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We’re So Blessed

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The Voice of Truth InternationalStaff:

Editor: Byron NicholsAssociate Editors: Jerry Bates Louis RushmoreLayout Editors: Betty Burton Choate Bonnie RushmoreTypesetting: Gay NicholsComputer Consultant: Bradley S. Choate

Staff Writers:

George AkpabliFelix O. AniamaluRex BanksWayne BarrierPaula BatesRoy BeasleyMike BensonMaxie B. BorenRon BryantCharles BurchKyle ButtRon CarterFrank ChesserBetty Burton ChoateGlenn ColleyLance CordleSunny DavidJerry L. DavidsonHans DederscheckDavid DeffenbaughClarence DeLoach, Jr.Bill DillonBobby G. DockeryHershel DyerEarl EdwardsDemar ElamRaymond ElliottReuben EmperadoDavid EversonRoyce FrederickE. Claude GardnerAlex GibsonJoe D. GrayGary C. Hampton

Jack HarrimanParker HendersonGordon HoganMike IrelandWayne JacksonAncil JenkinsJeff JenkinsJimmy JividenJohn Kachelman, Jr.Dayton KeeseeDalton KeyMichael L. KingMack LyonJoe MageeJ. Randal MathenyCecil May, Jr.Colin McKeeHollis MillerLoy MitchellStan MitchellKevin L. MooreOwen D. OlbrichtDavid PharrNeal PollardBonnie RushmoreRebecca RushmoreDavid A. SargentStanley SayersDavid TarbetJ.J. TurnerKen TylerAllen WebsterR.H. Tex Williams

Spanish Edition:Managing Editor: Rafael Barrantes

Telugu Edition:Managing Editor, Translator:

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The Voice of Truth International

The churches of Christ salute you(Romans 16:16).

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“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever – the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you…But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your

Editorial

Godly Leaders and Followers: Both Are Essential

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remembrance all things that I said to you.”

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Associate Editorial

The Templeof God

“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you.”

“Inwhom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” “… For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (2 Corinthians 6:16).

“You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up

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spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him”

“For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free — and have all been made to drink into one Spirit’’

“If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will de-stroy him. For the temple of God is holy, whose temple you are”

“reverence My sanc-tuary: I am the Lord” “But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord”

“But you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men”

“Because it is written, Be holy for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)

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Associate Editorial

The Nuts and Bolts of Pornography

Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

“good and acceptable and perfect will of God”

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“But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you;

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for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell”

“lust”

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, forni-cations, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

“flee sexual immorality”“every thought

into captivity to the obedience of Christ”“mediate” “anything praiseworthy” “Finally, brethren, whatever things are

true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things”

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Table of ContentsGod

Evidences

The Word Of God

Salvation

The Church

Doctrine To Live By

Christianity In Action

worship

Daily Christian Living

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proverbs 17:22

The Christian Home

Hey You Kids!

Textual Studies

Bible Characters

Bible Questions

Charts and Outlines

From The Heart OF...

Features, Poems And Fillers

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God

Measures of the Spirit

“For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him”

“by measure”

“And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name”

baptizelay their

hands upon certain disciples a miraculous measurebaptize

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God

the baptismal measure

“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning”

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send Him unto you”

“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth; for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak; and He will shew you things to come”

“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high”

“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen: to whom also He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God; and being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. For John truly

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Godbaptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence”

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth”

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance”

“And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles”

“And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people.”

[“Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and

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God

you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit’”]


Measures of the Spirit“For He whom God hath sent spea-

keth the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measureunto Him”

but wait for the promise of the Fa-ther, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence”

“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”

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God

The Wrath of God

He has put eternity in our hearts.

“…the Lord said to Moses, ‘I have seen this

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God

people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them’” .

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“It is finished”

Evidence from the Roman historian Phlegon:

The historian Thallus in 52 A.D.:

“Truly this was the Son of God”

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God

The Hand of GodBehold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save…

“hand of God”

Of old You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands

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God

In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble Everygood thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned

All the day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people

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Evidences

Physical Evidence for the Flood

“…the world that then was perished…”

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Evidences

“fountains of the great deep”

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The Word Of God

Lesson Learned

Official Rules Book for Dixie Youth Baseball

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The Word Of God

Not By Bread Alone!

