The Keys Of The Kingdom

“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 16:19 Dear Ones: What is the kingdom of heaven?  The key to beginning to understand the term is to begin with the “King of Heaven.”  This was the great discovery by Nebuchadnezzar, who at one time was the greatest king on this…


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Anointed To Do Good

“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.” Acts 10:38 Dear Ones: In John’s first epistle, he makes a most extraordinary statement, and we must remember that he is addressing all Christians…


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Illogical Pride

“Wherefore He saith, ‘God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.’” James 4:6 Dear Ones: Concerning pride, David wrote in Psalm 138:6, “…the proud He knoweth afar off.”  Why is pride so abhorrent to God?  What truly is pride, from God’s standpoint?  There are at least two answers to these questions.  The first…


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Liberty To The Captives

“The Lord hath anointed Me (Christ)…sent Me…to proclaim liberty to the captives.” Isaiah 61:1 Dear Ones: Perhaps the most wonderful news about the Gospel is that God actually works in power through the truth expressed in it.  This is GOOD NEWS.  Paul declares that “…the gospel…the preaching of the cross…is the POWER of God.” (1…


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God’s Immutable Calling

“For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:29 Dear Ones: What is the calling of God?  What is it’s significance?  At one point in the history of Israel, when she was wavering and had lost her way, the Lord through the prophet Isaiah instructed her to “Look unto Abraham your…


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God Breathing Upon Us

“And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, ‘Receive ye the Holy Spirit.’” John 20:22 Dear Ones: In the book of Genesis, we find, at the creation of man, that “…the Lord God….BREATHED into his nostrils the breath of life.”  Almost immediately after the resurrection, when the disciples…


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The Hinge Of History

“And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, ‘I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?’” Acts 8:34 Dear Ones: It was after Pentecost, the “great awakening,” that great blessing had come to Jerusalem and to Israel.  Persecution also had raised its ugly head, Saul of Tarsus taking…


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Believe In Me

“…ye believe in God, believe also in Me.” John 14:1 Dear Ones: Believing in Jesus Christ is NOT an easy thing to do.  It was not for the disciples who were closest to Him, and neither is it for believers today.  Why?  Most certainly it is because of LIMITS, our limits in the perception of…


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