Today's Devotions

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Showcase: Assorted Treats

  • More than the Flavor of the Moment +

    If God is not first in your thoughts and efforts in the morning, he will be in the last place Read More
  • Transformation +

    Do we really want to be transformed by God? In the passage (below) from Isaiah, not only a person is Read More
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Audio & Video

When We Suffer, When to Disobey-Tim Keller panel discussion

kell(the following is from Collin Hansen's blog at the Gospel Coalition: http://intelmin.org/2012/08/collin-hansen-when-we-suffer-when-to-disobey/)

Peter and the other apostles set the example: when told by authorities they could not testify to the risen and ascended Christ, they responded, "We must obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29). So we know that Christians must not obey authorities when their command directly contradicts God and his revealed Word. This is the basis for Christian civil disobedience.

Read more: When We Suffer, When to Disobey-Tim Keller panel discussion

Divisions in the Church, What are the Causes by Joe Gordon

rushingriver1Another good sermon by Joe Gordon, youth pastor for Scottsdale Bible Church.

http://scottsdalebible.com/assets/audio/christian-essentials/20120520JGordon.mp3

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Moreover it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.

I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendation from God.

Read more: Divisions in the Church, What are the Causes by Joe Gordon

Uniting Through A Prayer Call by Susan Hartman, from the NYTimes

DESCRIPTION( Felicia Sam, a home health care worker from Ghana, joined in a prayer conference call from the home she works at in New Jersey.)

On a recent Tuesday at noon, a dozen live-in home health aides - all from the Bronx - dialed a conference-call number. They phoned from their elderly patients' small apartments in Queens and from spacious houses in New Jersey and Connecticut. Within seconds, they were connected to their pastor, Benjamin Boakye, of Ebenezer Assembly of God Church on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx.

Read more: Uniting Through A Prayer Call by Susan Hartman, from the NYTimes

Righteousness, Temperance & Judgment by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

martyn_lloyd-jonesAfter some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.  And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. Acts 24

Martyn Lloyd Jones discusses Felix's response to Paul's testimony of faith in Jesus, and the concomittant issues of righteousness, self-control and judgment.

http://www.mlj-usa.com/mlj.nsf/(PRODUCTS-BYCODE-WEB)/MLJ.CD5503

Reflections to Consider

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Publications

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Music

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Audio & Video

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Favorites

  • Praise Adonai by Paul Baloche +

    Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts  Read More
  • An Interview with Paul Washer by Tim Challies +

    You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied Read More
  • Glorious by Paul Baloche +

    Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong Read More
  • Paul's Prayers +

    How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us, Read More
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Hidden Blessings

  • The Patience and Compassion of God's Love +

    We have an amazing God. Read More
  • The Fear of the Lord +

    Why is fear of the Lord so important as a follower of Jesus? Read More
  • Praying to the Trinity: Our Heavenly Father +

    The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, an Anglican theologian from the 20th century. Read More
  • Praying to the Trinity: Jesus +

    The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, Read More
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