But He answered and said, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God’”

“Hath God said?”

“Command that these stones be made bread.”

“It is written.”

“It is written.”

“thus saith the Lord”.

Satan comes to us with his evil whispers, seeking to breathe doubts into our souls—doubts of

the truth of God’s revelation, doubts of God’s love and power, doubts of our own standing before God.

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The Word Of God

Information —Inspiration —

or Transformation?“Of making

of many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh”

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”

Transform“transform”

“convert” “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out . . .”

“Truly, the times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent”

“ . . .receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls”

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The Word Of God

The Tree of Bible Facts

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Romans 15:1-13

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Salvation

God’s Faithful Children

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints”

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”


Heaven is so wonderful that, once we get there, we will never want to return to this old world of sorrow and sin.

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Salvation

“Lord, are there few who are saved?” “Striveto enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able”

Casual Seekers at the Narrow Gate

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Salvation

“Seek first” “Seek diligently”

“A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called a Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it; the fool shall not wander in; no lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it… but the redeemed shall walk there.”

“theobedience of faith” “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?” “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”

“to seek the Lord with all their heart and with all their soul.”

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Salvation

Time“inhabiteth eternity”

“One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day”

“In the beginning”

“weaver’s shuttle”“shadow” “vapor”

“Behold, now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation”

We are all running out of time. The only thing that really matters is, are you prepared to meet God?

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Salvation

“Blessed Assurance.”

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Salvation

“And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end” “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and as-surance forever”

“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand”

“If God be for us, who can be against us”

When you choose to stand with God, you have the assurance that He is on your side. Though all the world may forsake us, Jesus will stand with us.

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Salvation

Lost Things

“I saw you under the fig tree”

Sadly, there are some in the church and perhaps in the family who want to get lost. They have purposely wandered away.

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The Church

What Doesthe Bible Teach?

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“Whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them”

“Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’

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The Church

says the Lord. ‘Therefore, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good’”

“Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same for he is God`s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God`s minister, and avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.

“Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”“Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord`s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by Him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men — as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king”

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The Church

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The Church

Spiritual leaders know the impor-tance of saying what they mean, and meaning what they say.

Spiritual leaders speak and serve quietly and simply with a solemn, yet joyful sense of duty.

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The Church

Th e Church that Jesus Built

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountain, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go up and say, come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem”

“the last days”.

“the Christ, the Son of the living God” “…upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it”

“I will build my church.” “My”

“I will build My church.”

“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me”

“All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth”

.“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power”

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The Church

Loose Cannons

Ninety-Three

“let our speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt”

“and endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”

“They helped every one his neighbor; and every one said to his brother, “Be of good courage.’”

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Quick Commentary on Crucial Verses

in the Old Testament!

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Doctrine To Live By

“in honor preferring one another”

“there is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, male nor female, but we are all one in Christ Jesus”

What TrueChristianity is NOT About

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Doctrine To Live By

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Doctrine To Live By

“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you”

“That ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written.”

“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight”

How Can We Tell What Is Right?

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Doctrine To Live By

“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an al-tar with the inscription, TO THE UN-KNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you”

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must wor-ship Him in spirit and in truth”

But how do we arrive at truth in religion? Can we vote on it? Can we

go by feelings? Is it right if everyone does it?

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Doctrine To Live By

The Need to Understand

A Call for Change

“He must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me”

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Doctrine To Live By

“The Whole Counsel of God”“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all

the counsel of God.”

“the right to become children of God…”

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should not perish.

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Doctrine To Live By

He who believes and is baptized will be saved”“But the Pharisees and

lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him”

Making the Right Choices

“Choose you this day…”

“came to years”

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

“I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.”

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. When Martha complained, Jesus said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.’”

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My “Enemy”

How often is it true for all of us:“I am my own worst enemy.”?

