Podcasts by Indian Hills Community Church
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In Times of Suffering from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.280020
If life is brief then so to is the suffering that occurs in this life. Remembering that God is eternal and sovereign over all the times, circumstances, and details of life is the truth to bring to ...
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God's Election of Israel By Grace from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.275074
Fulfillment of the promises God made to Israel will happen when the remnant of surviving Jews all come to believe in Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Then all Israel will be saved. The future of the ...
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Lures of Apostates in the Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.265001
Apostates who never did believe the Gospel and their influence can corrupt the truth genuine believers have professed and committed their lives to. Corrupted truth has the potential to spread and p...
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Israel's Rejection is Not Final from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.260870
God has revealed Himself through His word and in so doing has spoken clearly. God has eternal purposes for the nation of Israel, as a nation, unlike any other nation. They are the physical family o...
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Our World as Satan's Kingdom from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.257645
Basic truths to be known about the world today come from the Scriptures wherein God has revealed that there is an ongoing evil power and authority asserting great influence over all of creation. Th...
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Serious and Present Dangers from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.250995
False teachers serve the devil well as he sends them into the church under the guise of being believers while inwardly serving self and their master the devil. Their motives, their conduct, their h...
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The Rich Root of the Abrahamic Covenant from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.242981
The distinction between the nation of Israel and the Church is clearly maintained in the Scripture from the calling of the man Abraham through the return of Jesus Christ at His second coming. A rev...
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The Ungodly and Their Speech from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.196043
The manner of speech and the content of their words expose the ungodly and their true nature. The manner of speech and content of the words likewise should reveal the contrast and godliness of beli...
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Life From the Root Connected by Faith from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.193406
The first redemptive covenant in Scripture is the Abrahamic Covenant found in Genesis 12 and then repeated numerous times to Abraham, his son Isaac, and his son Jacob, as the line of promise chosen...
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Keeping in the Love of God from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.190419
Believers are given the responsibility to keep themselves in the love of God. This will be enabled and empowered by the Spirit of God working through the word of God to which the believer will subm...
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Israel's Partial Hardening and Gentile Blessings from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.187521
God is not only able to save but it is plan to do so having obligated Himself through the Abrahamic Covenant. God revealed as revelation progressed following the death, burial, and resurrection of ...
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Living in the Realm of Mercy from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.184127
Showing mercy does not mean tolerating false teaching and the practices nor does it mean compromising the truth of God's word and righteousness. Mercy does not give up but also does not get careles...
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Mercy Given to the Disobedient from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.153583
it is the confessing disobedient who are given the mercy of God, unearned and undeserved. Summarizing what has been said in chapters 9 through 11, this section ends with praise to God for His gifts...
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God is Able and Worthy of Worshp from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.147582
Believers are kept safe and secure by God while having responsibility to keep themselves in the love of God. Choosing to live this life from the perspective of the realm of their relationship with ...
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Living the New Life of Worship from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.143303
Without being a partaker of the divine nature and having been set free from the power of sin it is meaningless to try and live out what looks the way a Christian should live. Behavior modification ...
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Confronting Our Concerns God's Way from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.140853
Any and all the times are the good and right times to rejoice in the Lord. As concerns, worries, anxieties, and fears come upon us we can find the help we need from the Lord by putting His word int...
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God Measures Out the Gifts from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.137961
The measure of faith given by God to each individual is the giving of spiritual gifts. These gifts are given to believers so they can effectively serve in the local church doing whatever work of th...
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Longing for God in the Down Times from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.135181
No one can say they have never been through down times, some deeper than others. Down times come in all the realms of life, spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical, often compounding one another...
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The Gifts of Apostles and Prophecy from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.097311
Key to living the sanctified life is to realize our part as a member of the body of Christ and to actively be living in that relationship in a local church. Giftedness is given by the grace of God ...
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Suffering for God's Sake from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.094885
The tension between God's sovereignty and the troubles that come by way of life for God's people continue to challenge believers who are living godly lives. Confidence in God, in His control, and H...
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The Gift of Tongues from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.091883
Some of the gifts given to the church were temporary as it was a new spiritual entity to whom God was giving new revelation. The purpose of a spiritual gift determined its duration so a look at the...
