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“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.” – Ps. 51:2 “Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.” – Titus 2:14 “Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.” – Ps.…

“Sin is lawlessness.” – I John 3: 4. “All unrighteousness is sin.” – I John 5:17. “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.” – Rom. 6: 12. “I will heal their backsliding.” – Hos. 14:4. It has often been shown that sin is to…

When I was 19, my friend Andy and I couldn’t resist climbing a hill. We were in California on tour with our Christian music group. The family who put us up for a day lived next to a hill that beckoned us to explore it. After climbing to the top, we we were awed by…

Now let us consider some very special delights [of the Christ-centered Life]. Quietly confess your confidence in the power of the cross. Quote the apostle Paul’s superlative statement of faith, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the…

On Mothers day our church choir sang an old hymn with this refrain: If I could hear my mother pray again, If I could hear her tender voice as then! So glad I’d be, ‘twould mean so much to me, If I could hear my mother pray again.[1] I agree … and so did devotional…

“But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out” (John 19: 34 NKJV). “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is He who came by water and blood–Jesus Christ; not only by water, but…

1. The first and chief need of our Christian life is, Fellowship with God.[1] The Divine life within us comes from God, and is entirely dependent upon Him. As I need every moment afresh the air to breathe, as the sun every moment afresh sends down its light, so it is only in direct living…

I recently went through a seminar called Redeeming Darwin: The Intelligent Design Controversy.[1] The four sessions give a clear analysis of the problems of the Neo-Darwinian model of explaining the universe, and summarize the case for Intelligent Design (ID). The latter is a research model on the obvious design and engineering that is evident in…

The issue of authority played out one night in the following way: The captain of the ship looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message” “Alter your course 10 degrees south.” Promptly a return message was received: “Alter your course 10 degrees…

“Obedience” is the key word in the current Missions emphasis in our local church … and denomination. It’s not surprising since this theme is central to the Great Commission: “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of…