A skeptic sneeringly said, "The gospel has lost its power. While thousands profess Christ, nothing much is happening as a result." But it's not the fault of the gospel. It's because people make a profession but have no possession. It's not enough to acknowledge the truth of
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The “Captain of the Lord’s Hosts” is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. We call this a CHRISTOPHANY.
The word translated as, “Angel”, is another word for “Messenger” and does not limit the Divinity of Christ or make him a mere angel.
What does Scripture say about the
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 30, 2023
HE MUST INCREASE, BUT I MUST DECREASE.
When you need assurance of Eternity and answer the Gospel call-
He must increase and I must decrease!
When He bids you take up your cross and be willing then to give all-
He must increase and I must decrease!
When the storms of life threaten, and you
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The late A. W. Tozer had some wise counsel on how to test the spirits” from I John 4:1. He posed seven tests to apply to any teaching:
(1) How does the teaching affect my relationship with God? Is He magnified and glorified, or diminished?
(2) How does the teaching affect my attitude toward
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STAND BY ME
I played the video of the song, "Stand By Me" by Home Free in a recent worship service right before I came up to preach. Our people wondered: "Pastor Larry, why play a secular song for a Sunday morning service??"
Maybe I need to share what I discovered about the
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 23, 2025
[140]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IN DESPAIR BUT NOT ALONE
There is some personal sorrow in this poem and some of the poem’s content comes from experience, not a pleasant one.
When writing this – a task that was difficult because of the way I used the rhyme scheme – I appealed to the Psalms and my
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 9, 2009
When I was teaching Middle School, I faced a problem that’s common to all teachers. I’d be giving instructions to the class, and while I was talking, one or two hands would flip up into the air. They had a question. I wasn’t finished giving the instructions, and already they had questions. My
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
As I began to write, a very clear, if unusual illustration came to my mind. When you hear it at first you might be taken aback by the suggestion in the question. But, in light of what this series is about, discerning God’s purpose for each of us and our circumstances, it is a very good question to
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Contributed by Virgil Gibson on Oct 17, 2007
There are many life changing examples in the Word of God. The entire Word of God is life changing. Jesus used simple parables or short stories to get a point across or to convey a message. He used stories that His audience was
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Teammates of the late Willie Stargell called him "Pops" because of his leadership both on and off the baseball field. In 1979, when Stargell led the Pittsburgh Pirates to their second World Series title, the team was nicknamed "The Family" because of their close relationship and
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The mighty Niagara River plummets some 180 feet at the American and Horseshoe Falls.
Before the falls, there are violent, turbulent rapids. Further upstream, however, where the river’s current flows more gently, boats are able to navigate.
Just before the Welland River empties into the Niagara, a
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If you seek your own glory you will lose that, and His. But, if you seek His, you will get yours directly from Him. We are all tempted, like the youth Narcissus in the Greek fable, to bend over the brook and fall in love with ourselves, and we get changed into flowers, and fade in an hour. But he
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[080]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FAITHFULLY HE IS WATCHING
The poem here you will read is one of my top favourites. It resonates so much with me. It just flowed and when it does that it is joyous. I truly hope you can relate to it.
This poem was written on the day I received notification that
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 26, 2025
[177]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LORD, OPEN MY EYES
Opened eyes is truly a marvellous thing. The term “eyes opened” comes to mean understanding and awareness of what is reality or of what is happening. Only once in the whole bible are the words “open my eyes” found, and it is this verse –
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 6, 2025
[190]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MY PRAYER (PARTS FROM PSALM 119)
Christians regard the bible as the inspired word of God and as the sole rule for faith and doctrine. That makes the bible the most important resource available to us. It is a most treasured possession. There are many references
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 8, 2026
[255]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE BLUE DRAGONFLY
Forget about man-made complexities of life, and the intrusion of humanism into people’s lives. Forget about the complications of life that western, and developed societies have made things to be. The Lord does not want us to be burdened by all
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