Salvation June 2016

8/16/2019 Salvation June 2016

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RefreshingDaily in God’s Word Emphasis on

Salvation


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Acknowledge that you are a sinner.Romans 3:!"

#saiah $3:%

&elieve that 'esus died (or you)trust *im to save you.

Romans $:+Acts %:3

'ohn 3:+ 'ohn 3:3%

,on(ess *im -e(ore men to showthat you trust *im.

Romans !:


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Easy BakeJune 1

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10

Key Verse: Verse 8- “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ” Key Words: For by grace are ye saved through

faith

I don’ !no" o# any $%ripure ha &a!es sal'aion any %learer han Ephesians 2:8-()

I read abou an insan %a!e &i* ha "as a big #lop)+he insru%ions said all you had o do "as add "aer and ba!e) +he %o&pany %ouldn’ undersand "hy i didn’ sell,unil heir resear%h dis%o'ered ha he buying publi% #eluneasy abou a &i* ha reuired only "aer) .eople houghi "as oo easy) $o he %o&pany alered he #or&ula and%hanged he re%ipe o %all #or adding "aer and an egg o he&i*) +he idea "or!ed/ and sales u&ped dra&ai%ally)

+ha sory re&inds &e o# ho" so&e people rea% o heplan o# sal'aion) +o he& i sounds oo easy and si&ple o berue/ e'en hough he Bible says/ By gra%e you ha'e beensa'ed hrough #aih/ ) ) ) i is he gi# o# od/ no o# "or!s34Ephesians 2:8-(5) +hey #eel ha here is so&ehing &orehey &us do/ so&ehing hey &us add o od’s re%ipe3 #orsal'aion) +hey hin! hey &us per#or& good "or!s o gainod’s #a'or and earn eernal li#e) Bu he Bible is %lear,"eare sa'ed no by "or!s o# righeousness "hi%h "e ha'e done/ bu a%%ording o 6is &er%y3 4+ius 7:5) od sa'ed you by 6isspe%ial #a'or "hen you belie'ed) 9nd you %an’ a!e %redi #orhis i is a gi# o# od) $al'aion is no a re"ard #or he goodhings "e ha'e done/ so none o# us %an boas abou i)

;nli!e he %a!e-&i* &anu#a%urer/ od has no%hanged 6is #or&ula3 o &a!e sal'aion &ore &ar!eable)+he ospel "e pro%lai& &us be #ree o# "or!s/ e'en hough i&ay sound oo easy)


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Wha o do:✞9%%ep3 Jesus as your $a'ior by #aih3 no o# "or!s)


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Wha o do:✞ Cou &us a%%ep sal'aion on od’s er&s D no your’s


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A Marked Down SalvationJune =

Bible Reading: +ius 7

Key Verse: Verse - “!ot by #or%s of righteousness#hich #e have done" but according to his mercy hesaved us" by the #ashing of regeneration" andrene#ing of the &oly Ghost;”

Key Words: !ot by #or%s of righteousness #hich#e have done

We %heapen sal'aion "hen "e belie'e ha our

righeous3 "or!s sa'e our soul) Wor!s #or sal'aion is "ha I%all a &ar!ed do"n sal'aion)3

?harles $"indoll "ries: Fne o# he largesdepar&en sores in our naion oo! on a %o&&er%ial 'enureha pro'ed o be disasrously unsu%%ess#ul) I "as a doll inhe #or& o# he baby Jesus) I "as ad'erised as beingunbrea!able/ "ashable/ and %uddly) I "as pa%!aged in sra" "ih a sain %rib and surroundings/ and appropriae Bibli%al

e*s added here and here o &a!e he s%ene %o&plee)I did no sell) +he &anager o# one o# he sores in he

depar&en %hain pani%!ed) 6e %arried a las-di%hpro&oion o ge rid o# hose dolls) 6e brandished a hugesign ouside his sore ha read:

JE$;$ ?6RI$+ DG9RKE@ @FWH 0

E+ 6IG W6I>E CF; ?9H3

I’& a#raid oday ha &any in our naion and e'en inour %hur%hes ha'e a &ar!ed do"n sal'aion3 "hi%h in ruhis no sal'aion a all)

Wha o do:✞Re&e&ber/ sal'aion is #ree bu i’s no %heap D i%os Jesus 6is li#e)


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Salvation “Now”June

Bible Reading: II ?orinhians :1-10

Key Verse: Verse 2 - “'For he saith" ( have heard theein a time accepted" and in the day of salvation have (succoured thee: behold" no# is the accepted time;behold" no# is the day of salvation$)” Key Words: no# is the day of salvation

6a'e you e'er had so&ehing you us !ne" youshould do/ bu #or "hae'er reason you us didn’ do i/ only

o be sorry laer #or your pro%rasinaionAGany oday !no" hey are los and are pro%rasinaing

in a%%eping Jesus as heir $a'ior) I re&inds &e o# anillusraion I use on o%%asion)

+he de'il and his %ohors "ere de'ising plans o gepeople o ree% he ospel) >eLs go o he& and say here isno od/ proposed one) $ilen%e pre'ailed) E'ery de'il !ne" ha &os people belie'e in a supre&e being) >eLs ell he&

here is no hell/ no #uure punish&en #or he "i%!ed/ o##eredanoher) +ha "as urned do"n/ be%ause &en ob'iously ha'e%ons%ien%es "hi%h ell he& ha sin &us be punished) +he%on%a'e "as going o end in #ailure "hen here %a&e a 'oi%e#ro& he rear: +ell he& here is a od/ here is a hell andha he Bible is he Word o# od) Bu ell he& here ispleny o# i&e o de%ide he uesion) >e he& Lnegle%L heospel/ unil i is oo lae) 9ll hell eruped "ih ghoulish glee/

#or hey !ne" ha i# a person pro%rasinaed on ?hris/ hey usually ne'er a%%ep 6i&)

6o" rue

Wha o do:

