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The Captain of Our Salvation

To the new Jewish Christians, Judaism clung like a garment. The book of Hebrews was written to teach and encourage them in the truths of the New Covenant. The first

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The Lord is Our Strength

A metal box left out in the rain is affected by the elements. Rust appears and breaks it down over time into dust. So it is with our souls, if

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Jesus and His Father

From the time Jesus was a boy about his Father’s business, to His present position at the Father’s right hand, He holds a unique relationship with His father. The scriptures

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Jesus and the Lost

The love of God sent Jesus to seek and to save the lost. It meant time spent with tax collectors and sinners. As a result, the religious of His day

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What Love Is Not

After witnessing the king of love in action, we turn our attention to what love is not. The strongest illustrations come from the treatment delivered to God’s beloved Son. We

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What Love Looks Like

Jesus, under relentless scrutiny by religious leaders, walked among the people as love. The gospels, replete with stories of His interactions with humankind, illustrate His love for all. Three examples

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Face the future: With love

As I write, I recollect the lyrics of a hymn, “King of love, my shepherd is.” Buried within spiritual songs and scripture lay treasures which honour and highlight Jesus our

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Face the Future: With Hope

Last week we considered how the God of our faith makes our lives abundant. This week we reflect on facing the future with hope, but not as a weak sentiment.

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Face the Future: With Faith

Weak sentiment proclaims, “Have faith.” You can almost hear the church bells ring. Faith, however, apart from the Living God, is like a cell phone without charge, or a Christmas

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Face the Future: With Courage

Ominous clouds of war, unrest, financial insecurity, and health challenges hang overhead as we face an unknown future. In Luke 21, Jesus talks of these times when men’s hearts fail

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I am Coming

As this new year dawns, let us reflect on Christ’s promised return. Promises kept, build trust and security. “God is not a man that He should lie.” Time and again,

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Tell Me the Old, Old Story: Joseph

Joseph, weakly publicized, contributed significantly to the early life of Jesus. Since even a child is known by his doings, we understand the man he was from the tidbits we

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Habakkuk’s Praise

In the Amplified version of Habakkuk 3:1 we read, “Set (this piece of writing) to wild, enthusiastic, and triumphal music.” The New Living Translation says, “This prayer was sung by

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God Answers Habakkuk

Habakkuk bared his soul before God. How long would this suffering go on? Why should not the wicked Babylonians suffer for their brutality? Then he waited expectantly for the answer.

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A God Conversation

(Habakkuk) After God responded to Habakkuk, you can almost see the wheels of his brain turning. How could he reconcile the information just received with his knowledge of God? First,

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I am Doing Something

(Habakkuk) To the prophet Habakkuk, it seemed he was doing a lot of praying while God was doing a bunch of nothing. God helped him to see that he was

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Habakkuk

 (The Questions) One of the minor prophets, Habakkuk, is only three chapters long. This prophet lived before Israel’s fall, when the Babylonian threat grew. When he cried out to God

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A Thankful Heart

It is easy to sing when the sun shines. But the genuine test of the heart comes in times of adversity. A quick look at the Old Testament books of

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A Life For God

Paul, in Galatians 5, contrasts a life filled with God’s Spirit and one that is not. A vivid picture of this type of contrast is depicted in the story of

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Saul Vs. David

When we come to the familiar biblical stories, it is necessary to invite the Holy Spirit to speak fresh truth. As we sit around the table of God’s Word today,

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