as though it was literally …
“Giving all diligence, ADD to your faith VIRTUE…” —2 Peter 1:5 No one is born with Christian character. Character is something that is developed as a person grows in Christian maturity (2 Peter 1:5-10). A parent who says, “I won’t make my child go to youth group if they don’t like it,” shows …
Can ye not discern the signs of the times? — Matthew 16:3 This week the Pew Research Center released newest report, “America’s Changing Religious Landscape.” This survey of 35,000 people across America contained some bad news and some good news. First, the bad news: There are dramatic shifts in the “religious landscape” of America as …
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights… —James 1:17 The Bible records the eight occasions when a barren woman miraculously conceived and gave birth to sons. Sarah gives birth to Isaac (Gen. 18:10-11; 21:1-2) Rebekah gives birth to Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:19-26). Rachel …
A Pattern for Soul Winning When Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his …