✞Ho" is he a%%eped i&e behold no" is he day o#sal'aion)


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DeliveredJune

Bible Reading: Ro&ans :1-8

Key Verse: Verse 8 - “But God commendeth his loveto#ard us" in that" #hile #e #ere yet sinners" Christ died for us$” Key Words: Christ died for us

In F%ober o# 1(8M/ a lile girl na&ed Jessi%a G%?lure#ell do"n an abandoned "ell sha#) +he sha# "as eigh in%hesin dia&eer and "eny-"o #ee deep) $he "as los o her

parens "ih no "ay on her o"n o ge ou) $he "as rapped)In his lile o"n o# Gidland/ +e*as/ she be%a&e he #o%us o# he "hole naion) E'ery &aor ne"s ne"or! #o%used in onGidland/ +e*as/ and he girl na&ed Jessi%a/ "ho "as rappedin he "ell)

Nor #i#een hours/ &en dug and drilled) +hey didn’!no" iniially ha o ge o her hey "ould ha'e o go hroughli&esone) +his sone %ra%!ed he bis on he drills hey "ere

using o &a!e heir "ay hrough he sha#) eing o lileJessi%a oo! a lo longer han anyone e*pe%ed) 9#er #i#eenhours or so so&eone "as able o ge do"n ino he sha#/unangle lile Jessi%a/ and bring her up o he op) ?a&eras blaOing upon he opening o he sha# %augh he &an bringingJessi%a up ou o# he sha# and ino he ar&s o# her "aiingparens) +he sie/ #illed "ih people hoping and praying/ "as#illed "ih oy) +he res%uers "ere %rying/ he parens "ere

%rying/ and onloo!ers a%ross he naion "ere %rying be%auselile Jessi%a/ "ho "as &os %erainly dead/ "as no" ali'e)>ile Jessi%a/ in order o li'e/ had o ha'e so&ebody else osa'e her)

$i&ilarly/ e'ery &e&ber o# he hu&an ra%e is rapped) We ha'e #allen ino an abyss ou o# "hi%h "e %an ne'er li#oursel'es) I# "e "an o ge ou o# his hole "e’re in/so&ebody up here has go o %o&e do"n o "here "e’'e beenrapped by sin) $o&ebody has go o drill a hole o "here "eare) E'en hough "e ry hard/ he hole is oo deep and "e%an’ %li&b ou)


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9 he hear o# he ospel/ ha’s "ha Jesus did) 6esa" you and &e in a hole) We "ere rying o ge ou "ih good "or!s/ bu "e "eren’ geing any"here) Bu od/ %o&ing ashe person o# Jesus ?hris/ enered he hole o# our deah/ ando##ered deli'eran%e #ro& abo'e) Ho only did od o##er

deli'eran%e/ 6e also o##ered assuran%e) +he sa&e Jesus ?hrisno only sa'es/ 6e also assures)

Wha o do:✞Jesus %a&e ino he hole o# deah so "e %ould li'e inhe hea'ens abo'e) @o you !no" 6i& as your $a'iorA


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ring in his shop) 6e begged #or &ore i&e bu he pa"n bro!er "ould no budge #ro& he original agree&en)

+he ne* day "as he day #or he ring o be sold) +here&orse#ul seller %a&e by ha day only o #ind his beaui#ulring polished and siing in he shop "indo") I no" %os

"eny-#i'e i&es he pri%e he sold i #or)$o&e o# us oday ha'e pa"ned our li'es #or a pian%e)

We pa"ned our souls and "e don’ ha'e "ha i a!es oredee& i) Bu/ "o housand years ago/ od sen Jesus ?hriso pi%! up he ab #or he li'es "e pa"ned) +he beaui#ul hingabou he >ord Jesus ?hris is ha 6e %an a##ord o pay hepri%e)

Wha o do:✞+han! od oday #or he sal'aion you %ould ne'era##ord)


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and he is he #irs o go up here $o sa#e/ so#ree #ro& all he sorro" ha "e are passinghrough I do han! od #or su%h a li#e) I "asnearly all s&iles and sunshine) Wha aglori#ied body he "ill ha'e/ and "ih "ha oy

he "ill a"ai your %o&ing od does no gi'eus su%h srong lo'e #or ea%h oher #or a #e" days or years/ bu i is going o las #ore'er/ and you "ill ha'e he dear lile &an "ih you #orages and ages/ and lo'e "ill !eep in%reasing)+he &aser had need o# hi&/ or 6e "ouldne'er ha'e %alled hi&/ and you should #eelhighly honored ha you had anyhing in your

ho&e ha 6e "aned) I %ould no "ish hi& ba%!/ i# he %ould ha'e all earh %ould gi'e hi&) 9nd hen he hough ha he $a'ior "ill a!esu%h good %are o# hi& Ho going asray nosi%!ness no deah) @ear/ dear lile #ello"))) ) I belie'e he only hing he oo! a"ay #ro& earh "as ha s"ee s&ile/ and I ha'e no doub ha "hen he sa" he $a'ior he s&iled as he did "hen he sa" you) Gy hear goes up o odo#en #or you/ and he "ord ha !eeps %o&ingo &y &ind is his: PI is "ell "ih he %hild)’3

Ho long a#er he deah o# lile @"igh/ anohergrand%hild died) Irene #ollo"ed her baby broher o he gra'e/dying "o days pas her #ourh birhday o# pneu&onia) 9 her#uneral @) >) Goody spo!e hese "ords:

I "ould li!e o say a #e" "ords/ i# I %an rus&ysel#) I ha'e been hin!ing his &orningabou he aged prophe "aiing in he 'alley o# he Jordan/ so &any years ago/ #or he %harioo# od o a!e hi& ho&e) +he %hario o# od%a&e do"n o he ?onne%i%u 'alley yeserday &orning abou hal#-pas si*/ and oo! our lileIrene ho&e)))) Irene has #inished her %ourse)6er "or! "as "ell "rough on earh) $he hasa%%o&plished &ore han &any in heirhrees%ore and en) We "ould no ha'e her


