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A Land of Unfinished Buildings

If we were to look out across the city of the Church with spiritual eyes, from a distance we would see a massive, sprawling metropolis; a place full of people and movement and excitement. However, move but a bit closer and the metropolis is seen to be nothing more than an unfinished city. Here and [...]

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Claimless

“The ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.” -          Jesus Christ, John 14:30 These last few weeks it has seemed as if Satan has been [...]

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The Word of God

“Most people treat the Bible very politely. They have a small pocket volume, neatly bound; they put a white pocket-handkerchief round it and carry it to their places of worship; when they get home, they lay it up in a drawer till next Sunday morning; then it comes out again for a little bit of [...]

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Jar

“We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” – 2 Corinthians 4:7 I was struck by this verse as I was reading this morning. Like so often happens with God’s word, I swear that I’ve read that verse numerous times before, but [...]

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Men Uncondemned

One of the great aims of the Christian life that seems to be somewhat neglected in the church today is the necessity of eliminating sin in our lives (Romans 8:13). This is done not by our own strength, but by the strength of God himself as He works in us through the power of His [...]

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