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The Crown Of Life
Here is a striking contrast made by James under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He speaks of the blessedness that leads to life and the waywardness that leads to death. He speaks of a single man, ‘blessed is the man that endureth temptation’ and ‘let no man say when he is tempted’. However, we may think of this man…
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Love Your Enemy – Really?
As the Lord sat on the mountain side and delivered the lessons that would become known as the sermon on the mount I can only imagine a solemn, reflective demeanour settled upon His hearers. When He said, ‘love your enemies’, no doubt each of them pictured, in their mind’s eye, the ‘enemy’ they would find it hard, if not impossible,…
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The Queen Of Sheba
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Christ The Wisdom Of God
FOR A COMPLETE ORDER OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING BIBLE READING, HYMNS AND SERMON...
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Christ, The Wisdom Of God
James is speaking about wisdom and a believer’s longing for spiritual wisdom. Spiritual wisdom is the practical and experiential application of spiritual truth. Every believer seeks to know Christ better and to experience His grace more so as to deal better with the trials and challenges of life, what James calls ‘divers temptations’. Though they differ, person to person, we…
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Why We Don’t Do Crosses
Let me be as emphatic as I can be. The cross of the Lord Jesus Christ is absolutely central and foremost in my esteem. Paul tells the Corinthians ‘the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God’. I agree with that. He says to the Galatians,…
