What we most want you to know
Two short reads on knowing you belong to Christ, and what comes next.
Expect a Change, Don’t Chase the Change
When God gives new life, it’s new. But the change is not the goal. Christ is.
Read part 1 →
Assurance Is the Base of the Mountain, Not the Top
Knowing you’re His is the foundation. Then the climb begins.
Read part 2 →Today’s Devotional
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Evening – October 28 | Spurgeon Devotional
Living by the Book
Thursday nights are still Dust to Glory with Ligonier. A Bible-reading class is next, after that series finishes. Until then, the table here is open.
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Is America a Christian Nation?
Part 1 of 2. Few arguments come up more often than this one: “Is America a Christian nation?” One side lists founders who prayed, quoted the Bible, and spoke of God. The other side points to the Constitution, which never mentions Jesus. Both sides have real facts, and the argument usually ends with nobody changing…
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Who Is Jesus?
Everything on this site comes back to one question. Jesus asked it Himself: “But who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15, ESV) He was talking with His disciples. First He asked what other people were saying, and they gave Him a list: John the Baptist, Elijah, “Jeremiah or one of the prophets” (Matthew…
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Assurance Is the Base of the Mountain, Not the Top
Part 2 of 2. ← Read Part 1: Expect a Change, Don’t Chase the Change Last time we talked about assurance, about knowing you’re a child of God, and about expecting a real change when the Holy Spirit gives new birth. That matters. But there’s something we have to say next, or we’ll do more…
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Expect a Change, Don’t Chase the Change
Ask a room full of people who grew up around Christianity, “Do you know you’re a child of God?” and listen to the answers. “I hope so.” “I try to be.” “I was baptized.” “I prayed a prayer once.” Very few can say, plainly and with peace, “Yes. He has saved me.” That should bother…
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Gethsemane: The Oil Press
Gethsemane means “oil press.” The garden named for crushing olives is where Jesus was pressed to the ground and still prayed, “not what I will, but what you will” (Mark 14:36). Names Milk.
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Elijah: The LORD Is God
Elijah’s name means “Yah is God.” On Mount Carmel the people finally shouted it: “The LORD, he is God” (1 Kgs 18:39). Names Milk.