Jeremiah says: “The LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” God sees us as righteous by looking at Jesus. Unlike all other kings, King Jesus is without sin. What he has and is—namely, his righteousness—becomes what we shall receive as a gift of grace. He is OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS because he is the only one who
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 7, 2009
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HIDE AND SEEK WITH GOD
This week I have been hammered by the immensity of what it means to "abandon," "forsake," or "leave alone" the omnipresent God, God who is everywhere. How is that possible? It is ONLY possible if God allows us to leave, allows us to turn our back upon God Himself.
Yes, it
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 9, 2009
My first major wall that I went through came when I got sober. But along the way, I ran into walls that now I know were just small ones. One of these had to do with my expectations of those that supposedly loved.
Through the years of drinking and using, I had developed some very unhealthy
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
Digital Scrapbooking is the hottest new way to capture moments, create layouts, and art that result in scrapbooks. For an example visit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"If Sunday had not been observed as a day of rest during the last three centuries, I have not the slightest doubt that we should have been at
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Contributed by James Owens on Aug 29, 2001
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An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the FIRING SQUAD and the BIG, BLACK DOOR. As the moment for execution drew near, the spy was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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TENTH HOURS
Napoleon said that in every battle there [is] a period of ten or fifteen minutes which decides the issue of the conflict. Certainly in the battle of life there are moments and hours which, so far as we can tell, determine our history: hours when the spirit in which we lived, the step
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"My own experience has taught me this: if you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured it may never arrive. Mountains will not be
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2002
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The attention of the country was recently focused on a high school football game in McDermott, Ohio. In the final quarter, Dave Frants and Derek Dewit, the rival coaches called a timeout, conferred together, and agreed upon a highly unusual play. On one team was 17-year old Jake Porter, a
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 24, 2006
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In his book, "Come Before Winter," Charles Swindoll tells the story of Marian Anderson. She was the famous black contralto who won world wide acclaim as a concert soloist. She was once asked by a reporter, "What was the greatest moment in your life?" She had a lot to choose from. In 1955, Marian
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