Prompted by an ongoing correspondence regarding predestination and free will, a friend asked me these thought-provoking questions: If God already knows what will happen (and what choices will be made, etc.), can He change the outcome? What is the purpose of prayer? Can our prayers for someone’s salvation actually make a difference? In a way, […]
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Proverbs 4:23, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” The heart is the command center of the Christian life. If you want to thrive spiritually, you must guard your heart diligently. Imagine if you planted a beautiful garden but failed to maintain it over time. Instead of watering
Ephesians 6:23-24, “Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible.” In the last devotional I mentioned that while we often blow past the opening and closing words of New Testament letters,
“Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight”(Exodus 33:13). I get chill bumps every time I read this verse. Partly because of the surrounding context: in the verse before, Moses quotes God’s declaration to
A pastor’s visits one week included these two. The first was to a home where all was well. Ryan and Steph were prosperous; the home was pleasant; a good car sat on the driveway; the children were being educated in expensive schools; their manners were good; talent abounded. The second was to a single mum.
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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Zach Schlegel discuss the fear of God and the fear of man, using social media, growing in grace, and the local church, along with his book, Fearing Others: Putting God First (P&R, 2019). What you’ll hear in this episode What the fear of God is.
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“in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children
Welcome to the sixth-fourth episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Dr. Bryan Chapell– Unlimited Grace: The Heart Chemistry That Frees from Sin and Fuels the Christian Life. What you’ll hear in this episode: Dr. Chapell’s life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects. Mental determination versus heart change and what
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