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God's Universal Rule Over All Creation from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.089229
Five characteristics of God's present universal reign over all creation are discussed as they are revealed in the scriptures. These include- 1- its permanent existence- 2- the extent is to all that...
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The Gift of Prophets from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.081799
After explaining salvation the apostle Paul continued in his letter to give details of how those who have been saved become members of the church. In particular, the local church and how it should ...
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Remaining Faithful to God's Word from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.079532
The word of God stands unchanged and unchanging. Departures from faithfulness to the Word are evident by understanding the principles of interpretation and the application of those principles consi...
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The Variety of Gifts Given from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.077058
God gives gifts to believers for the benefit of the church. He determines who gets what gifts and the measure of those gifts so that each individual believer will contribute to the ministry of the ...
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Marriage from God's Perspective from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.074035
This psalm is written as a celebration of God's blessings in the marriage relationship. The historical context is the wedding of a king of Israel and as a prophetic anticipation of the relationship...
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Living Out Our Love for One Another from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.067269
The spiritual gifts given by God to believers are to be governed and motivated by the love for one another that is generated by the indwelling Spirit of God. This love will be sincere, active, resp...
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God is Our Refuge, Our Strength, and Our Help from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.065134
Uncertainty, fear, the unknown, and the unexpectedness of life can be very unsettling to anyone. For believers the trials these times bring are opportunities to trust the Lord even more. During the...
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Reasons for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, Part 1 from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.059773
The first of seven reasons for the rapture of the Church before the seven year tribulation are discussed. There are numerous other biblical reasons for understanding the rapture of the church will ...
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Reasons for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, Part 2 from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.056620
Seven biblical reasons for the rapture of the Church before the seven year tribulation are discussed in this mini-series. In this part two of the series reasons 4 through 7 are covered. They includ...
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The Resurrected Body of Believers from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.053393
What one thinks about their future or what comes next after physical death will directly affect and influence how live is lived in the present. God has revealed details of the future of the believe...
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Responding to the World of Unbelievers from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.044719
The hatred of the world toward believers is not an excuse or reason for the believer to hate the world. The believer is commanded to never pay back evil with evil to anyone. The believer has the ex...
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The Believer and Civil Government from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.040991
As Paul wrote to the believers in Rome it was in many places and at many times a 'deny or die' world towards Christians. Believers then and now must nonetheless continue to focus on living lives pl...
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Why It Is Important to Obey Government from 2022-04-21T19:46:17.033117
When given a biblical principle by God to be obeyed the first response is often to think of the exceptions or exclusions. The fundamental principle underlying all of God's word is that it is His wo...
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God's Distinctions Between Men and Women from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.996983
God's intention in His design and creation of man and then woman is for their distinctions to be recognized, acknowledged, and lived out corresponding to His choice for each person. While man can a...
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The Role of Men and Women in God's Plan from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.994264
The more openly and defiantly sin is practice and promoted the more pressure there is on the believer to not come under the influence and compromise as well as standing firm in the face of hostilit...
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Background to the Letter to the Ephesians from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.991342
The gospel the apostle Paul brought to the city of Ephesus provided and continues to provide salvation to the sinner. The gospel stands firm, unchanged, and powerful to save then and now. Time, cul...
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The Obligation to Love One Another from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.978634
While responsible to pay off debts incurred, the believer is never to consider the responsibility to love, particularly other believers who are also brothers and sisters in God's family. This love ...
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Instructions for Ministry on the Frontlines from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.969743
As the apostle Paul met with the elders of the church at Ephesus he was convinced he would not see them again. He gave them instructions concerning their responsibility for leading the church to be...
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Love That Characterizes the Believer from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.966940
The child of God will manifest the love of God to others. This love is generated by the Spirit of God and is described in Scripture as being a love of the will rather than being driven and in respo...
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From Paul the Apostle to the Saints from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.963720
This epistle beings with the customary opening stating who the writer is, the intended recipients are, and a greeting. Paul lets them know he is writing from his position as an apostle so what he s...
