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“Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant hears.’ Then the LORD said to Samuel: ‘Behold,...

“Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;...

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up...

“For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.” (Psalm 1:6 NKJ) This psalm is a contrast between those who, by faith, trust in God for righteousness...

” . . . that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height — to know the love of Christ which passes...

“Now faith is the substance of our hoping, the evidence of our undertaking, not of our seeing.” Hebrews 11:1 (SyS translation) In 2013,what does our faith look like? The elements of faith have not changed....

“Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.” (Psalm 25:18 NKJ) Over the years, as a pastor, I have known several people who had hip or knee replacement surgery.  Many...

“I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. He has...

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2Corinthians 9:15-1 NKJ) Our annual season of gift-giving has only recently ended. During that season we have given and received a variety...

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Romans 5:5 NKJ) It is so easy to identify elements of life...