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Since God first revealed it to mankind, the plan of redemption has been a bittersweet reality. One finds sweetness in contemplating the bliss and glory of eternal life that awaits those who embrace the gospel. By contrast, one finds only bitterness in the endless shame and punishment of eternal damnation…

/"After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them. 2As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master. 3His master…

Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with promises of the Second Coming. There are 1,845 references to it in the Old Testament. Of the 260 chapters in the New Testament, there are 318 references to the Second Coming—that's one in every 30 verses. Twenty-three of the 27 New Testament books refer…

The study of the end times is the consuming passion of many in the church today. Sensational best‑selling authors argue that current events fulfill their often dubious interpretations of biblical prophecy. Some claim to have figured out the secret that even Jesus in His Incarnation did not knowCthe time…

The Lord Jesus is coming again. This is the basic theme of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonian believers. The Lord Himself shall come down from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and we shall meet the Lord in the air and so be with him forever.…

The Apostle Paul begins this next set of instructions to the believers at Thessalonica with the admonition, "For this is the will of God, your sanctification ... " The will of God is clearly set forth in many places in the Bible. Even though we may have difficulty applying His will in every-day decision…

The third tid‑bit of wisdom which Paul admonishes the Thessalonian Believers to incorporate into a daily lifestyle while they await the return of the Lord Jesus Christ is to pray continually. The Bible indicates that prayer is as important to your soul as air is to your lungs. If I were to ask you this…

If Paul is the ideal human model of one Christian interceding for another Christian, than this is a passage we must study. Jesus, of course, was the ultimate example of intercessory prayer for others. He was the ultimate example of affection for His sheep (John 10:11-16, 27-28), unselfishness for His…

In his humanity, Jesus revealed that he was a man of like feelings and emotions as you and I. He was a man of sensibility and he clearly revealed how he felt on many occasions. We see his anger in the Temple Court as he drives out the money changers and the animal merchants. We witness his compassion…

One of the truly great intellects of American history was a New England Puritan pastor by the name of Jonathan Edwards. He was born in 1703 and died in 1758. He is perhaps best known for preaching a sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Historians generally consider Edwards to be among…

Some years ago, Robert Fulghum wrote a book entitled: "It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It." It is a collection of essays that point out the joys of lighheartedness, and describes ways to deal with absurd situations. You might recognize his name. He is also the author of Everything I Need to Know I…

Leadership is not easy. When a sports team does not win, the owner fires the head coach. When a corporation loses its competitive edge or fails in a major way to live up to expectations, the board of directors often fires the president. When a church does not grow according to people's expectations,…