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The Christ Centered Life: Desire and Destiny
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 To Me to Live Is Christ The mind of the Spirit for you and me today is that we should be channels for the flowing forth of the eternal life that is in Christ, in the midst of the world. He…
Read MoreMay The Word of God Dwell in You
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another…” Colossians 3:16 An example from the pen of Isaac Pennington 14th, 12th Month, 1678 To S. W. Dear S. W. I have ever had a love to you, and have many times been filled with earnest desires for…
Read MoreSteps in the Victorious Walk
Do you believe there is something in the Christian life that you have not found, or that you do not possess? And do you want that experience? If you can say yes to these questions, then give thanks to God that He has led you by his Grace to take the first step toward Victory.…
Read MoreInvasion: Sinner Made Saint
“I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live; and yet no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself up for me” (Galatians 2:20 RV). Through…
Read MoreThe Mission of Salvation and Sanctification
The Holy Spirit came to perform a twofold work — a work of salvation and a work of sanctification. A work of salvation with reference to those who are in the world; a work of sanctification with reference to those who are in the Church. And both of these aspects of the Spirit’s work are…
Read MoreUnion with Christ: Count on it
“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life …. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives,…
Read MoreGrace-Based Communion with God
“By that will [God’s will] we [believers] have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all … Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering [required to pay] for sin … Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for…
Read MoreThe Indwelling Presence
The Indwelling Presence is the Risen Christ. In Galatians 2 : 20 it is “Christ lives in me.” In Colossians 1: 27 it is “Christ in you, the Hope of Glory.” In Galatians we have the great fact. In Colossians we have the glorious hope which this great fact brings. Let us consider, 1. The…
Read MoreFacing the Future with Courage
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? …For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high…
Read MoreCome Up Higher
“Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them…and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!’” (Matthew 17:1,2a,5b). “Therefore, brethren, having…
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