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Living a Fulfilled Life

“Fear God and keep His commandments” (Ecclesiastes 12:13).
Living life apart from God is futile.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is greatly misunderstood. It is a difficult book to read simply because it is hard to understand. Everything in it a…

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No Tube Steak

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Leviticus 3:1-6; Romans 12:1-2

“If your offering is a fellowship offering . . . you are to present . . . an animal without defect.”

— Leviticus 3:1

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Being Wise in Adversity

“Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom” (James 3:13).
Wisdom teaches us how to handle adversity.
In his wonderful commentary on the book of James, Robert Johnstone…

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Dealing With our Guilt

Scripture Reading —

Leviticus 1:1-9

“You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.”

— Leviticus…

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The Lord Calls and Invites

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Leviticus 1:1-2

The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him. . . . He said, “Speak to the Israelites and say. . . .”

— Leviticus 1:1-2

Yesterday we s…

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The Danger of Beauty

Scripture Reading —

Exodus 40:34-38

Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it. . . .

— Exodus 40:35

I first approached the Grand Ca…

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Longing for Beauty, Filled by God

Scripture Reading —

Exodus 40:34-38

. . . The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

— Exodus 40:34

I realize that you might be thinking, “Leviticus? Uh-oh.” In the …

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Scripture Reading —

1 Peter 5:6-10

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when yo…

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Our Daily Bread

Scripture Reading —

Deuteronomy 8:6-18

“Give us today our daily bread.”

— Matthew 6:11

The college where I serve as chaplain includes many students who are squeezed fi…

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Your Will Be Done

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2 Kings 6:8-23

What kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.

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The Coming of the Kingdom

Scripture Reading —

Matthew 13:31-35

The kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

— Romans 14:17

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