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Imagery from John Howe’s Sermon on Acts 1:7
I was reading James Howe’s sermon on Acts 1:7, and I wanted to share with you some imagery from it you can use during a meditation time. In Acts 1:7, Jesus says to His disciples, “It is not for you to know the times and the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own…
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How I Started Studying the Bible
I wanted to write to let you know about how I started studying the Bible. I grew up going to church. In Sunday School we would learn memory verses and I had a little book that had verses from Proverbs in it that I would read. I also had a Children’s Bible that I would…
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Christian Meditation: God, the Almighty King
In my previous post, I wrote about how God created the earth as a habitation for man. In this post, we will see how God lovingly rules over His creation as the Almighty King. When I was growing up, I think the descriptions of God I was most familiar with were of Him as a…
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“Come, Thou Almighty King” by Anonymous author
Hymnal Page Scan: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God page 221 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 Come, Thou Almighty King,help us Thy name to sing;help us to praise:Father, all glorious,o’er all victorious,come, and reign over us,Ancient of Days. 2 Come, Thou Incarnate Word,gird on Thy mighty sword,our pray’r attend:come, and Thy people bless,and give…
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Christian Meditation: The Beauty of Nature
Meditating on nature is one very powerful way to connect to God, and that’s because the earth is God’s creation. The creation reveals the mind and nature of its Creator. Psalm 19:1-4 (NIV) says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2Day after day they pour forth…
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Part 1 of Notes on Ezekiel Hopkins’ The Excellency of Heavenly Treasures
Matthew 6:19-23“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also!“The…
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“The Lord Our Shepherd” Part 2 of Chapter 4 Summary of God of All Comfort
This post will be Part 2 of the Chapter 4 summary. Here is a link to Part 1 in case you have not had a chance to read it yet: “The Lord Our Shepherd” Part 1 of Ch. 4 Summary of God of All Comfort – Learning to Live by Faith. We will pick up…
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“There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” by Frederick Faber
Hymnal Page Scan: Our Great Redeemer’s Praise page 63 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 There’s a wideness in God’s mercylike the wideness of the sea;there’s a kindness in his justicewhich is more than liberty. 2 There is no place where earth’s sorrowsare more felt than up in heaven;there is no place where earth’s failingshave such…
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“Jesus Only” by Harriet M. Conrey
Hymnal Page Scan: Redemption Songs: a choice collection of 1000 hymns and choruses for evangelistic meetings, solo singers, choirs and the home page 682 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 What tho’ clouds are hov’ring o’er me,And I seem to walk alone,Longing ‘mid my cares and crosses,For the joys that now are flown,If I’ve Jesus, “Jesus…
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“We Shall Walk the Realms of Glory” by Emma Pitt
Hymnal Page Scan: Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined: a winnowed collection for young people’s societies, church prayer meetings, evangelistic services and Sunday schools page 231 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 We shall walk the realms of glory,Where eternal beauty reigns,There with seraph hosts unnumberedJoin the grand, immortal strains. Refrain:We shall walk the realms…
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