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Living as Light Knowing the Time from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.955934
Crucial for the believer to live godly is to live conscious of the return of Christ at any moment. This gives strength in the trying times and motivation to live pleasing to Him all the time and ev...
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The Provision of God's Grace from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.951580
Paul's greeting begins with the essentials. God's grace and resultant peace are necessary for life and living the new life given as a child of God. The same grace that provides salvation is include...
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Personal Liberty and Matters of Conscience from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.943978
As believers live in the present while growing and maturing in their faith they bring to the Body of Christ great diversity. Matters of preference, past experiences, personality will continue to al...
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The Blessings of the Spirit from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.939932
The sovereign collaborating work of the triune God is the source of life and the means for living the new life and the eternal life to come. Every believer is given blessings described as spiritual...
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Guidelines for Strong Christians from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.896954
The mature believer has more flexibility as well as more responsibility in the application of biblical principles in the areas of liberty. Personal preferences are going to differ among believers s...
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God Has Chosen Some to Save from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.894409
As this epistle begins it does so with one long sentence in the original Greek elaborating on God's sovereign work in bringing sinners into a right relationship with Himself. He has revealed that H...
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Living in One Accord from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.891642
As the local church is gathered together there is to be a unity created by the Spirit with the diversity that individuals will bring. This diversity will have differences in levels of maturity, pre...
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God's Purpose in His Calling from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.888506
God is universally sovereign as well as sovereign over every individual and their personal salvation. As great as the benefit of salvation is to mankind the ultimate reason for it is the resulting ...
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Paul's Perspective on Ministry from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.885729
Paul begins his closing comments expressing appreciation for the evidence of their salvation being demonstrated in their lives. The genuineness of faith manifests the presence of the Holy Spirit by...
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Three Assurances of the Resurrection from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.875308
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the seal of guarantee of the finished work of providing complete justification and salvation for all sinners.-The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the assurance o...
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When Christ Gave His Life from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.872
The good news of who Jesus Christ is and what He did when He came to earth to give His life as the final and ultimate sacrifice for sin. God has provided sufficiently and spoken of it clearly. His ...
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God's Work of Redemption Through the Son from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.869240
God's grace is given and realized through God the Son. God's grace has provided the payment for sin and the means for living life in devotion with ongoing love and gratitude. Such amazing grace is ...
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Paul's Plans for Future Ministry from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.866457
Paul included in his closing comments an overview of what he saw as future plans for his ministry. in doing so he let the readers know he had a longing to see them to encourage them and be encourag...
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The Ministry of the Spirit from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.863547
God has revealed what we know about who He is. There is order in the triunity of the Godhead in which each of the members has equality being fully God. Each member has a role in the carrying out of...
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Closing Commendation and Greetings from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.859923
In his closing comments the apostle Paul began with a commendation to a woman named Phoebe who likely carried the letter for Paul to Rome. She is to be remembered as a woman who served God in her l...
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A Biblical Pattern of Prayer from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.846901
Paul's pattern in his relationship with other believers was to pray for them and to let them know not only that he was but what he prayed for them for as well as what he thanked the Lord for becaus...
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Deadness in Sin from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.844747
What and who every person is or was is presented against the backdrop of the salvation God has provided, how, and why.-Being dead in sin speaks the fact of being separated from God and unresponsive...
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Stand Firm, Holding Fast to the Truth from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.842284
In his closing comments the apostle Paul emphasized strongly the need the church had and continues to have to be firmly established on the truth of God's Word and hold that position. God's power wo...
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The Gift of Salvation from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.839630
From spiritually dead to eternally alive is the potential change in status, course of life, and destiny thereafter provided by God for sinners. All humanity being descendants of Adam mean every sin...
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When Restraints Are Removed from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.837249
Changes in the world today that are going on among the nations are involved in God's orchestration of events that set the stage for what He has planned next. The scriptures reveal that to be the ra...
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The Newness of the Church in God's Plan from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.834216
The Church is not the new Israel and Israel does not quit being Jews. God had a new plan with the Church being formed as a new group of people based on spiritual identity by faith in Jesus Christ. ...