No outside force can hurt meAs I hurt myself… I am the one Allowing the attitudes That close the longed-for doors; It is my pessimism That darkens my sunny days; I waste the hours of my life Procrastinating, Intending to do But never buckling down; It is my smallness That limits vision, My jealousies stunting friendships, My mouth that causes trouble, My lack of perception That never sees me as I am, My good intentions That this “enemy” neglects.I am what I am.I cannot be bigger than myself.I cannot be what I am not.

Yes, as Pogo said,“We have met the enemy,And he is us.”

I am my own worst enemy.I must take myself with meWherever I may goAnd be with others only what I am…

The lesson I must learn:If I want my world to be improved,

I must improve myself.

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THE SHINING

The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from trans-gression in Jacob,” says the Lord. “As for me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendant’s descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forev-ermore.” “Arise , shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

“Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament”

“And those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever”

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“Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father”

“But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day”

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven”

“...you will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with crooked and mean people all around you, among whom you shine like stars in the dark world. You offer the teaching that gives life”

“Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light”

“the light of His glory”.“Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually

goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him”

“You Will Shine As The Stars”

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How Jesus Saw People

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their syn-agogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scat-tered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest”

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Do We Dare toAnswer Christ’s Question?

“And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others?”

excellence,mediocrity.

The Global War on Christians, pp. 50-55

“passed by on the other side”

“Unlessyour righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven”

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“The Lord knows those

The Only People

Going to Heaven?

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who are His”

Assuming that the other person agrees …



he who does the will of My Father in heaven.he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

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Footwear

National Geographic

“...as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the Gospel of peace”

“In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect”

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worship

When ICome to Worship

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worship

“let words be few.”

“every good and perfect gift”

“hunger and thirst for righteousness”“overflowing wickedness”

“Father of lights”“lay aside every weight, and the

sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us”“…laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking…that you may grow thereby”

doing“Not everyone who

says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who doesthe will of my father in heaven”

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worship

An Age-Old, But Strange, Problem

“worship the Father in spirit and truth” “Let us not give up notforsaking meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing”

“He Himself gives all men life and breath and everything else…For in Him we live and move and have our being”

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When I Was Absent from Worship

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Instrumental Music: Too Late

“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”

Old Paths

If instruments of music were brought in after the days of the New Testament, and thus without sanction, authority, or even consideration from inspired penmen, they came too late and with no justification.

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Bird Watching

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Flexibility

“I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some”

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when trouble comes

“Count it all joy when you fall into various trials”

“Count it all joy” “Knowing this”

“Let patience have her perfect work”“Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering”

“The brother of low degree is exalted”

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Who’s Who at Rome

“Greet Priscilla and Aquilla, my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.”“my well beloved Epaenetus, who is the first fruits of Achaia unto Christ.”

“Mary, who bestowed much labor on us.”“Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord,” “Apelles, approved in Christ”

“Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”

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“But who wrote the epistle, God only knows certainly”

Ecclesiastical History

“word of exhortation”

“run with endurance the race that is set before us”

. “My son,”“do not

despise the chas-tening of the Lord,

nor be discouraged when you are re-buked by Him”

“drift away”

“forsaking the assembling”

Don’t Quit

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“strengthen the hands that hang down, and the feeble knees

“looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith”

“exhort one another daily”

“love and good works”

“make straight paths”

“lame,” “healed”

“who for the joy set be-fore Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”

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The Heart/Mind

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.”

“For as he thinks within himself, so he is”

“…like new born babes, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation….”

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“The things you have learned and received and heard from me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you.”

“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.”“…as long as you practice these things you will never stumble.”

“But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders”

The Golden Rule

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The Root of Pride“But Naaman was angry and went away, saying,

‘Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than

all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?’ So he turned and went away in a

rage”

“Forfrom within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

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“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting”

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall”

“And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me”

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world — the lust of the esh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever.

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proverbs 17:22

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proverbs 17:22

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The Christian Home

Motherhood

“mother of all living”Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing” “a prudent

wife is from Jehovah”

“refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to share ill treatment

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The Christian Home

with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season”

“unto the Lord all the days of his life.”

“he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left

“walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless”

“the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus

If there were more Hannahs in the homes there would be more preachers in the pulpits.