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ba%!/ alhough her 'oi%e "as he s"eees 'oi%eI e'er heard on earh) $he ne'er &e &e on%esin%e she "as hree &onhs old/ unil he las#e" days o# pain/ "ihou a s&ile) Bu ?hrishad so&e ser'i%e #or her abo'e) Gy li#e has

been &u%h beer by her &inisry here onearh) $he has &ade us all beer)))) $he "asoo #air #or his earh) I han! od his&orning #or he hope o# i&&oraliy) I !no" Ishall see her in he &orning/ &ore beaui#ul inher resurre%ion glory han she "as here)3

Whi%h dra"s &e o his %on%lusion/ “(f in this life only

#e have hope in Christ" #e are of all men most miserable$” I?orinhians 1:1()

Wha o do:✞6ope no only in his li#e/ bu he li#e o %o&e)


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Hineeen ou o# e'ery "eny "ho e'er ge sa'ed do so be#ore hey rea%h he age o# "eny-#i'e) 9#er "eny-#i'e/ only one in 10/000) 9#er hiry-#i'e/ only one in 0/000) 9#er #ory-#i'e/ only one in 200/000)

9#er #i#y-#i'e/ only one in 700/000) 9#er si*y-#i'e/ only one in 00/000) 9#er se'eny-#i'e/ only one in M00/000)

9 es "as &ade in a &eeing "here =/100 "erepresen) +he resul "as: =00 "ere sa'ed be#ore en years o# age) 00 "ere sa'ed be"een "el'e and #oureen) 00 "eresa'ed be"een #oureen and si*een) 1/000 "ere sa'ed

be"een si*een and "eny) 2 "ere sa'ed a#er hiry yearso# age) 1/8M "ere unsa'ed)

I# you are unsa'ed a 2 years o# age/ he %han%esare /000 o one agains you)I# you are 7 and sill unsa'ed/ he %han%es are2/000 o one agains you)I# you are = and sill unsa'ed/ he %han%es are80/000 o one agains you)I# you are 0 and sill ouside o# ?hris/ he%han%es are 10/000 o one agains you)I# you are M and sill unsa'ed/ he %han%es areal&os he sa&e as doo&ed and da&ned)

Goreo'er #ro& he 'ie"poin o# ser'i%e/ nosal'aion/ i is &ore i&poran o "in a %hild o #aih in ?hrishan o "in a gro"n person) 9 boy "on o #aih in ?hris aen is a ?hrisian plus 0 years o# ser'i%e/ a%%ording o hehree-s%ore-and-en span o# li#e) 9 &an "on o #aih in ?hrisa 0 is a ?hrisian plus en years o# ser'i%e/ a%%ording o heM0 years as he span o# li#e) 6o" &u%h &ore is a ?hrisianplus 0 years o# ser'i%e "orh o he !ingdo& o# ?hrisA3

>e &e %lose by uoing II ?orinhians :2b/ Ho" ishe a%%eped i&e behold no" is he day o# sal'aion)3


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Wha o do:✞Re&e&ber/ all souls are i&poran/ in%ludinghe youh)


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Salvation is on “evel &ro#nd”June 11

Bible Reading: II .eer 7:1-(

Key Verse: Verse ( - “+he /ord is not slac% concerninghis promise" as some men count slac%ness; but islongsuffering to us-#ard" not #illing that any should perish" but that all should come to repentance$”

Key Words: that all should come to repentance

When ?harles E'ans 6ughes "as appoined ?hie# Jusi%e o# he $upre&e ?our o# he ;nied $aes/ he &o'ed

o Washingon and rans#erred his leer o a Bapis %hur%hhere) 6is #aher had been a Bapis &iniser/ and 6ugheshad been a li#elong "iness o his o"n #aih in ?hris)

I "as he %uso& in ha Bapis %hur%h o ha'e allne" &e&bers %o&e #or"ard during he &orning ser'i%e and be inrodu%ed o he %ongregaion)

Fn his pari%ular day he #irs o be %alled "as a?hinese laundry&an/ 9h $ing/ "ho had &o'ed o Washingon

#ro& $an Nran%is%o and !ep a laundry near he %hur%h) 6esood a he #ar side o# he pulpi) 9s ohers "ere %alled/ hey oo! posiions a he e*re&e opposie side) When a doOenpeople had gahered/ 9h $ing sill sood alone)

+hen ?hie# Jusi%e 6ughes "as %alled/ and he oo! hispla%e ne* o he laundry&an) When he &iniser had "el%o&ed he group ino he %hur%h #ello"ship/ he said/ I dono "an his %ongregaion o &iss he re&ar!able illusraion

o# he #a% ha a he %ross o# Jesus ?hris he ground is le'el)3Gr) 6ughes beha'ed li!e a rue ?hrisian) 6e oo! his pla%e beside he laundry&an/ and by his a% he pre'enede&barrass&en o he hu&ble ?hinese he sho"ed/ oo/ helo'e o# ?hris D he had his gi# o# sanding by)

$o o#en people hae ?hrisianiy be%ause hey do no "an o sand on a le'el "ih ohers) $piriual pride a!es aerrible oll a&ong hose "ho are 'indi%i'e in heir hared o#

rue ?hrisianiy i is be%ause hey ha'e no respe% o# persons/ra%e/ #a&ily/ "ealh/ %ulure/ so%ial posiion/ %hara%er or&orals) Gen sand le'el in heir %ondiion be#ore od/ andod sands ready o &ee he uni'ersal need) >e e'ery one o#


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us "ho has na&ed he na&e o# Jesus ?hris undersand ha "e are o a!e our pla%es uiely beside hose in need)

Wha o do:✞Re&e&ber ha our s!in &ay 'ary in %olor/ no hesoul)


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years hen%e) +o be sure/ i %anno be &e/ his poor/ &iserablesinner) Bu "hen od says PW6F$FEVER/’ ha a!es in+6I$ John Bunyan3

