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May14WEEK20
Introduction
In an era marked by global instability and great domestic challenges, the principles on which the founders based the U.S. Constitution are more vital than ever for us to understand and re-establish as our national foundation.
As the United States approaches another election cycle amidst growing political polarization and international uncertainties, it is crucial for citizens to reassert the foundational norms that have guided our nation to higher levels of success and prosperity than any nation in history.
Many believe the Constitution of the United States is divinely inspired, but it is not on...
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May07WEEK19
Any time believers in our congregation display weakness, we should try to strengthen them in the faith and not reject them. We should keep trying to help them as long as they continue to try. However, when they quit, it is not possible to prop them up. As harsh as it may seem, we cannot expend that which has been given to us in service of those who do not have the will to receive it.
Nowhere do we see the Lord trying to compel or beg people to follow Him if they did not have it...
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Apr30WEEK18
The church is the Lord’s house, not ours. Therefore, a main goal of anyone seeking to build His house should be to get the design from Him. What would the church look like if it was built with the sole purpose of being the place the Lord wanted to dwell, instead of building what would attract people? If He is among us, it would likely attract many more people than we do now.
We may protest that our church enjoys many of the Lord’s blessings, but as we have covered, the Lord will bless many things He will...
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Apr22WEEK17
While we are waiting for God’s parousia, His presence, to come and unify His people, let us do what we can to prepare the way. We know this is important to our King. How can we not do everything possible to prepare the way for Him by making His way straight, bringing down the mountains and hills, and raising up the low places, as we are told in Isaiah 40:4?
The first requirement for true koinonia (unity) is to be Christ-centered, not man-centered. When our hearts begin to burn like King David’s did for the Lord to have...
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Apr16WEEK16
Last week, we addressed the transforming effect of being in God’s manifest presence, His parousia. It was the apostles’ inquiry about His parousia that provoked Jesus’ discourse in Matthew 24. We may think that we should just wait for this to come and not worry about working so hard at evangelism, the unity of His people, or the basic Christian disciplines that help transform us, but this is not so. The Lord gave many exhortations, such as keeping our vessels filled with oil, staying awake, and waiting expectantly for His return. Above all things, as the time gets closer,...