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full of good works and almsdeeds”“well reported of for good work…if

she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work”

“…if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints feet.” “Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

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The Christian Home

Living Together Without Remorse

“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body”

“What therefore God had joined together…”

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The Christian Home

“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God”

Marriage Is Honorable in All

“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge”

First, marriage is honorable in its derivation.

Secondly, marriage is honorable in its duration.

“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth”

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The Christian Home

The Journey of Motherhood

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Bring Children to Jesus

“Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them: but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever

does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.’ And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.”

“greatly displeased”

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“He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them”

If young children are kept from Jesus’ touch by our ignorance and neglect of their spiritual training in His Word, then the world

will touch them. Satan’s workers will teach them to covet, hate, cheat, lie, sass, curse, deceive, lust, doubt, and distrust.

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Hey You Kids!

Purpose in Lifea purpose in life.

you are not a body with a soul, have are

yourown ancestors!

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Hey You Kids!

“Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.”

“Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eye will never again see good. The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be. As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, so he who goes down to the grave does not come up. He shall never return to his house, nor shall his place know him anymore”

do character.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself”

look for a lesson

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for Adam’s sake.

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27).

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Textual Studies

A Still Small Voice

“Whatare you doing here, Elijah?”

“a still small voice”

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“still small voice”

“still small voice”

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life”

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Textual Studies

A Charge for the Ephesian Elders

“Itis more blessed to give than to receive.”

He charged them to watch out for their own spiritual well-being, as well as to watch out for every sheep in God’s flock at Ephesus.

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Textual Studies

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”

makarios

“the meek” praeis

“For they shall inherit the earth.”

“For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”“the kingdom of heaven,” “the

kingdom of God”

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Textual Studies

“for great is your reward in heaven…”

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”

“For they shall inherit the earth”?

arets

“inherit the land”

olam

“Blessed are the meek,” “Forthey shall inherit the earth .”

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Textual Studies

“Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time – houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions – and in the age to come, eternal life”

Going from or Going to

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

“And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions”

from to

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Bible Characters

Andthe Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, ‘If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.

Yours, O

A Young Servant Girl

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Bible Characters

Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.


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Bible Characters

The Great Man Job

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Bible Characters

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How Do You Measure Up?Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say,

rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatev-er things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, what-ever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

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Bible Questions

“The fool has said in his heart,‘There is no God”

“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men him I will con-fess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven”

“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”

“The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise”

“O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man

who walks to direct his own steps”

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the king-dom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven”

“Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have pro-vided?”

Are You a Fool?

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Bible Questions

How Do We Quench the Spirit?

“Quench not the Spirit” sbennumi

“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days”

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Bible Questions

“Abstain from every form of evil”the

appearance

What Attitude Should the Christian Have toward Racism?”

“All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

“respecter of persons”

“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.” “Hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons”

one in Christ

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Charts and Outlines

Colossians 3:15

I. “…Let the peace of God rule in your hearts…”A. “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”

B. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee”

C. “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace”

D. “Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them”

II. “…ye are called in one body…”

III. “…and be ye thankful.” Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ”B. “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus

concerning you”C. “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift”D. “…neither were thankful…”

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My Score:_________

who am i in the life of moses?

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My Score:_________

where am i in the life of moses?

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On Air or Online Since 1934

Does Anyone Really

Listen to Radio Any More?

Radio Today

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International Gospel Hour

International Gospel

Hour Adds New Team Member

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YESTERDAY

V.E. Howard began preaching on the radio in 1934, and continued for over 61 years. In 1995 he turned over the work to the West Fayetteville church.

TODAY

Winford Claiborne began preaching in 1943, and spoke on the radio as early as 1947. He became the voice of International Gospel Hour in 1995.

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Here’s What You Did!

TOMORROW

Jody Apple began working part-

time with International Gospel Hour in August

2013. Currently he focuses on raising

funds and maximizing our use of the internet

and social media.

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…“about 92% of consumers ages 12 years and older listen to the radio each week.” That’s about 242 million people — and they’re tuning in an aver-age 2.5 hours per day.

Radio Is Alive and Well!Shouldn’t we utilize every form of media that has

the capacity to reach today’s massive and diverse population? That includes radio.

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