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The Land and the Man Joshua from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.797758
The land is a key issue for the nation of Israel and one of the promises made to them by God in the Abrahamic Covenant. The promise was confirmed several times to Abraham and then to his son Isaac ...
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Joshua's Commission from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.795206
Joshua was prepared and trained for the ministry God had for him over a period of forty years. He assumed his role of leadership of the nation of Israel at the age of eighty-six. Over the course of...
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Fellowship in the Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.793033
From prison where the apostle Paul was writing he considered himself a minister of the gospel and steward of the grace of God given him. That did not change because he was confined as he understood...
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Works Putting Faith on Display from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.784997
God chooses to save whom He so wills. The beauty of His choice and how that changes a life is on display in the life of Rahab. A Canaanite woman who was a prostitute by profession would be among th...
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The Uniqueness of the Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.782309
The letter to the Ephesians is focused on the uniqueness of the Church in being a new group of people called out by God. The Church is not only distinct from the Jews, from Israel and from the king...
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God's Wisdom Displayed in His Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.779865
New definitions of old words can deceptively cause confusion and misunderstanding of what was meant by God in revealing truth to His chosen writers of the scriptures. -The nature and purpose of the...
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Israel's Preparation for the Conquest from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.777735
The promises of God and the the faith of a Canaanite prostitute brought the nation of Israel to the brink of the land promised to them six hundred years prior. They had to respond in faith to God's...
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The Foundation of Godly Living from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.775246
Knowing Jesus Christ by fact of the gospel and faith in Him with all of a persons inner being is the basis for living life as it should be and as was meant to be. The means are provided by God and ...
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Conquest by the Obedience of Faith from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.773108
The nation of Israel crossed the Jordan River, at flood stage no less, by faith in God and His promises. The nation paused from moving ahead to spiritually prepare themselves for the conquest of th...
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Walking in Godliness from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.770630
The effectual call of God to the sinner will result in a change in the course and manner of life. On the basis of faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ the believer follows after Him, becomi...
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Consequences of Unfaithfulness from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.767590
God is serious when He speaks. He is consistent in His holiness in regard to keeping His promises and in bringing judgment upon the offenders. God's people often forfeit His provisions and protecti...
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God's Gifts to His Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.757576
What God is doing in the world today is building His Church while He carries out much of His work in the world through the Church. -The Church with its unity and diversity is called to walk in step...
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Responsibilities With the Gifts from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.754739
Within the unity of Christ's church a diversity of spiritual gifts are given for each local church to function in carrying out the ministry as God so intends. Not all of the gifts or gifted people ...
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The Priority of God's Word from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.751815
As God's man Joshua led His people in the conquest of the land He had given them they were reminded time and again how serious God is about His word. The people of the land have heard of the greatn...
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God's Plan for Unity in His Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.749104
Individual maturity builds the corporate maturity of God's church. This maturity of the local church will be built upon and centered on the Word of God and teaching thereof. As the knowledge of the...
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Overviewing the New Life in Christ from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.746182
The new life given by faith in Jesus Christ results in a new lifestyle. With the provisions given by God for salvation the new motivations of the believer are driven with the desire to please God i...
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The Issue of a Relationship with God from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.743311
The Christian life involves more than knowing about God and believing that He exists. God's intention for the believer's life is to live in and live out the relationship with Him that was reconcile...
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Manifesting Grace in the New Life from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.732853
Details are given as to what should characterized the manner of life and lifestyle the new life of the believer. Those characteristics of the old life will have been laid aside and the new put on a...
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Walk in Love from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.693793
The pattern and characteristics of love that God has shown through Jesus Christ is to become that quality of love the believer acts upon in their walk with the Lord. The new inner nature is manifes...
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Newness of Life Lived in the Light from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.595013
Who a believer was before being born again and being transformed by the indwelling Holy Spirit is contrasted with what will be true after being saved. The realm of the lifestyle of the unbeliever i...
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Being Careful to Walk Pleasing to God from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.592748
-Therefore walk- is a foundational command given to believers with detailed instructions being give as to why that is so important and how it is to be done. By way of explanation the contrast is dr...
