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What Persecution Can Do
Imagine being a Christian converted on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Your sins have been forgiven, and you feel a spiritual peace “which surpasses all comprehension” (Philippians 4:7). The…
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The First Converts
After His ascension to heaven, the first converts to the Lord’s church obeyed the gospel after hearing a sermon preached by Peter in Acts 2. The Bible describes the incredible…
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Two Promises
The Bible is divided into two distinct parts. The Old Testament (Genesis – Malachi) begins with creation and records the history of God’s people up to around 400 years before…
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Who’s in Charge?
Whether we like it or not, we are all under someone’s authority. Parents are in charge of children, bosses make rules for employees to follow, and the IRS provides an…
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What if…?
What if the Israelites of the Old Testament had remained faithful to God? We know God blessed them with land, wealth, and peace, but more importantly, they were “entrusted with…
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How We Handle Conflict Matters to God
While it should never be the case, even Christians have dealt with conflict since nearly the beginning of the Lord’s church. We should expect to have disagreements with those who…
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Standing on God’s Promise of Peace
Conflict surrounds us every day. Stories of disagreements between individuals, political parties, and even nations fill our news channels and might cultivate uncertainty and fear. Thankfully, one of God’s greatest…
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How We Treat Sin Matters to God
God takes sin seriously, and we should, too. It is our sin that separates us from Him (Isaiah 59:2), can disqualify us from our eternal reward (Hebrews 4:1), and that…
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How We Treat Others Matters to God
It is nearly impossible to read the Bible without seeing that God cares about how we treat others. It mattered to God how Cain treated Abel, how Abraham treated Lot,…
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Our Worship Matters to God
When Christians assemble “on the first day of every week” (1 Corinthians 16:2), as we might expect, God cares about who, how, and why we worship. God cares about who…