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Christian Living
Look unto me, and be ye saved
ISAIAH 45:22a If you were dying from a deadly disease, you would quickly go to the doctor for help. You would listen very carefully to what he told you to do, and then you would faithfully do all that he said. You would do anything if it would only help...
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Jesus Christ: “Wonderful!”
Jesus Christ: What does “Wonderful” mean? Why do we need Jesus Christ as “Wonderful”? How is He “Wonderful”? Isaiah 9:6...
Christian Living
The Plan of Christ
Consider the plan of Christ. Highly exalted, there is no name like His. At His name, every knee will bow (Phil. 2:10). The eternal plan lying behind all His affliction was eternal glory—not only for Himself, but also for you. He returned to His Father differently than He came. He...
Church History
Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess, “a pious, learned, and able scholar, a good disputant, a good tutor, an eminent preacher, a sound and orthodox divine” (Wallis, Sermons, p. 15), was born to the son of a schoolmaster at Watford, Hertfordshire. He entered St. John’s College, Cambridge, in 1623, and graduated with a Bachelor...
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Strength and Peace of Mind
Finally, be motivated to endure like Christ for your own strength and peace of mind. Hebrews 12:3 says, “For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.” This refers back to verse 2, telling us how Jesus endured the...
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The Reason for Theology: God Has Spoken
We read in Hebrews 1:1–2, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.”...
Books
Beeke’s BOTM March 2024
Beeke’s Book of the Month for March 2024 is How Can I Cultivate Private Prayer? from Cultivating Biblical Godliness Series by Dr. Joel Beeke. Enjoy this brief excerpt from the book that captures the crucial role prayer plays in the Christian life. (Note: All of the references in this article...
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Christ as the Second (or Last) Adam
Scripture Reading: Rom. 5:12–21; 1 Cor. 15:45–58; Outline: 1.) The work of the Second Adam; 2.) The kingdom of the Second Adam...
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The purpose of the Bible
The purpose of the Bible—Genesis in particular—is to reveal God to us. It is to show us His person and nature, insofar as we are able to know Him, and His plans and works, insofar as we are able to understand them. The very first words in the divine canon—“In...