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The Role of Women Who Are Wives from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.587679
The ministry and control of the Holy Spirit in believers is given further details in regard to the distinctions in the roles of men and women in the marriage relationship. The conduct of the godly ...
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The Love of Men Who Are Husbands from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.583335
Men who are husbands, as believers being filled with the Holy Spirit, will love their wives with the quality of love generated by the Spirit. Husbands are commanded by God to love their wives as Ch...
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Responsibilities of Children and Parents from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.581014
Each individual in the home has responsibilities to others for which they are accountable. Accountability is individual and not conditioned by the treatment of the others in the particular relation...
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Pleasing God by Submission to Authority from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.578426
Ultimately all human authorities the believer lives under are in their position under God's sovereign authority. From the home to the work place there is order and different positions with varying ...
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Our Spiritual Battle in the Heavenlies from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.575835
The believer has changed sides in the ongoing conflict between God and Satan. Becoming a child of God means there will be relentless opposition from the Satan and his forces to try and get the beli...
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Be Ready and Armed to Stand Firm from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.572828
This epistle closes with five commands necessary for the believer to hold our ground during the ongoing spiritual warfare being waged in opposition to God and His people.-These must be practiced by...
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Dispensationalism and the Rapture from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.563140
Taking a literal, grammatical, historical approach to the interpretation and understanding of God's word will reveal there will be a catching up of the Church, often referred to as the rapture of t...
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The Rapture and the Second Coming from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.551310
These message continues the study of reasons given in the scriptures for the pre-tribulation rapture as preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. This return of Christ will begin et...
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Living in Anticipation of the Rapture from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.548464
The discussion continues of reasons given in the Scriptures to believe in a rapture of the Church before the seven year tribulation that precedes the beginning of the eternal kingdom, the first pha...
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Concerns for the Church at Corinth from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.545715
Believers in the church at Corinth lived in a city characterized by prosperity, immorality, and cultic religious practices. The temple worship included prostitution, intoxication, and various kinds...
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Greetings to the Church at Corinth from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.543234
The qualifications of an apostle are highlighted as Paul writes to the Corinthians as an apostle. There is also a lengthy discussion concerning what is the church and the Greek term Ekklesia as use...
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Reminders of God's Grace from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.541003
Reminders of what God by His grace given to individuals and the local church corporately are needful and helpful for growth in godliness to continue. For that there are ongoing and endless reasons ...
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Confronting Divisions in the Church from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.538536
Divisions in the church were a result of people in the church showing their loyalty for particular leaders and teachers and in doing so considering one better than the other. Loyalties were such th...
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The Word of the Cross and the Wisdom of God from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.536002
A real and significant division does exist in the world today and sadly even in the local churches. That division is between those who are saved and those who are yet perishing.-Those who are saved...
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Remember Your Calling from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.532869
Central to the faith of believers is the cross of Jesus Christ. That common faith is the core and basis for the relationship each individual believer has with Jesus Christ and with other believers....
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The Spirit's Ministry of Revealing Truth from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.496445
The wisdom of God as revealed by the Spirit of God in the word of God exposes the foolishness of the world's way of thinking. Apart from the ministry of the Spirit of God the truth from God would n...
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Preparations and Provisions for Glory from 2022-04-21T19:46:16.493281
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is God's stamp of approval confirming that His death paid in full the penalty for sin. His resurrection is also the guarantee of the believer's resurrection culmina...
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Beware of the Drift Away from Truth from 2022-04-19T14:22:23.964832
When unbelievers come into the church under the guise of being believers, their influence can be very detrimental to the health and growth of the church. Their unbiblical beliefs and practices can ...
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Failure to Heed the Good News from 2022-04-06T11:49:18.142292
The problem for the Jews, the nation of Israel, is their unbelief. The cause of their unbelief is not that they have not heard. Israel's problem is they have heard and refused to believe God and Hi...
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God's Judgment of Sin from 2022-03-31T12:12:22.646783
When the reality of the consequences of sin gets glossed over or pushed into the background the the salvation God provides loses its significance and importance. In the immediate circumstance sin n...
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Israel's Problem is Unbelief from 2022-03-24T08:02:29.645287
The spiritual condition of the nation of Israel is being explained and who they fit into God's present work in the world. Old Testament citations confirm God's unchanging plans, works, and word giv...
