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The sea whispers to the shore of a great event
Oē mai i ka nehenehe a ka lihikai
The Island listens for their foot prints.
I ka hehi mālie mai i nei ʻāina
The shadows rest from their reflections.
I ka malu o ke alo lani
The great sky looks down and reflects great joy upon ...
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BROTHERS AND SISTER TODAY I CALL UPON YOU FOR PRAYERS FOR HEALING FOR OUR BROTHER WARREN. LIFT HIM IN PRAYER.
Father Almighty, I am quoting back to you Exodus 15:26. Lord, you declared that "If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the
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Matthew 19:23–24 “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God” (v. 24).
Seeing the difficulty with which the rich young ruler faced the choice Jesus gave him, our Lord’s observation that it is very difficult for rich people to enter God’s kingdom (Matt. 19:23) comes as no surprise. Christ underscores just how hard it is for the wealthy to be saved with a proverb that says it...
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John 3:1-3 "Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God'" ( v. 3).
Many of the passages that we will study this month are occupied with the condition of the heart and the planting of the Gospel in ready soil (Matt. 13:18-30, 36-43; 15:1-20 ). The Bible, of course, has much to say on this subject, emphasizing our need to have our hearts renewed or, as we commonly say in theology, regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Dr. R.C. Sprou...
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"He led them forth by the right way."
Psalm 107:7
Changeful experience often leads the anxious believer to inquire "Why is it thus with me?" I looked for light, but lo, darkness came; for peace, but behold, trouble. I said in my heart, my mountain standeth firm; I shall never be moved. Lord, thou dost hide thy face, and I am troubled. It was but yesterday that I could read my title clear; today my evidences are bedimmed, and my hopes are clouded. Yesterday, I could climb to Pisgah...
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The Heavenly Choir
Isaiah 6:1-3 "Above him stood the seraphim. ...And one called to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!'" ( vv. 2-3).
As we have seen, Matthew 12 includes several instances of our Lord's encounter with demons and His teaching about these wicked spirits (vv. 22, 43-45 ). The forces of evil, however, are not the only supernatural agents at work during the ministry of Jesus. Matthew also writes o...
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Giving to the God Who Has Everything
Today's reading: Psalm 50:1-23
We've heard or asked it again and again: "What do you give the person who has everything?" The very need to frame this question should alert us that something is wrong in our society. Psalm 50, though, teaches us how to give to the God who does indeed have everything.
As Christians, we have much to learn from God's judgment in Psalm 50:7-16 against the "religious" community. The Lord does not re...
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Grace for the Weary
Matthew 11:25-30 "No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him" ( v. 27).
The biblical view of man sees all people (except Christ) since Adam and Eve as born corrupt and therefore lacking in a desire to please God. No one is righteous (Rom. 3:9-18). In fact, this corruption exists from the moment of conception (Ps. 51:5), and we are happy to stay dead in sin and ...
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EASTER
Although Christmas is the most celebrated Christian holiday, Easter is by far the most important event in the life of Christ, for He came to die for the sins of mankind, be buried and rise again on the third day for our justification. This is the Gospel message in a nutshell as Paul proclaims in I Corinthians 15:1-4: 'Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye ke...
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Positivism
Psalm 19 "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork" (v. 1).
Metaphysics is the study of that which transcends the physical realm accessed by our five senses. Every worldview has its own answer to the single most important metaphysical question: What principle makes sense of the diversity of creation? Is there something that explains the existence of the universe and demonstrates how the tremendous variety of "things" (...
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