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There used to be on the top of Snowdon a raised platform for certain people to stand upon who wanted to see a little further than others. Now, if you get up on that platform it may shake and tremble, but the mountain never does. I have known brothers who built up a pretty little wooden platform of their…

There is a little mischief in the village about Miss A or Mr. B, and Mrs. Tittle-tattle is up as early as possible, and calls on Mrs. Scandal, and says, “Have you heard the sad news? I hope it is not true.” “No, I have not heard it.” “Well, don’t mention it to anybody else. I hope it is not correct,…

“You are a very peculiar person,” said one to a Christian. “I thank you for that testimony,” answered the Christian, “for that is what I desire to be, as Peter says, ‘You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession” (1 Pet 2:9). “Ah!” said the other, “but there…

Many years ago a captain was sent out in one of the government ships, the Thetis, to discover a shoal, a rock, or some other obstruction said to exist in the Mediterranean Sea. The captain was an old salt who knew little about navigation as a science and cared less for rules, books, theories, and so…

A stone thrown about from hand to hand is self-contained and independent, but when the mason puts it on the foundation it is dependent. It leans on the cornerstone upon which it is placed. Poor tempted soul, that is just what you have to do. You must not be a loose stone resting on yourself and tossed…

By the Holy Spirit’s application of our Lord’s merits believers are completely cleansed, and there remains neither spot nor wrinkle on their acceptance with Him. But though a man may be perfectly clean who leaves his bath, yet his feet may be soiled as he goes to his room and he needs again to wash them.…

I remember seeing a somewhat famous portrait of our Lord in which the artist never lifted his pencil from the paper from beginning to end, but drew the whole of it with one continuous series of circles. So here I may say the whole Christian life is drawn in one line—coming unto Christ. “To whom you are…

Taste is a test as to things to be eaten. We prove and try an article of food by tasting it. He who goes to the market to buy cheese draws out a piece and eats it that he may judge of the bulk by the taste. So it is with anything the value of which depends upon the flavor: it has to be tasted that it…

When a house is finished there still goes on a measure of settlement, and you are glad if it settles all in a piece together. Every day the stone is brought by its own weight a little closer to the foundation; may every day’s pressure bring you and me closer to Christ. Oh, that the pressure of our joys…

You may recall these lines from this past year’s Christmas musical. They were words that George Bailey spoke to Mary on their first “date.” He said: "Mary, I know what I'm going to do tomorrow and the next day and the next year and the year after that. I'm going to leave this little town far behind,…

And yet we seem to worship everything, but Him. That’s the thing. We were created to be worshipers and all of us are really good at worship. We attribute worth to something in our lives for it is that which gives our life meaning. We can give worth to our looks, to our money, to our homes, to our families,…

We need to grasp this! God has a powerful purpose for you and me. Chariots of Fire is the true story of two British runners competing in the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell is a devout Christian and one of the finest runners in the world. His sister, Jennie, doesn’t really approve of what he is doing. Jennie…

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Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... Source: Magazine Name, January 1, 2006 No longer slaves of our former master.

Cowards Need Not Apply But you, dress yourself for work, arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. Jeremiah 1:17 (ESV) As intimidating as his listeners may be, the pastor must beware lest he jump from the frying pan of their opposition…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

100 Names of Jesus. Advocate (1 John 2:1) Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18) Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13) Amen (Rev. 3:14) Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1) Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2) Author of Life (Acts 3:15) Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2) Author of Salvation (Heb.…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

Living above the Line A Celebration of our Union with Christ Rev Greg Byrd Faith Temple Baptist Church Poetry Texas Living Above the Line Introduction Introduction Colossians 1:27 says Christ in you, the hope of Glory. In fact Christ in us is our only hope of eternal Glory, The union of the believer…

The Pursuit of God in Corporate Worship The Intensification of Worship as an Inward Experience of the Heart The essential, vital, indispensable, defining heart of worship is the experience of being satisfied with God because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The chief end…

Union with Christ What does it mean to be “in Christ” or “united with Christ”? EXPLANATION AND SCRIPTURAL BASIS1 The subject is so frequently mentioned in Scripture and so wide-ranging in its application to our lives that it deserves treatment here. That is the concept of union with Christ. As we shall…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…