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Disobedience Results in Judgment from 2022-03-18T05:31:01.897446
Truth to be had, known, and believed is God's word. That truth must be front and center of the believer's life. That truth, being what it is and the potential it has to transform, guide, and empowe...
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Faith Submits to God's Righteousness from 2022-02-21T22:39:19.258107
The nation of Israel, while chosen as a nation by God is under His judgment for their unbelief. As a nation, the Jews are not God's focus today, but individual Jews are being saved by believing in ...
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Keep On Contending for the Same Old Truth from 2022-02-18T15:59:11.663458
The ministry of God's word by the people of God has always been carried on during difficult times as the world with its politics, societies, cultures, and governing authorities are in turmoil. The ...
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Greetings from a Slave of Christ from 2022-02-02T01:56:44.969208
Error in regard to what is truth and the teaching of God's word permeated the Church in the early days. As God has chosen to reveal Himself through His word and work in the lives of people through ...
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Israel's Place in God's Plan from 2022-02-02T01:56:44.968330
God's plan for the salvation of the nation of Israel has not changed. God's salvation plans have always included the Gentiles who do not take Israel's place in God's plan. God's promises to Israel ...
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Rebellion Against God's Authority from 2021-12-20T06:40:35.289572
Why matters in life, culture, and society deteriorate so quickly and the way they do is disappointing but not surprising. Ultimately God is the sovereign authority and man, whom He created to be in...
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Receiving Mercy and Being Merciful from 2021-12-20T06:40:35.288731
World activity, in general, exposes the heart of mankind as being in rebellion against our Creator with an animosity that provokes the overt rage in action. Reasons and excuses for behavior do not ...
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Absolutely God is Sovereign from 2021-12-20T06:40:35.287895
The sovereignty of God is humbling to the human nature of mankind. Realization and recognition of the sovereignty of God can be the basis of much needed peace, joy, confidence, and relief as He is ...
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The Children of the Promise from 2021-12-06T07:55:39.568082
God made promises to the man Abraham and those who were in the direct line of descendants specified by God, those being his son Isaac, his son Jacob whose name was changed by God to Israel. The lin...
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God's Sovereign Selective Love from 2021-12-06T07:55:39.566832
God is creator and He is sovereign. He can exercise His authority when and how He so wills, answering to no one, without being questioned or explaining Himself. He owes no one an explanation nor is...
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The Dedicated Life from 2021-12-03T12:23:29.783765
David as the psalmist writes giving God the glory for Him having delivered him from past trials while yet in the midst of more. He is committed to doing God's will because of who God is, testifying...
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Promises and Provisions in the Covenants from 2021-11-23T08:52:34.270023
All of the covenants God made with Abraham, the father of the nation of Israel, will be fulfilled fully and finally with Israel, by Israel, in the coming Kingdom. God's covenant with Abraham was un...
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The World is Ripening for Judgment from 2021-10-26T21:56:34.060097
How quickly what were considered rights and freedoms in the everyday affairs of society can, and have been, restricted and even removed. Where you can go, what you can buy, who you can be with, whe...
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Sanctification Confusion Clarified from 2021-10-26T21:56:34.059328
There is no such thing as a believer in Jesus Christ who, having received the benefits of salvation that God says He gives, to not begin living a new life. Sanctification is the aspect of salvation...
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God's Sovereignty and Man's Responsibility from 2021-10-26T21:56:34.058192
From beginning to end God's word reveals that He is completely sovereign over all His creation and mankind individually are responsible for how they live and respond in each situation of life. For ...
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God's Mercy and Blessings on the Jews from 2021-10-26T21:56:34.057385
For the Jews, given the promises of God beginning with Abraham, they are sure to receive them despite their having rejected Jesus Christ as their Savior as a nation. They are not without hope becau...
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Closing Concerns for Handling Controversies from 2021-10-09T21:27:24.449101
God's gift of salvation includes the provisions for living a godly life. Those who have been saved by faith are then to exercise that faith in living the new life characterized by doing good works ...
