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A Most Unpopular Preacher Passage
My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. (James 3:1-2) Many of us Bible preachers and teachers have a favorite passage to speak…
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How to Fight God and Win
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he struggled with God. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, and there He spoke to us. (Hosea 12:3-4) Through the Prophet Hosea, God spoke to Israel by…
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How to Translate the Bible
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. (2 Corinthians 3:2-3) The…
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10 Preacher Resolutions for a New Year
God helping me, I hope to: First, Stop trusting in my vows and resolutions and put my focus on Jesus Himself. More and more let God’s word tell its own story. I won’t try to make sermons; I will present the message the Bible itself gives. Put more prayer into my preaching preparation. Pray more…
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All Things New
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” (Revelation 21:5) This wonderful proclamation comes at the end of the Book of Revelation. It comes after God’s people have been gathered to heaven, after the Great Tribulation, after the…
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Two Mighty Words
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell. (Colossians 1:19) We like the Christmas season and we like to put our thoughts on the baby Jesus. So many aspects of the story appeal to us. We think of two relatively young people out among strangers and in great need. We think…
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