Abusing the Poor

Abusing the Poor

Abusing the Poor Generosity isn’t always a virtue. Sometimes it’s naïve. And on occasion it can be downright tragic. I’ve known people struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table, yet they’ve emptied their wallets to help a prosperity preacher buy his own...
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Repentance, Rest, Redemption

Repentance, Rest, Redemption Isaiah 29:1-30:18; 2 Corinthians 12:11-21; Psalm 107:1-9 “In repentance and rest is your salvation” (Isaiah 30:15). Repentance is an ongoing part of our Christian experience – 2 Corinthians 12:21 emphasizes the need for continuing...
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True Repentance

True Repentance DAILY VERSE For the kind of sorrow God wants usto experience leads us away from sinand results in salvation. There’s noregret for that kind of sorrow. Butworldly sorrow, which lacks repentance,results in spiritual death.2 Corinthians 7:10 DEVOTION  For...
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The Fruit of Forgiveness

The Fruit of Forgiveness For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.Matthew 6:14-15 (NASB) In recent days I have been pondering...
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How Can I Be Sure I’m Saved?

How Can I Be Sure I’m Saved? 1 Timothy 1:15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. *If we think the Bible teaches universal salvation, we may arrive at a false...
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I’m holding up my sign…REPENT!!!

I’m holding up my sign…REPENT!!! Now I want to tell you what i mean. Repenting means turning FROM something TO Someone. It does no good trying to stop going in the wrong direction (sin) without heading in a new direction (drawing near to God). Many...