@ear reader/ i# you desire o be sa'ed/ hesiae nolonger) Re%ei'e ?hris +F@9C +he 6oly $piri used he

"ord "hosoe'er3 o assure you as a see!ing sinner ha youare "el%o&e) I &eans CF; e'en &ore surely han i# a na&eideni%al o your o"n "ere #ound in Re'elaion 22:1M)

Wha o do:✞+oday be%o&e a "hosoe'er3 "ho "ill a%%ep Jesus

as $a'ior)


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"ord a&ong he Ba&bara ribe o# Nren%h Wes 9#ri%a "hi%h&ean/ a!e his head ou o# he iron %ollar)3

9%%ording o Eugene Hida in his boo!/ God,s 6ord in 7an,s /anguage/ "hen he Bible "as ranslaed in he diale%o# he Ba&baras/ a %o&&on "ord "as sough #or he absra%

idea o# rede&pion) +he ranslaor seiOed on he "ell-!no"nphrase/ od oo! our heads ou3 o subsiue #or he "ordredee&)3 $o "hen he Ba&bara ribes&en read o# od’srede&pion/ hey ge he i&age o# od sending 6is $on aspay&en o a!e our heads ou o# he %ollar3 o# sin and deah)

9&en and a&en

Wha o do:✞6a'e you been redee&ed by he blood o# he >a&bAI# no/ do so oday


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"as gi'en o &e "ihou &oney and "ihou pri%e) Bu he@onor pur%hased i #or &e a re&endous sa%ri#i%e) I a& noholding i #or spe%ulaion sin%e he ile is no rans#erable) Iis no a 'a%an lo)

Nor &ore han hal# a %enury I ha'e been sending

&aerials ou o# "hi%h he greaes 9r%hie% and Builder o# he ;ni'erse has been building a ho&e #or &e "hi%h "illne'er need o be re&odeled nor repaired be%ause i "ill sui&e per#e%ly/ indi'idually/ and "ill ne'er gro" old)

+er&ies %an ne'er under&ine is #oundaions #orhey res on he Ro%! o# 9ges) Nire %anno desroy i) Nloods%anno "ash i a"ay) Ho lo%!s nor bols "ill e'er be pla%edupon is doors/ #or no 'i%ious person %an e'er ener ha land

"here &y d"elling sands/ no" al&os %o&pleed and al&osready #or &e o ener in and abide in pea%e eernally/ "ihou#ear o# being ee%ed)

+here is a 'alley o# deep shado" be"een "here I li'eand he pla%e o# "hi%h I shall ourney in a 'ery shor i&e) I%anno hope o rea%h &y ho&e in ha ?iy o# old "ihoupassing hrough his dar! 'alley o# shado"s) Bu I a& noa#raid be%ause he bes Nriend I e'er had "en hrough hesa&e 'alley long/ long ago and dro'e a"ay all is gloo&) 6ehas su%! by &e hrough hi%! and hin/ sin%e "e #irs be%a&ea%uained #i#y-#i'e years ago/ and I hold 6is pro&ise inprined #or&/ ne'er o #orsa!e &e or lea'e &e alone) 6e "ill be "ih &e as I "al! hrough he 'alley o# shado"s/ and I shallno lose &y "ay "hen 6e is "ih &e)

I hope o hear your ser&on on 6ea'en ne* $unday #ro& &y ho&e here/ bu I ha'e no assuran%e ha I shall beable o do so) Gy i%!e o 6ea'en has no dae &ar!ed #or he ourney/ no reurn %oupon/ and no per&i or 'alues) Ces/ I a&all ready o go and I &ay no be here "hile you are al!ingne* $unday e'ening/ bu I shall &ee you in 6ea'en so&eday)

9ll I %an say is/ 9&en/ and blessed assuran%e/ Jesus is&ine3

Wha o do:✞Ga!e sure ha you !no" Jesus as $a'ior)


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Ass#ran)e of Salvation*+art Two

June 1

Bible Reading: John :1M-2=Key Verse: Verse 2= D “8erily" verily" ( say unto you" &e that heareth my #ord" and believeth on him that sent me" hath everlasting life" and shall not come intocondemnation; but is passed from death unto life$”

Key Words: hath everlasting life

Fne day/ a lady go on a rain) Ho"/ here "ere los o# rains a he saion/ bu she had as!ed so&eone abou "hi%hrain "as he %orre% rain #or her o ge "here she "aned ogo) +hey old her "hi%h rain and she #ollo"ed heir dire%ion)$he go on he rain bu she "as ner'ous) $he sill "asn’%o&pleely sure ha she "as on he righ rain) $he sa do"n "ih he rain geing ready o pull o##/ "ondering i# she "ason he righ one) $he didn’ "an o go he "rong "ay)

Waning o be %erain ha she "as "here she needed o be/she urned o he lady siing ne* o her and said/ E*%use&e/ &iss/ is his he righ rain o $) >ouisA3 $he said/ Cep Cou’re on he righ rain)3 $o he lady "en and sa do"n/ buhen sared hin!ing ha &aybe he "o&an "ho& she hadas!ed "as on he "rong rain oo) $he de%ided o %he%! "ihso&ebody else) $he urned o he &an beside her/ $ir/ is hishe rain o $) >ouisA3 Ces &a’a&/ his is he rain o $)

>ouis)3 $he #el a lile beer bu ha &an didn’ loo! oos&ar) $o he lady again #ound hersel# #eeling un%erain/ and "ihou uesion/ she didn’ "an o a!e a ris! o# being on he "rong rain) 9 us ha &o&en/ he %ondu%or %a&ehrough) +he lady said/ $ir/ I’& going o $) >ouis a& I onhe righ rainA3 6e said/ Ces &a’a&/ you’re on he righrain o $) >ouis) I "ill a!e you here as I a& running he

engine)3 +he lady lay ba%! and "en o sleep)6earing #ro& he person ne* o her is ni%e/ bu i isn’enough) 6earing #ro& he ni%e &an behind you is ni%e/ bui’s no enough) 6earing he pasor say/ I hin! you’re a?hrisian3 is ni%e/ bu ha’s no enough) Bu "hen he


