Advent: An Example from John

There was a man sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming …

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The Lord’s Prayer: Forgive Us

Keeping in mind the holiness of God, His awesome power, and our subjection to Him as paupers and children, we ask from Him a great thing: to forgive us. This is no small task, as we are sinful from birth, our flesh embedded with shame from Adam, our souls unclean by what we have and …

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The Lord’s Prayer: Daily Bread

So far in the study of the Lord’s Prayer, we have gone over how we have to put our focus in prayer first on the Lord and who He is. He is our father in every regard perfectly and holy above all else. He and His name is to be hallowed and His will put …

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For Those in Authority

It would suffice to say that someone who has an authority put over them usually comes to resent that authority. Authority and subordination comes in many forms: Parents and children; a caretaker and a person needing care; a boss and employees; a CEO and board members; a governor and state citizens; a representative and constituents; …

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Train Up Your Child

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ~ Proverbs 22:6 ~ For the last couple of months, my husband and I have been leading a study with our church's youth group through church history. Well, it began around the central idea …

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