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God is the Central Character in Deuteronomy
The fifth book of the Bible derives its name from a phrase taken from its seventeenth chapter. The future kings of Israel were “to make a copy of this [God’s] Law” which was to be read all the days of his life so that… Continue Reading “God is the Central Character in Deuteronomy”
Numbers and the Question: Will I be Faithful to the End?
The fourth book of the Bible is Numbers. And, as its title suggests the book contains a lot of numbers. Two censuses of Israel’s population are taken and then seemingly countless other lists of a variety of things are recorded. But, is that really… Continue Reading “Numbers and the Question: Will I be Faithful to the End?”
God’s Character in Exodus 33-35
Friends, On our (Chester ARP Church’s) journey through the Bible this year, we will read many passages that will clearly and wonderfully reveal the loving, holy, and just character of God. In fact, we believe that every word of the Bible is given to… Continue Reading “God’s Character in Exodus 33-35”
Cultivating Thankfulness
What’s up everybody? On Sunday we talked about how Psalm 50 tells us that thankfulness needs to be cultivated in our lives because it is not natural to us. Here are a few suggestions from Jerry Birdges’s book The Practice of Godliness to help you… Continue Reading “Cultivating Thankfulness”
Who Exactly is Saved by Jesus?
…We have to let God be God. His ways are not our ways (Isaiah 55:8) and we’ll never fully understand the mind of our sovereign and good creator. We have to trust him with our lives to work out all things for his glory… Continue Reading “Who Exactly is Saved by Jesus?”
Discipleship Matters: Prayerful Evangelism
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” — Matthew 9:37-38 Friends, Jesus calls us to participate in his mission to… Continue Reading “Discipleship Matters: Prayerful Evangelism”
Finish What You Start.
Friends, “You’ve got to finish what you started.” is a sentence I have heard all my life from my coaches, teachers, and parents. I have a bad habit of not finishing the things I start. I start strong and then fade toward the end.… Continue Reading “Finish What You Start.”
Discipleship Matters in 2018
Friends, In 1986, the late pastor James Montgomery Boice wrote, “There is a fatal defect in the life of Christ’s church in the twentieth century: a lack of true discipleship. Discipleship means forsaking everything to follow Christ. But for many of today’s supposed Christians… Continue Reading “Discipleship Matters in 2018”
Worshipping the Lord of Steadfast Love — Psalm 33
H.A. Ironsides, in his sermon on Psalm 33, defines worship simply as adoration: worship is the soul’s adoration of God Himself. All of the things we do in worship are meant to assist us in adoring God, but none of those things are actually… Continue Reading “Worshipping the Lord of Steadfast Love — Psalm 33”
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