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%ondu%or %o&es hrough/ he one "ho is dri'ing he rain/ha’s enough

$o&ei&es you are going o %he%! your #eelings and you’ll #eel sa'ed/ bu ha’s no enough) $o&e days you aregoing o be li'ing righ bu "hen so&ehing happens ha’s

no enough) Bu "hen Jesus says/ I guaranee you eernalli#e be%ause you ha'e pla%ed your oal #aih in Gy #inished "or!/3 brohers and sisers/ ha’s enough be%ause 6e’sdri'ing he rain)

Wha o do:

✞Ga!e sure you ha'e e'erlasing li#e)


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gained ad&ission o he ho&e and #ound he &an and "i#eun%ons%ious)

+oo proud o a%%ep the i# is he reason nu&bers o# persons are on perishing ground oday/ in a spiriual sense)+he >ord Jesus ?hris is od’s unspea!able i#)3 Eernal

li#e is a #ree gi# o# od in ?hris Jesus our >ord 4Ro&ans:275) $al'aion is a gi# o# od +o be oo proud o a%%epsu%h gi#s #ro& su%h a i'er "ill &ean o perish in a deepersense han sar'aion)

Wha a sha&e Wha a ragedy

Wha o do:✞Re&e&ber/ pride %an ge you ino hell bu i %an’ge you ou)


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"rapped/ opped "ih bo"s/ and e&py) I didn’ "orry a allabou a hie# %o&ing and sealing any o# hose "rapped bo*eson he ouside o# our house) +here "asn’ anyhing in here

9 lo o# #ol!s are "ell "rapped bu here’s nohinggoing on in he inside) ;n#orunaely oday/ &any people

don’ "an o be ruly blessed hey us "an o be "ell "rapped) +rue/ auheni% ?hrisian li'ing sars on he insideand he e'iden%e o# ha li#e "or!s is "ay ou)3

Q +ony E'ans

Naih alone sa'es/ bu a #aih ha sa'es "ill al"ays "or! is "ay ou)

Wha o do:✞ Wor!/ no o be sa'ed/ bu be%ause you are sa'ed)


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%oninued by saying/ +ha "hi%h is born o# he #lesh is #leshand ha "hi%h is born o# he $piri is spiri3 4John 7:5)+hen/ in 'erse 8/ 6e said/ )))so is e'eryone ha is born o# he$piri)3

+here i is D $piri-born) Wha does Jesus &ean by

born o# he $piri3A +he er& born o# od3 is used in oherBible 'erses) Hoi%e ha born o# od3 and born o# he$piri3 are boh used) +his is an in%idenal proo# ha he 6oly $piri is od)

Jesus also used he er& born again)3 +he "ordagain3 %ould be ranslaed #ro& abo'e)3 +o be $piri-born iso e*perien%e a hea'enly birh) In one sense/ he 6oly $piri ishe agen o# our physi%al birh) Job 77:= says/ +he $piri o#

od hah &ade &e/ and he breah o# he 9l&ighy hah gi'en&e li#e)3 +his %orresponds o he %reaion o# &an in enesis2:M) 9s he $piri o# li#e blo"s/ biologi%al %on%epion o%%urs) Wha a hu&bling hough When you "ere %on%ei'ed in your&oher’s "o&b/ he 6oly $piri "as here) 4+his is beaui#ully presened in .sal& 17() +he language is asonishingly %onsisen "ih "ha &odern s%ien%e ells us abou he%on%epion and de'elop&en o# he hu&an e&bryo)5

Bu in an e'en &ore spe%ial sense/ he 6oly $piri isresponsible #or our being born again/3 born o# od/3regeneraed)3

6a'e you been $piri-bornA Is here a i&e in your li#e "hen you a%%eped Jesus ?hris as your $a'iorA I# no/ oday is he day o# sal'aion)

Wha o do: 6a'e you been born o# od/ regeneraedA I# no/ "hy no odayA I# no oday/ "henA 9nd "ill "hen3 be oo laeA


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Salvation and the #)ky “%at”June 1(

Bible Reading: Gahe" M:21-2(

Key Verse: Verse 21 D “!ot every one that saith untome" /ord" /ord" shall enter into the %ingdom ofheaven; but he that doeth the #ill of my Father #hichis in heaven$” Key Words: !ot every one that saith unto me" /ord" /ord" shall enter into the %ingdom of heaven

Ben Wo##ord %augh a bass "orh S21/M8 on $aurday

9pril 11/ 1((2/ a he +e*as Bass ?ha&pionship +ourna&enon >a!e ?onroe) 6is M)= pound #ish "as he #ourh larges#ish o'erall bu a%%ording o Rule Hu&ber / BenLs #ish didnLuali#y) +he #ish "as #ine bu Ben "asnL) Rule %learly saed all %onesans &us "ear he o##i%ial ourna&en hahey "ere issued a %he%!-in) Ben oped insead o "ear hislu%!y %ap and le# he ourna&en headgear in his parnerLsru%!) Be%ause o# BenLs s&all error he "as denied any priOe

&oney)+he Bible says pu on he hel&e o# sal'aion #or i

ideni#ies you "ih Jesus ?hris as your $a'ior and >ord - you&us "ear 6is ha) ;n#orunaely/ hough &any #eel heirlu%!y %ap is a beer opion and hey end up #or#eiing hegreaes priOe o# all - eernal li#e hrough Jesus ?hris our>ord)

Wha o do:✞+hro" a"ay your lu%!y ha3 and a%%ep Jesus as your $a'ior)


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ivin, $aterJune 20

Bible Reading: John =:1-1=

Key Verse: Verse 1= D “But #hosoever drin%eth of the#ater that ( shall give him shall never thirst; but the#ater that ( shall give him shall be in him a #ell of #ater springing up into everlasting life$”

