Helping you grow in God's all-sufficient grace and truth
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. (Rev. 2:4) Jesus’s letter to the church at Ephesus contains words of affirmation as well as this pointed rebuke. The believers there were encouraged
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Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 Every one of our ten babies loved to eat. If
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Yesterday, while skimming over quotes from some of my reading in years past, these paragraphs from D. A. Carson’s book, Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation, jumped out and encouraged me. Picture a couple carefully marshaling enough resources
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Last week, our church’s men’s and women’s ministries kicked off a new ministry year with their first monthly meetings. Spiritual disciplines is the theme the ministry leaders chose as this year’s focus. One of the key resources being used to
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The Christian has undergone a radical change. It is a movement from slavery to sonship (Gal. 4:7; cf. Rom. 8:16; Gal. 3:26). It is a change in status—from being children of wrath to being adopted “children of God” (1 John
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Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake… Colossians 1:24 The apostle Paul rejoiced in his sufferings because he knew that God was using them to produce growth in his own life through the experience of receiving divine comfort,
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One evening, a couple weeks ago, my daughter and I took turns reading every other page of this new book, while my younger sons eagerly listened. We intended to read only a few chapters, but couldn’t put it down. So,
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To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and
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In a world filled with far too much complaining and negativity, how refreshing it is to receive a letter filled with encouragement! As believers, we need regular encouragement to refresh us in our souls, and to give us renewed motivation
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Many years ago, during my initial training in biblical counseling, I was introduced to the Y-Chart diagram. Since then, I’ve used it hundreds of times to help others to learn how the motivations of the heart work out in our
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BOOK DEAL: New Growth Press has the Small Book Devotions Bundle of three books (anger, grief, anxiety) on sale 50% off. These little hardcovers make perfect gifts. Pedaling the Gospel – Gary Hallquist: “Grace is always in front. Daily focusing
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“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him;on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.But he
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“In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in
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Years ago, my weekly men’s small group studied Christ Formed In You by Brian Hedges. The fourth chapter of the book deals with God’s redemptive cure for man’s sin problem, beginning in the heart. One thing that grabbed my attention
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The Lord of the church is at work. Jesus Christ is building His church. However, He is not only building His church, He is also making her holy—a work that He will not stop performing until she is blameless: “…
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Here are a few articles that will encourage your growth in the grace and knowledge of Christ. Lord, Heal Our Dry Eyes – “My tears and my lack of tears are telling: I tend not to love others like Paul
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First Corinthians 9:24-27 is a fitting passage to consider when thinking about the fruit of the Spirit, which is self-control Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run
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God ordains trials to test the reality of our faith in a way that’s similar to the process of purifying precious metals. Gold, for example, is purified through a process of high temperature heating or chemical exposure. According to Sciencing,
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and a pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
