Three marks of a false teacher:
• They do not preach about sin
• They promise wealth and comfort
• They twist the words of Scripture
Avoid them and follow people who actually preach the whole counsel of God.
• They do not preach about sin
• They promise wealth and comfort
• They twist the words of Scripture
Avoid them and follow people who actually preach the whole counsel of God.
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“Selfishness is a poisonous plant that should have been weeded out at our own personal Garden of Gethsemane.” —Ray Comfort
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God is still good,
even when I don't understand.
God is still faithful,
even when it doesn't make sense.
God still has a plan,
even when I can't see it.
God still reigns,
even when things look like chaos.
God is still near,
even when I can't feel Him.
God is still God.
even when I don't understand.
God is still faithful,
even when it doesn't make sense.
God still has a plan,
even when I can't see it.
God still reigns,
even when things look like chaos.
God is still near,
even when I can't feel Him.
God is still God.
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“A dead calm is our enemy, a storm may prove our helper. Controversy may arouse thought, and through thought may come the Divine change.” —Charles Spurgeon
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We spend so much time worrying about things we can't control that we forget that the Creator of the universe is holding us in his hands.
Believers, we've got to surrender our anxiety to the One who rules over all things.
Believers, we've got to surrender our anxiety to the One who rules over all things.
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September 7: God Rides to Battle
#Devotional
Joel 1:1–2:21; Acts 7:1–53; Job 18:1–21
God is good, but in the words of C.S. Lewis, “He is not tame.” When it comes time for evil to be purged from the world, He is not timid, and when He acts, He rarely holds back. We see such a scene prophesied concerning the Day of Yahweh—the day He will return to the earth as Christ—in Joel 2:1–11.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming—it is indeed near. A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come” (Joel 2:1–2).
When God charges into battle, He seizes control of all that must be yielded so His purpose is not hindered. He then performs great and mighty deeds on behalf of His people. As Joel says, “There has been nothing like it.” So why, then, has God not done this already? What is He waiting for? Why is evil allowed to continue if God can end it?
We find our answers in Joel 2:12–17. God, in His mercy, is allowing a time of repentance: “ ‘And even now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing. Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm’ ” (Joel 2:12–13).
Indeed, God’s trumpet will sound, but even with that time approaching, He is a compassionate God, and His call is simple: “Come back to me.”
What do you need to turn from today? What makes you hopeful about God’s coming?
#Devotional
Joel 1:1–2:21; Acts 7:1–53; Job 18:1–21
God is good, but in the words of C.S. Lewis, “He is not tame.” When it comes time for evil to be purged from the world, He is not timid, and when He acts, He rarely holds back. We see such a scene prophesied concerning the Day of Yahweh—the day He will return to the earth as Christ—in Joel 2:1–11.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming—it is indeed near. A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come” (Joel 2:1–2).
When God charges into battle, He seizes control of all that must be yielded so His purpose is not hindered. He then performs great and mighty deeds on behalf of His people. As Joel says, “There has been nothing like it.” So why, then, has God not done this already? What is He waiting for? Why is evil allowed to continue if God can end it?
We find our answers in Joel 2:12–17. God, in His mercy, is allowing a time of repentance: “ ‘And even now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing. Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm’ ” (Joel 2:12–13).
Indeed, God’s trumpet will sound, but even with that time approaching, He is a compassionate God, and His call is simple: “Come back to me.”
What do you need to turn from today? What makes you hopeful about God’s coming?
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September 7 - The Apostles Chosen to Have an Impact
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness” (Matthew 10:1).
Jesus granted the twelve disciples God’s divine authority to do exactly what He Himself had been doing. To do the kinds of works Jesus did would demonstrate they were sent by Him, just as what He did demonstrated He was sent by the Father. The book of Acts catalogs the very works Jesus gave them the authority to accomplish.
The apostles cast out many unclean spirits and healed every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Peter and John healed a lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the temple (Acts 3:2–8). Their ministry became widespread: “At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people. . . . Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed” (Acts 5:12, 16). To the man in Lystra “who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked,” Paul said, “‘Stand upright on your feet.’ And he leaped up and began to walk” (Acts 14:8, 10).
The apostles manifested the kind of kingdom power that their Lord had mani-fested, and by their faithful obedience they turned Jerusalem and then the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Jesus promised they would do even “greater works” than His (in extent, not power), and His words began to be fulfilled.
Ask Yourself
Are your words and expressions of faith pointing others to Christ? Are they reflective of His distinct power and the presence of His Holy Spirit within you? If you sense yourself burning low in the power tank, where do you think the leak is occurring? Be sure that what you do points to Christ.
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness” (Matthew 10:1).