Key Words: #ater springing up into everlastinglife

+he "orld oday is dying o# hirs so raher han

urning o Jesus #or li'ing "aer3 hey urn o he "orld "hi%h %an ne'er uen%h heir hirs)

@uring he days o# sailing &er%han ships/ one su%h 'essel be%al&ed o## he %oas o# $ouh 9&eri%a) Wee!s "en by "ihou he slighes &o'e&en o# "ind) +he ship "ashelpless and %ouldn’ &o'e) +he sailors "ere dying o# hirs/ "hen anoher ship dri#ed %lose enough o read heir #rani%signs #or help) >e do"n your bu%!es/3 "as he reply) +hey

hen #ound "aer suiable #or drin!ing righ beneah heir!eel) 9lhough adri# a sea/ hey "ere surrounded by he#resh "aer %urren ha %a&e #ro& he &ighy 9&aOon Ri'er) 9ll hey had o do "as rea%h #or i) .eople don’ need o hirs#or rue li#e be%ause "e are surrounded by Jesus’ o##er o# >i'ing Waer)

+oday/ I "ould hope ha so&e "ho are reading hisde'oion "ill be li!e he $a&arian "o&an and say/ i'e &ehis "aer ha I hirs no3 4John 1=:1b5)

Wha o do:✞ 9%%ep he >i'ing Waer o# Jesus ?hris and uen%h your spiriual hirs)


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Body of DeathJune 21

Bible Reading: Ro&ans M:18-2

Key Verse: Verse 2= 0 “3 #retched man that ( am#ho shall deliver me from the body of this death”

Key Words: the body of this death

I #ail o#en so I undersand "ha .aul &eans "hen hesays/ F "re%hed &an ha I a& Who shall deli'er &e #ro&he body o# his deahA3 Bu hen praise od #or 'erse 2/ Ihan! od hrough Jesus ?hris our >ord)3

$in pla%es a body o# deah upon us 4Ro&ans M:2=5)+his er& o "hi%h .aul alludes is des%ripi'e o# a horriblee*e%uion ha "as e&ployed by he Ro&ans) 9 %ada'er "ould be #asened o he %onde&ned person so ha he %ouldno be released #ro& he %orpse) E'ery &o'e he &ade "asa%%o&panied by he de%eased) +he roing #lesh o# his%ada'er "ould spa"n disease and in#e%ion upon he%onde&ned indi'idual) E'enually he "ould die a slo"/

pain#ul/ and e&oionally horri#ying deah) E'ery person has been aa%hed o he de%aying %ar%ass o# sin 4Ro&ans 7:275)Is end resul is deah 4Ro&ans :27a5/ bu od has pro'idedan es%ape o e'erlasing li#e hrough his $on Jesus ?hris4Ro&ans :27b5)

Wha o do:

6a'e you es%aped he deah rap3 by a%%epingJesus as your $a'iorA


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AtonementJune 22

Bible Reading: Ro&ans :(-21

Key Verse: Verse 11 D “1nd not only so" but #e also joy in God through our /ord esus Christ" by #hom#e have no# received the atonement$” Key Words: #e have no# received the atonement

+he "ord aone&en &eans reparaion or he pri%epaid #or our sins)

Fur "or!s do no aone #or our sins)

Fur bapis& does no aone #or our sins)Fur !ind deeds do no aone #or our sins)Fnly he blood o# Jesus %an do ha Be%ause o# Jesus’

aone&en/ "e no" %an ha'e e'erlasing li#e and 'i%ory o'erdeah)

@r) ?laude Barlo" "as a &edi%al &issionary o$haohsing/ ?hina/ in he early par o# his %enury) @uring his&inisry here a srange disease began !illing people and he

%ouldn’ #ind a re&edy) In sear%h o# a %ure/ he #illed hisnoeboo! "ih obser'aions o# he sy&po&s he had "inessed in hundreds o# %ases) +hen/ "ih a s&all 'ial o# heger&s/ he sailed #or he ;nied $aes) Jus be#ore he arri'ed/he ine%ed hi&sel# "ih he deadly ger&s and hurried o hisal&a &aer/ Johns 6op!ins ;ni'ersiy 6ospial) 6e had be%o&e 'ery si%! and no" depended on his #or&er pro#essorso #ind a %ure #or he disease) +hey did/ and as a resul

hundreds o# li'es "ere sa'ed/ in%luding @r) Barlo"’s)6e "as sen ba%! o ?hina "ih a %ure #or his dreaded

disease) In he pro%ess/ a &uliude o# li'es "as spared) Inhe &ids o# our epide&i% %alled sin/ Jesus "en o he %rossand ine%ed hi&sel# "ih our deadly disease) 6e hen%o&&ied 6i&sel# o he Naher’s %are and reurned onEaser &orning "ih he %ure) .raise od @eah is no longerour desiny

Wha o do: Fnly Jesus %an sa'e you #ro& your sin)


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$hat Do Men Say-June 27

Bible Reading: Gar! 8:2M-78

Key Verse: Verse 2M D “1nd esus #ent out" and hisdisciples" into the to#ns of Caesarea 2hilippi: and bythe #ay he as%ed his disciples" saying unto them"6hom do men say that ( am” Key Words: 6hom do men say that ( am

$o&e said o# Jesus ha 6e "as John he Bapis/ohers Eliah/ and sill ohers/ one o# he prophes bu .eer

%orre%ly ans"ered "hen he said/ +hou ar he ?hris3 4'erse2(5)

?hris is no a na&e/ i is a ile) I &eans oneanoined by od)3 Jesus "as and is he ?hris/ he Fneanoined by od3 o deli'er &en #ro& he bondage o# sin)

Read "ha ohers ha'e said o# ?hris)

I belie'e ha ?hris died #or &e be%ause i

is in%redible I belie'e ha 6e rose #ro& hedead be%ause i is i&possible) Q 9) W)+oOer

