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Gifts from the Father Today, we are going to move on from the salutation (1 Peter 1:1-2) and into the promises with which Peter begins the meat of his missive. God, through His great mercy, has given us many gifts. In the following verses Peter covers the greatest gifts of all, salvation through grace and …
If you are just now joining me, I should tell you that we have been looking at the following verses for a few days now. Today, I want to look at the final qualifier. I say final, but it kind of looks like two: for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood. …
Today we are going to cover a little more of 1 Peter 1, and delve into the concept of sanctification. What is it? What does it mean? How does it happen? Sanctification is a beautiful promise we should embrace and never shrink from. Jonathon Edwards describes the process of sanctification as a “transformation of nature” …
The deliberation Before I reference the title, Called. I need to give some explanation. It wasn’t that I set out to be controversial this morning! And, anyway, I am not even sure why being called is controversial, given its prominence in scripture. Here’s what happened, so you can understand how we arrived here: I have …
Beautiful charge What if we were to pursue our brothers and sisters who wander from faith? In many churches there is a strong emphasis on the lost. Some churches preach 100% to “seekers,” others only to evangelism of the unregenerate. I believe devoting zero time and effort to the body of believers makes for a …
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who …
Before we begin Today I am going to (sort of) jump over a stretch of verses we have not really covered. This is a judgment call, I suppose. Have patience with me! If you don’t now, you will wish you had after you read today’s study! You can ask forgiveness at the end, I suppose. …
The Proud In which we venture into the negative side of James 3:13-4:10, covering the other guys known as The Proud. For the positive side, The Wise, please see Day 11.0. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not …
In which we take a short break from James I am not finished with James. James is not finished with me! But, last night John and I finished the book of Joshua. Why does that matter to you? Well, admittedly, it probably doesn’t. That’s not the point. The point is, when I first came up …
At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves of the New Testament are rustling with the rumour that …
