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Endurance

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Doug

  The Apostle Paul suffered many things in his quest to get the gospel out to the whole world. 2 Cor. 11:24-28 says: “Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten with … Continue reading →

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Examine Yourselves

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Doug

  2 Corinthians 13:5,6 says: Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that … Continue reading →

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Be Good Times Christians

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Doug

The children of Israel as a whole, as the story is told in our Old Testament, seemed to be bad times followers of God only. If you read through the period of the Judges, when they were governed by their … Continue reading →

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Rejoice In the Lord!

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Doug

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4). This passage has the weight of a command and not just  a request. We are commanded to rejoice in the Lord always, but one might ask what does … Continue reading →

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Psalm 2

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Doug

At the lectures the speaker called this Psalm a “royal” Psalm in that it speaks of the pressure David must have felt as king of Israel. It was probably written by David about the time He first became king of … Continue reading →

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