?hris is he %enral #igure in Bibli%alre'elaion) +he %ross is he %enral #a%or inBibli%al re'elaion)3 Q @an @e6aan

Jesus ?hris: he &eeing pla%e o# eerniy

and i&e/ he blending o# deiy andhu&aniy/ he un%ion o# hea'en andearh)3 Q 9nony&ous

Jesus is od spelling 6i&sel# ou inlanguage ha &an %an undersand)3

Q $) @) ordon

Gos &en are noable #or one %onspi%uous 'irue or gra%e) Goses #or &ee!ness) Job#or paien%e) John #or lo'e) Bu in Jesus you #ind e'eryhing)3

Q J) Fs"ald $anders


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6e sands absoluely alone in hisory inea%hing/ in e*a&ple/ in %hara%er/ ane*%epion/ a &ar'el/ and 6e is 6i&sel# hee'iden%e o# ?hrisianiy)3

Q 9) +) .ierson

6e auheni%aes 6i&sel#)3 Q Bishop?lar!

6e %o&es #orh #ro& he %arpener’s shop/ "here li!e all oher "ell-rained 6ebre" youh/ 6e had learned 6is #aher’s rade/and 6is #irs publi% ueran%e is he &osoriginal and re'oluionary address on

pra%i%al &orals "hi%h he "orld e'erheard)3 Q 9) +) .ierson

Ho oher od ha'e I bu +hee born in a&anger/ died on a ree)3

Q Garin >uher

Bu he real uesion isWho do you say Jesus isA

Wha o do: 6o" you ans"er he uesion/ Who is JesusA3 hase'eryhing o do "ih "here you "ill spend eerniy)


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+he #ollo"ing is a!en #ro& an old &eart and /ife&agaOine ari%le #ro& "ay ba%! "ho !no"s "hen)

+"o ra'elers/ "ho #an%ied hey "ere abundanly ableo a!e %are o# he&sel'es/ enered a rail"ay %arriage "henhe rain "as being &ade up and #ound %oorable seas)

+hey had dropped ino %on'ersaion/ "hen a porer loo!ed inand old he& o go o anoher %oa%h) Wha is he&aer "ih his %oa%hA3 hey as!ed) Hohing/3 he grinned/only Pain’ %oupled ono anyhing ha’ll a!e you any"here)3

+ha is he rouble "ih &any beaui#ul %reeds/ andheories D hey sound "ell/ bu hey do no a!e youany"here) +he soul ha "ould ourney hea'en"ard &us&a!e sure o# he %oupling)

+ha is i: Whosoe'er shall %all upon he na&e o# he>ord shall be sa'ed)3

9re you %oupled3 o JesusA

Wha o do:✞Ga!e sure you are %oupled o he righ od)


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re%ogniOed &y #aher) PNaher/ don’ you !no" &eA’ I as!ed)+hro"ing his ar&s around &e/ he %ried/ PI ha'e #ound you allI ha'e is yours)’ Gen/ hin! o# i/ ha I as a ra&p/ sood begging &y #aher #or en %ens/ "hen #or eigheen years hehad been loo!ing #or &e/ o gi'e &e all he "as "orh)3

+oday/ dear #riend/ Jesus is see!ing you

Wha o do:✞>e od a!e your &essed up li#e and &a!e you "hole)


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de%ided o %o&&i sui%ide) 6e oo! ou his gun and "roea%ross he ledger/ $o grea a deb) Who %an payA3 9s he%one&plaed sui%ide/ he doOed o## o sleep)

?Oar Hi%olas II "as inspe%ing he oupos ha nigh/disguised as an o##i%er o# lo" ran!) $eeing a ligh burning in

he boo!!eeper’s sha%!/ he "en o in'esigae)Inside he sha%! he sa" he &an "ih he gun in his

lap and he "riing on he ledger) I&&ediaely he undersoodhe siuaion)

When he soldier a"o!e #ro& his sleep/ he pu he guno his head) Nor a &o&en/ he sared a he ledger and readhese "ords/ $o grea a deb) Who %an payA3 underneahhose "ords "ere hese/ .aid in #ull/ ?Oar Hi%olas II3

When i %o&es o he pri%e o# your sins/ he pri%e has been paid in #ull) 9ll you ha'e o do is a%%ep i)

Wha o do: Re&e&ber/ ?hris %a&e o pay a deb 6e did noo"e/ be%ause "e o"ed a deb "e %ould no pay)


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so&e people loo! beer dead han hey e'er loo!ed ali'e) Buhey’re sill dead)

@ead people used o be pu ino %rude "ooden bo*esand %arried around in horse-dra"n %arriages) Cou don’ dieli!e ha oday) Ho"adays "hen you die/ you die in syle)

We’re al!ing bronOe %as!es lined "ih linen) I# you die be#ore you’'e had a %han%e o pu your head on a sain pillo"/no "orries) Ho"’s your %han%e) 9l"ays "aned o ride in ali&ousineA Cou’'e go i D a #lee/ in #a%) Cou "ill sop ra##i%ha day) .eople "ill pull o'er us be%ause you are riding by)Bu you’re sill dead)

Ba%! in he day/ he %o##in "ould be lo"ered ino heground by ropes ied around he op and he boo& o# he

%as!e) +oday/ here are no ropes a ni%!el-plaed &a%hineeases you do"n) +hey don’ "an o "a!e you up so you gepu si* #ee under in he &os %oorable "ay possible) Bu you’re sill dead)

Wheher i’s a %o##in or a %as!e/ a li&ousine/ or ahorse-dra"n %arriage/ a ni%!el-plaed &a%hine or a rope/ youare sill dead) 9 #an%y deah doesn’ %hange ha realiy)

Wha deah should do is pro&oe he idea o# no "asing i&e in li#e) +he older you ge/ here should be %erainhings you don’ ha'e i&e #or be%ause you realiOe ha you arelosing i&e e'ery day) Cou %an’ "ase i)