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All Things Conquered through Christ from 2021-10-09T21:27:24.448285
This final section in the chapter emphasizing the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life and the security the believer has in their new relationship with God are to be remembered for st...
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What God's Salvation Has Done for Us from 2021-10-06T08:13:00.264713
Believers are to and will live with appreciation and respect for the greatness of what God has done for them in salvation. When that has diminished, become unimportant or forgotten so too will be t...
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God's Purpose for Those Who Love God from 2021-10-06T08:13:00.263937
Becoming a believer does not mean that suffering, trials, and difficulties are no longer a part of this life in our present world. It does mean that there is the enabling power and presence of the ...
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Godly Living in an Ungodly World from 2021-07-09T18:51:14.096191
Reminders of the ways godliness is to impact daily life comes by the application of the word of God to daily life. In so doing the believer will keep the proper and necessary perspective on the nat...
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The Spirit's Ministry of Prayer from 2021-07-09T18:51:14.095397
Sufferings are part of God's plan for the world and His children as they live in the world. Sufferings come before the glory that is just as certain and not temporary like the trials and difficulti...
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Practical Godliness to Honor God's Word from 2021-07-03T20:43:25.468260
The truth of God's word is the nourishment for the believers life. Healthy, sound teaching produces healthy spiritual life. Instruction is given for the practical applications of that teaching in r...
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God's Grace in the Now Age from 2021-07-03T20:43:25.467549
God's grace has appeared with the first coming of Jesus Christ bring salvation for all people. This free gift of salvation is realized and received by those who put their faith in the person and wo...
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The Rapture and Christ's Obedience from 2021-07-03T20:43:25.466988
This is a two part message answering two questions sent in. The first is a discussion of different views concerning the rapture of the church and Christ's return. The second centers around the righ...
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Godly Character Requires Healthy Teaching from 2021-06-22T18:07:22.397350
False teaching endangers the spiritual health of God's people. The devil is relentless in attacking the word of God because of its significance and use in God's ongoing work of building His church....
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Certain Hope in Our World of Uncertainty from 2021-06-22T18:07:22.396718
Living the Christian life in this world as it is doesn't necessarily mean it will be comfortable, convenient, or calm. God uses suffering in the lives of His children for good as part of the sancti...
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Further Qualifications of Elders from 2021-06-11T07:44:34.500096
Moral and character qualifications are defined for those who provide leadership for the local church. These provide a general description of godliness for which those in leadership are to model as...
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Living the Christian Life from 2021-06-11T07:44:34.499349
The life of the believer who has been delivered from the controlling influence of sin is then governed, directed, and empowered by the indwelling presence of the Spirit of God. While the believer ...
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Strong Warnings Concerning False Teachers from 2021-06-11T07:44:34.498323
God is concerned about the spiritual health of His people, of His church. Therefore those things and those people who adversely affect His people are to be confronted and silenced in terms of thei...
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Elders and Their Leadership from 2021-06-10T04:14:40.968147
The requirements and qualifications of what the local church is to be and how it is to function and be organized has been determined by God who gave the most of His instructions through the apostle...
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Sanctification in Process from 2021-06-10T04:14:40.966329
Spiritual growth which is also the pursuit of holiness of life which is also referred to by the theological term sanctification will be in progress in the life of every believer. While not always ...
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The Newness of Life in the Spirit from 2021-05-15T05:16:31.969269
Sanctification is the present aspect of the package of salvation. This time of living out the new life given by faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is to be a time of grow...
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Leadership for the Church from 2021-05-15T05:16:31.968597
Qualifications for elders were specified by Paul in writing to Titus to guide him in making choices of men to provide leadership for the local churches on the island of Crete. The pattern establis...
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Life in the Spirit from 2021-05-15T05:16:31.967893
The pattern of life reveals the master being served. That so being, the apostle Paul wrote contrasting the life lived with the Holy Spirit as master with that of the flesh or old self that was gov...
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Slaves Serve Their Master from 2021-05-14T03:36:36.845909
As a Jew, Paul could write elaborating on what it was like to live under the Law, desperately trying to keep it, failing to do so perfectly, and then coming to realize that faith in Jesus Christ wa...
