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Our Jesus is a Jew Part 3
BY GREG CRUM “I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.” Romans 11:1-2a Has God forsaken the modern nation of Israel? Great question, and one that…
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A treasure inside
BY JACK WARD As Postmaster, I was in the package delivery business for 37 years. People either love or hate getting packages. But almost always they contain a treasure inside. The No. 1 phrase I have heard when someone gets a package is “I don’t remember ordering anything? Should I open this?” They act scared…
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Make your chapters count
BY DAWN REED On page 1955 in my Life Application Study Bible, something wonderful happened. Well, “wonderful” might not be the right word. “Important” is probably better. Acts, chapters 2 and 4, state that the number of believers was growing. Daily. First, 3,000 were saved, then the number of men grew to about 5,000. By…
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Our Jesus is a Jew Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.” Romans 11:1-3 What book of the Bible is quoted above? Who made this statement? From…
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Wear his coat well
BY JACK WARD Many years ago, an evangelist named Jakov arrived in a village in Serbia. He met an elderly man there named Cimmerman, and Jakov began to talk to him about the love of Christ. Cimmerman abruptly interrupted Jakov and told him that he wished to have nothing to do with Christianity. He reminded…
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Working behind the scenes
BY DAWN REED Early in the morning, while it was still dark, I could hear him coming. The whirl of his brushes and the low hum of his engine quietly announced his arrival. It was the street sweeper. No one cheered as he worked. There was no parade, no banners of appreciation. Most did not…
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Our Jesus is a Jew
BY GREG CRUM “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof…And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the…
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Trust in God
BY JACK WARD Psalm 7:1: “O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.” Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy…
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Encouraged by God’s word
BY DAWN REED Last Wednesday night, I went to “big church” instead of helping with the kids in the back. My beloved was heading to the Southern Baptist Convention, so I wanted to be in his presence one more time before he left. The words he shared from Colossians were exactly what I needed to…
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Great is the Lord
BY GREG CRUM “For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We…
