It is hard to believe that we have already reached the end of God’s Smuggler! I’m looking forward to discussing it on Sunday night with those of you who have followed along in our reading. These are some of the challenges that struck me as I read the final chapters. For Russia with Love Brother…
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Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency “We may think some people are naturally zealous or supernaturally gifted with spiritual fervor. Perhaps so. But my observation is that zealous Christians are those who are most committed to the awesomely ordinary means of grace[.]” Moms, Your Secret Sacrifices Matter “So as mothers, when we’re wiping…
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Lord, I Deserve Thy Deepest Wrath I. Lord, I deserve thy deepest wrath, Ungrateful, faithless I have been; No terrors have my soul deterred, Nor goodness wooed me from my sin. II. My heart is vile, my mind depraved, My flesh rebels against Thy will; I am polluted in Thy sight, Yet, Lord have mercy…
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The Westside Baptist Church 50th Anniversary celebration is set for May 15-20. On Sunday, we will have a special service at 10:00 a.m. Throughout the week, we will have a preaching conference, Monday through Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. Our keynote speaker will be Evangelist Sam Wood. Other speakers will include Pastor Craig Houston, Pastor…
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For the last twelve weeks, we have journeyed through some of the major headings of systematic theology. Yet the jargon of theology consists of more than just words. If you are to understand the ‘language’ of theology, there are also people whose names you should know, dates whose significance you should understand, and books whose…
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Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. These words should penetrate your entire life. If you are an arrogant rebel attempting to conceal your sin from God, these words should humble you. If you are a believer, these words should motivate you to forsake sin,…
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He that turns not from every sin, turns not aright from any one sin. Every sin strikes at the honour of God, the being of God, the glory of God, the heart of Christ, the joy of the Spirit, and the peace of a man’s conscience; and therefore a soul truly penitent strikes at all,…
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God’s Smuggler is a fascinating story—but is also a challenging one. These are some of the challenges that struck me as I read this week’s chapters. I wish I had a better answer to some of them! Chapter Thirteen: To the Rim of the Inner Circle With all his plans in disarray, Bro. Andrew began…
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When Her House Was Scheduled for Demolition This story of joy in the midst of difficulty is both convicting and encouraging. Isolation from the Church Is Dangerous “We must learn to see the church as a blessing from God rather than an inconvenience. We must never look at the church as a violation to our…
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People who are too easily intimidated by the wickedness of any one generation and who panic over things which go wrong, are living so near their own day that they have lost the message of the ages which is full of such seeming disasters. It is they who run with their poultices and eyewash to…
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