Cou are going o die and a#er ha he udge&en)6a'e you a%%eped Jesus as your $a'iorA I# no/ you are noready o die)

What to do: 9%%ep Jesus by #aih oday)


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ife Is ShortJune 28

Bible Reading: Job 1=:1-12

Key Verse: Verse 1 - “7an that is born of a #oman isof fe# days" and full of trouble$”

Key Words: 7an that is born of a #oman is of fe#days

+here are nu&erous 'erses in he Bible ha ell usabou he bre'iy o# li#e)

Job M:a/ Gy days are s"i#er han a "ea'er’s

shule)3.sal& 1==:=b/ 6is days are as a shado")3Ja&es =:1=/ Nor "ha is your li#eA I is e'en as a

'apour/ ha appeareh #or a lile i&e/ and hen 'anisheha"ay)3

$i%! your #inger in a glass o# "aer/ pull i ou/ and see "ha !ind o# den you lea'e behind) +he spo "here youpla%ed your #inger "ill ui%!ly #ill in) While you &ay &a!e an

i&pression #or a &o&en/ as soon as you are o## he s%ene/ha pla%e is going o #ill righ in)

+his is "ha our li'es are li!e) We are here on hisearh #or a &o&en) +he i&pression "e &a!e in i&e is only bu #or a &o&en and hen i&e "ill ui%!ly #ill in as "e passon ino eerniy)

>i#e is shor) +ha is he reason ha "e should ne'erdelay in a%%eping Jesus ?hris as our $a'ior so "e %an li'e&os o# our days ser'ing 6i&)

Wha o do:✞Re&e&ber/ li#e is shor)


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&ratef#l for SalvationJune 2(

Bible Reading: @euerono&y 8:1-10

Key Verse: Verse 10 - “6hen thou hast eaten and art full" then thou shalt bless the /345 thy God for thegood land #hich he hath given thee$” Key Words: bless the /345 thy God for the goodland #hich he hath given thee

+he >ord has gi'en us so &u%h #or "hi%h o begrae#ul/ and he greaes o# hese gi#s is our sal'aion)

+here are &any parens "ho ha'e ungrae#ul %hildren)I is 'ery #rusraing) .arens spend so &u%h i&e "or!ing opro'ide #or heir %hildren and o gi'e o he& so &u%h a no%os o hose %hildren) Nree #ood/ #ree housing/ #ree %lohes/#ree spending &oney/ #ree ennis shoes/ and #ree gas)+hin!ing abou i "ill &a!e a &o& or dad &ad .arens doall his be%ause hey lo'e he&) 6o"e'er/ &os !ids don’re%ogniOe or appre%iae he #ree gi#s/ hey only see he

resri%ions and "an o %o&plain)6o" %o&e I %an’ goA3 6o" %o&e I %an’ say ou

laerA3 6o" %o&e I %an’ ha'e iA3 9nyone "ho undersands he peril o# li'ing "ih an

ungrae#ul eenager undersands ho" od #eels abou 6is o"nungrae#ul !ids) od gi'es good hings day a#er day/ "ee! a#er "ee!/ &onh a#er &onh/ year a#er year/ and 6is%hildren &iss 6is goodness and 6is gra%e)

+oday/ "e all need o us a!e i&e o han! od andsho" 6i& our grae#ulness #or sal'aion gi'en o us hroughJesus ?hris our >ord)

Wha o do:✞Be grae#ul #or your sal'aion)


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To Save a Nation June 70

Bible Reading: .ro'erbs 1=:2-7

Key Verse: Verse 7= 0 “4ighteousness e=alteth anation: but sin is a reproach to any people$”

Key Words: 4ighteousness e=alteth a nation

Ho"/ le’s see i# I’'e go his righ) In he las MT yearsunder .residen Fba&a and his ad&inisraion/ "e ha'e seen:

15 Fur &iliary %u by M1)25 Fur e%ono&y is no" in he red by S17-1M rillion

4depending on "hi%h e%ono&is you lisen o5)75 We ha'e a healh %are progra& ha is a oal disaser)=5 +his ad&inisraion has been a par o# he o'erhro"

o# he go'ern&en in Egyp/ >ibya/ and opened hedoor in he Giddle Eas #or I$I$ o ge a sronghold)

5 +he .residen and his ad&inisraion ha'e supporedsu%h i&&oraliy as aborion/ ho&ose*ualiy/ andrans'esiis& "hi%h has led o rans'esies beingable o go o eiher &en’s or "o&en’s resroo&sdepending on ho" hey #eel a any gi'en &o&en)

5 +his rans'esie proble& opens he door #or se*ualpredaors o ha'e a hay day3 "ih heir sin#ul naure)

M5 ?o&&on ?ore is anoher o# his ad&inisraion’s blunders) I "ill "rie &ore on ha laer)

85 +he ad&inisraion has allo"ed he %ounries o# HorhKorea and Iran o &o%! us "ih is nu%lear "eapons)Ihas allo"ed Iran o be%o&e one o# he #our srongesnaions in he "orld)

(5 I has urned is ba%! on Israel)105 +he ad&inisraion has brough 9&eri%a o he pla%e

o# no respe%) 9re you a"are ha "hen .residenFba&a 'isied ?uba ha no high-ran!ing ?ubano##i%ial &e he .residen a he airporA Ho only ha/

"hen he .residen "en o $audi 9rabia/ no high-ran!ing $audi o##i%ial &e he .residen here eiher;nheard o# 9&eri%a is no longer respe%ed)

115 9lso no &iliary personnel are allo"ed o spea! a%hur%h in uni#or& by order o# he .residen


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125 +o say ha i&&igraion is a proble& is anundersae&en)

We are old in .ro'erbs 1=:7= ha righeousness e*alsa naion/ bu sin is a reproa%h o any people

Wha o do: Voe #or righeousness his ele%ion


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Mary Parsons

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And my lovely wife, Linda

Without God using these people to help, this

devotional would not have been possible.

Dr. Mike Rouse


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