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God's Ways and Means from 2021-05-14T03:36:36.844763
Paul as an apostle wrote to Titus who was ministering on the island of Crete establishing the leadership and instructing the local church of believers. In so doing he was to see to the appointment...
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The Struggle to Keep the Law from 2021-05-05T06:55:26.609380
Switching as he wrote, the apostle Paul, did so writing in the past tense then changed to the present tense as he identified with the Jews in the church at Rome. For any who had yet to come to savi...
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Introducing the Man Titus from 2021-05-05T06:55:26.608263
Issues with the Jews and their concern for the Mosaic Law being applicable to Christians were in the background of the letter Paul wrote to Titus. Titus was a Gentile convert to Christianity and...
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God's Wisdom Always Prevails from 2021-04-15T04:59:04.343968
The character of the ungodly is contrasted with the character of God. The ultimate cause of the ungodly conduct is an inner attitude and character that has no fear of God. Rejecting God always re...
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Obligation to the Law Is Over from 2021-04-15T04:59:04.343280
Understanding the discussion in this chapter begins by realizing that the previous chapter has laid the foundation for what is said. As the new life, given by faith in Jesus Christ as a free gift,...
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Trust in God Because of Who He Is from 2021-04-15T04:59:04.342544
The righteous have eternal things while the unrighteous have temporal things to invest in and treasure. The stability of the righteous is because of God, because of who God is. He, the godly must...
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What the Law Did from 2021-04-15T04:59:04.341772
Even if the Law is not necessary for justification there is still the question raised if it is necessary for sanctification. The question is first answered by Paul by means of an illustration and ...
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Prayer While Suffering God's Discipline from 2021-04-15T04:59:04.341087
The cry of the soul to the one bringing the discipline, the one who was sinned against, and the one who alone comforts the soul, is the Lord of heaven and earth. The Lord does not let His children...
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Isaiah's Prophecies of the Messiah from 2021-04-07T08:04:06.848321
As details are given in prophecy as the revelation God gave progressed over the time the Book was written, there was more clarity and understanding. How the Word of God was to be interpreted and u...
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What Is Said About Jesus's Birth from 2021-04-07T08:04:06.847484
How God became a Man and why is of the utmost importance to every single person living today and who has ever lived. Many, if not most, celebrate a day often referred to as Christmas without knowi...
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Missions and the Gospel from 2021-04-01T03:22:26.147649
A questions and answer session with discussion on current trends in the Church.--Questions and topics included are the social gospel and its impact on the Church, the work of the Church, the missio...
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Christ Came to Divide from 2021-04-01T03:22:26.146834
The first coming of Jesus Christ served to bring division as each individual responds to His person and work. Those who believe in Him are called upon to be His witnesses. In so doing boldness is...
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Commands for Living the New Life from 2021-03-25T02:12:41.865527
The new life given by God to those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ comes with responsibilities. Responsibility in making everyday choices about who and what to serve and satisfy. Comma...
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A Passionate Prayer for God's Help from 2021-03-25T02:12:41.864968
This psalm is a prayer for God to intervene so that David, the psalmist, will have all the more cause to praise God. He prayers for deliverance from his enemies and for God to carry out His justic...
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The Justified Then Live Sanctified from 2021-03-06T06:06:07.782119
God is just as clear in laying out His plan and provision of justification of the sinner as He is the sanctification. Both are a part and parcel of the gift package of salvation given as a free gi...
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Accountability Before God from 2021-03-06T06:06:07.781503
God's word as given to mankind provides the wisdom needed to live life in a right relationship with Him. Being who He is He can do no other than exactly, precisely, and perfectly what He has said ...
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The Foundation for Living the New Life from 2021-03-06T06:06:07.780821
Baptism by the Spirit of God takes place supernaturally in those who place their faith in Jesus Christ. That Spirit baptism then identifies them with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurre...
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Fearing the Lord Who Delivers from 2021-03-06T06:06:07.779814
The Lord who delivers His people is worthy of worship, praise, blessing, boasting, and being magnified regardless of the circumstances His people are going through. Praise includes thanksgiving fo...
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