Scripture: “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening.” — Genesis 24:63 (ESV) Let’s take a closer look at this simple but powerful moment from Isaac’s life. Genesis 24 describes Rebekah’s journey with Abraham’s servant and her first meeting with Isaac. The Bible tells us Isaac had gone out into the field […]
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I remember the first good Samaritan I ever saw. I had been in this world only three or four years when my father died a bankrupt, and the creditors came and swept away about everything we had. My widow mother had a cow and a few things, and it was a hard struggle to keep
Today, I want us to take a look at some lessons from history—specifically, from the days before the Reformation. Back then, the church made some big mistakes, and if we’re not careful, we can slip into those same errors today. When Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses, he was responding to things like the
IT draweth near! That day,—of days the day,— For which the Bridegroom waits, For which the virgins pray; For which earth sighs, and hastes To greet it on its way; Asking, as on it comes, Why this so long delay? It draweth near at last! Who shall its advent stay? It hastes to
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Ephesians 3:1–21 (ESV) The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed 1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by
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JOHN 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Beloved, I want to speak to you today about a truth that stands at the very heart of our faith: that Christ is the only way to God. In the verse before us, the Lord
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Brothers and sisters, today I want to talk about something that’s been a struggle for the church for a long time—something called “Adoptionism.” Now, I know that’s a big word, but the idea is pretty simple. It’s about who’s at the center of our faith—us, or God. You see, just like there were
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Fred Collins, with his six friends, stepped into the rum shop one evening. As they went out, late that night, walking very unsteadily, the saloon-keeper put a big stone right in the way of one of Fred’s comrades, and tripped him up. The comrade fell and was killed. That comrade was Fred’s Health. The
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Psalm 73:16-17 — “When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.” Pilgrim, there are things in this world that just don’t seem to make sense to us. Sometimes, when we look around, it feels like those who ignore God
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Now, friends, let me tell you a story from days gone by. Back in 1899, two well-known men left this world. The first was Colonel Robert Ingersoll, a man with a sharp mind who spent his life arguing against Christianity. When he died suddenly, his family was caught off guard and their grief was
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