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Two cups

July 26, 2025

"For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to...

Lord of heaven and earth

July 17, 2025

"Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and...

The mind of the Spirit

July 9, 2025

"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the...

Kingdom scribes

June 29, 2025

“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven...

The aseity of God

June 19, 2025

"God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' And he said, 'Say this to the people of Israel: "I AM has sent me to you"’” (Exodus 3:14) June 19, 2025 Dear friends,...

Reading and writing

June 12, 2025

"The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple." (Psalm 119:130) June 12, 2025 Dear friends, Words have power! God spoke...

Live like it

June 3, 2025

"We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin....

Eight blessings

May 23, 2025

"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith...

Yet more and more

May 10, 2025

"But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more." (Psalms 71:14) May 10, 2025 Dear friends, At a men's prayer group this morning we prayed...

Alive to God

April 28, 2025

"So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus." (Romans 6:11) April 28, 2025 Dear friends. All that we do should be done...

The King

April 14, 2025

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble...

The sword and the trowel

April 2, 2025

"From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the...

The law

March 24, 2025

"Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it." (Psalm...

Kept

March 13, 2025

"The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand... The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life." (Psalm 121:5, 7) March...

When rulers are unruly

March 1, 2025

"The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much...

Intercession

February 19, 2025

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you...

The Aim Was Song

February 8, 2025

"He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow." (Psalm 147:18) "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise...

Adorning the doctrine

January 31, 2025

"And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful." (Titus 3:14) January 31, 2025 Dear...

Words fruitful or fatal

January 23, 2025

"From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who...

Not without Jesus

January 16, 2025

"And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." (John 17:3) "Paul, called by the will of God to be an...