Jesus granted the twelve disciples God’s divine authority to do exactly what He Himself had been doing. To do the kinds of works Jesus did would demonstrate they were sent by Him, just as what He did demonstrated He was sent by the Father. The book of Acts catalogs the very works Jesus gave them the authority to accomplish.
The apostles cast out many unclean spirits and healed every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Peter and John healed a lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the temple (Acts 3:2–8). Their ministry became widespread: “At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people. . . . Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed” (Acts 5:12, 16). To the man in Lystra “who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked,” Paul said, “‘Stand upright on your feet.’ And he leaped up and began to walk” (Acts 14:8, 10).
The apostles manifested the kind of kingdom power that their Lord had mani-fested, and by their faithful obedience they turned Jerusalem and then the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Jesus promised they would do even “greater works” than His (in extent, not power), and His words began to be fulfilled.
Ask Yourself
Are your words and expressions of faith pointing others to Christ? Are they reflective of His distinct power and the presence of His Holy Spirit within you? If you sense yourself burning low in the power tank, where do you think the leak is occurring? Be sure that what you do points to Christ.
❤6
The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
God is holy.
We are sinners.
Our sin deserves judgment.
We cannot save ourselves.
But Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, died for sinners and rose from the grave.
Repent of your sin.
Believe in Christ.
Trust in Him alone.
There is forgiveness for the guilty, peace with God, and eternal life in Jesus Christ.
That is good news.
God is holy.
We are sinners.
Our sin deserves judgment.
We cannot save ourselves.
But Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, died for sinners and rose from the grave.
Repent of your sin.
Believe in Christ.
Trust in Him alone.
There is forgiveness for the guilty, peace with God, and eternal life in Jesus Christ.
That is good news.
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If you're going to believe the parts of the Bible that talk about the Savior's love, then you must also believe the parts that talk about His judgment against sin.
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WEEK 2 — Pruning & Correction (Sep 7–13)
7. September 7 (Monday)
Dear Daughter,
The vinedresser does not prune the branch he hates — he prunes the branch he expects much from.
If correction has come into your marriage this week, ask first whether it's rejection or investment. Usually, it's the second.
Pruning hurts because it's preparing for more, not less.
'Every branch that bears fruit he prunes' (John 15:2).
What correction have you mistaken for rejection, when it was really investment?
#DearDaughter #MondayReset #StrongMarriage
7. September 7 (Monday)
Dear Daughter,
The vinedresser does not prune the branch he hates — he prunes the branch he expects much from.
If correction has come into your marriage this week, ask first whether it's rejection or investment. Usually, it's the second.
Pruning hurts because it's preparing for more, not less.
'Every branch that bears fruit he prunes' (John 15:2).
What correction have you mistaken for rejection, when it was really investment?
#DearDaughter #MondayReset #StrongMarriage
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Hell, is truth realised too late.
John MacArthur
John MacArthur
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Sep 7 (Mon)
Monday resolve: Love keeps no record of wrongs! 📖❤️ Tear up the ledger today! 1 Cor 13:5 💪
What are you releasing this week? #StrongMarriage #September
Monday resolve: Love keeps no record of wrongs! 📖❤️ Tear up the ledger today! 1 Cor 13:5 💪
What are you releasing this week? #StrongMarriage #September
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Mormonism and biblical Christianity do not worship the same God.
The Bible says God is eternally God, uncreated, and there is no God before or after Him (Isaiah 43:10).
Mormonism teaches that God the Father was once a man who progressed to godhood (source: Joseph Smith's 1844 "King Follett Discourse").
Those two beliefs cannot both be true.
This is not a minor denominational disagreement. It is a fundamentally different doctrine of God.
The Bible says God is eternally God, uncreated, and there is no God before or after Him (Isaiah 43:10).
Mormonism teaches that God the Father was once a man who progressed to godhood (source: Joseph Smith's 1844 "King Follett Discourse").
Those two beliefs cannot both be true.
This is not a minor denominational disagreement. It is a fundamentally different doctrine of God.
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These are not scary times for the believer, they are prophetic times.
💯2
Anger and bitterness will rot your soul from the inside out. Do not let the sun go down on your anger. Ask the Lord to help you forgive as he forgave you.
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The Church did not create the canon of Scripture. It recognized it.
Men did not gather centuries later and decide which books they wanted to make "the Bible." God's Word was authoritative because God inspired it. The Church received, recognized, and preserved what God had already given.
"The word of our God will stand forever." (Isaiah 40:8)
Men did not gather centuries later and decide which books they wanted to make "the Bible." God's Word was authoritative because God inspired it. The Church received, recognized, and preserved what God had already given.
"The word of our God will stand forever." (Isaiah 40:8)
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