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“Now when Daniel knew that the writing [the decree of King Darius prohibiting prayer to the LORD] was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom…

(Outline by John Woodward ) The ministry of Exchanged Life counseling needs to be understood in the context of God’s total plan for the believer (Rom 8:28-30). A. The Christian life begins at conversion and continues with discipleship. 1. The New birth. (Matt 16:26; John 3:3-16) 2. Spiritual growth. (1 Pet 2:4; 2 Pet 3:18)…

A missionary lady had endured emotional problems on the field that had negatively impacted her ministry and that of her husband. They had left the field after almost 20 years, and she came for help. In eliciting her history, she said her father had told her as she was growing up that she was not…

[This is a short excerpt from a testimony of Sarah, the wife of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). It demonstrates how the themes of God’s love, grace, and our union with Christ were precious to her as someone associated with the Great Awakening in New England.] I felt a strong desire to be alone with God, to…

Be Partakers of the Divine Nature. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the…

C. “PREDESTINATED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM.” Here is the third blessing for the child of God–“being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ” (Eph. 1:11,12). You will…

Grace Teaching by Example (John 13:1-17) There is another lesson in grace in this passage. After Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet He said, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as…

The Cleansing of the Believer (John 13:1-10) The story of the washing of the disciples’ feet is introduced by the words: “… having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end” (v. 1). Twice before in this gospel mention has been made of divine love for man. The first…

Now comes the third point. What are we to do to get rid of it (self)? Jesus answers us in the words of our text: “If any man will come after me, let him take up his cross and follow me.” Note it well.–I must deny myself and take Jesus himself as my life,–I must…

“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24). Let us dwell upon this one word, “self.” It is only as we learn to know what self is that we really know what is at the root of all our failure, and are…