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Ian

That's a Christian?

Psalm 26; Matthew 23:11–15; Titus 1:5–16 (read online ⧉) “One of their very own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith and may…

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Ian

At His Word

Psalm 19; Proverbs 1:1–8; Romans 15:4–13 (read online ⧉) When you read the Scriptures, are you reading words or are you reading the Word? If you have been a Christian for any length of time you know what the “right” answer is. That doesn’t mean…

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Ian

Watching Rest

Genesis 1:26–31; Exodus 23:27–30; Leviticus 26:34–35; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21 (read online ⧉) We are all very much aware that humanity is not the sole living creature that God created. Many of us have had experiences in wilderness areas and national parks. Others grew up “on…

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Ian

Walk Away

Hebrews 2:1–4; Hebrews 6:4–8; Revelation 13:11–17 (read online ⧉) Those who have fallen away is a hard subject for many of us. We know people who at point affirmed that Jesus Christ was their Lord and Savior, but through various experiences, conversations, perhaps even discouraging…

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Ian

Ways of Speech

Psalm 1; Exodus 13:3–8; Hebrews 1:1–4 (read online ⧉) There is no one way that God speaks, and no one person by whom God speaks. The author of Hebrews recalled all the prophets that we have in the Scriptures. In addition, there were the Jewish…

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