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“I love this book. I love Lindsay’s honesty, her humour, her hope, her questions and her struggles. I found myself on many of the pages and I know you will too. If you’ve lost your sense of place and purpose, this little light in your hands points home and will remind you that God has never left you for a moment.” Sheila Walsh, best-selling author, speaker and TBN host “Lindsay illustrates, through her own experiences, how God can use us, and has a purpose for us, just where we are, whatever we are going through, and however difficult our circumstances.” Fiona Castle, author, ...

Offerings and Sacrifices, is about what we bring to God in worship and sometimes what it costs. We like the idea of gaining blessings and a relationship from God but hate the concept of sacrifice and giving something up to obtain it. Worship isn’t just about showing up at church, hearing a good message, singing a random song, being good for a few hours, and then returning to everyday life as though religion is nothing more than a pick me up. Worship is about preparing oneself to come in contact and commune with the Most High.

Does God speak to us, relevant to our current situations and to the days in which we live? Danny Steyne believes so. He hears from God and has spent time creating a jump start devotional for individuals and families to find that place of real relationship with God. As Danny weaves the stories of the Bible in a way that carries the heartbeat of God it feels like you are reading something that happened yesterday in your neighborhood and not simply something that happened once upon a time. This journey you will go on lasts about six months, if you can read only one day at a time.... but the ...

I WOULD like to make this letter to you a short and joyous sermon. My text contains only two words, but I believe them to be the sweetest two words that human ear ever heard. They are: “Thou shalt.” It is the old way of saying you must. I presume you do not at all like “must,” but I want to tell you that everything depends upon how, or where, the “must” is used. Some words are sweet or bitter, according to how they are employed. The word “must” is generally used in trying to compel one to do something that he dislikes; but sometimes it is employed to encourage a person to ...

What do you know about the book of James? When have you last read the book of Jude? In James and Jude Bible Study delve into the often-overlooked wisdom of Jesus's brothers. Once skeptics but turned servants of Jesus, James and Jude offer profound insights into faith, perseverance, and serving the Lord. In this 40-day Bible study, readers will explore the letters of James and Jude, gaining practical wisdom for everyday life. From the importance of wisdom and perseverance to the power of prayer and serving those in need, this study provides a deep dive into the teachings of these two ...

Discover the timeless relevance of Old Testament characters in your life today with MORE OLD TESTAMENT SINNERS AND SAINTS. This devotional Bible study explores the captivating stories of 100 more men and women from the Old Testament, revealing the profound lessons they hold for us today. Delve into the lives of both inspiring heroes and broken individuals who faced mistakes and disappointments. Through these colorful and awe-inspiring stories, gain invaluable insights about yourself and our powerful God. From sinners to saints, these characters, with their familiar and unfamiliar names, ...

Discover the book of Hebrews like you’ve never read it before. If you want to skip the fluff and dive deeper into Scripture, this Bible study devotional is for you! Peter DeHaan’s down-to-earth biblical teaching style is relevant, applicable, and inspiring. Over the next 40 days while you’re immersed in the book of Hebrews, you’ll gain a broader understanding of how God’s Word applies to your life today. Each day’s reading includes fresh insights, application questions for your journal or small group, and additional Bible references for Christians who want to spend even more ...

Step back in time and dive into the intriguing lives of 200 OLD TESTAMENT SINNERS AND SAINTS in this captivating exploration by Peter DeHaan. From the well-known figures of Adam, Abraham, Moses, David, and Daniel, to the lesser-known characters that shaped biblical history, each person's story offers valuable insight and lessons for today’s believers. Delve into the lives of Cain and Abel, Noah and his descendants, Jacob and his twelve sons, King Solomon and his blunders, and the perseverance of Ruth and Esther. Discover the triumphs and tribulations, the faith and failures, of these ...

But will God so “bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” that no wandering thought will find a place in the mind, even while we remain in the body? So some have vehemently maintained; yea, have affirmed that none are perfected in love unless they are so far perfected in understanding, that all wandering thoughts are done away; unless not only every affection and temper be holy and just and good, but every individual thought which arises in the mind be wise and regular. This is a question of no small importance. For how many of those who fear God, yea, and love ...

“A RIGHTEOUS MAN REGARDETH THE LIFE OF HIS BEAST.” PROVERBS XII. 10. THE word regard is of two-fold signification, and may either apply to the moral or to the intellectual part of our nature. In the one application, the intellectual, it is the regard of attention. In the other, the moral, it is the regard of sympathy, or kindness. We do not marvel at this common term having been applied to two different things; for, in truth, they are most intimately associated; and the faculty by which a transition is accomplished from the one to the other, may be considered as the intermediate link ...

Do you have a spiritual thirst? Do you want to drink Living Water that only Jesus offers? Whether you are yet to take your first sip of Living Water or have been quenching your spiritual thirst for a long time, dig deeper into the Gospel of John to move forward on your spiritual journey. Embrace John’s—and Jesus’s—recuring themes of eternal life, love, and the need to believe. It could—it should—change everything. Explore profound truths in Living Water, a devotional Bible study based on John’s biography of Jesus. In Living Water, lifetime student of the Bible and founder of ...

Imagine what the world would look like today if Christians learned to radiate the love of Jesus to everyone around them. LOVE ONE ANOTHER is a devotional for Christians who want to foster a deeper appreciation for the two greatest commandments of all time: To love God and to love others. Come inspire your soul and nourish your spirit with this thought-provoking, faith-building devotional from Peter DeHaan, beloved Christian author and founder of the A Bible a Day website. If you’re searching for a Christian Bible study with lifetime application, LOVE ONE ANOTHER was written specifically ...

How are the Old Testament characters applicable to your life today? Find out in this devotional Bible study on 100 compelling Biblical men and women from the Old Testament. The Old Testament is filled with inspiring stories, influential heroes, and impressive triumphs. But it’s also woven with the stories of broken people who make mistakes and suffer disappointments. Through an array of colorful and awe-inspiring stories, we can learn much about ourselves and our powerful God in this devotional Bible study on 100 Biblical men and women. Filled with familiar and eclectic names of sinners ...

Forty insightful truths that will inspire you to live a life transformed by God’s love. Love is Patient is a devotional Bible study based on First and Second Corinthians that will help you apply life-changing lessons from Paul’s two most jam-packed letters. With clear teaching, comforting truths, and daily encouragement, you’ll uncover how Paul’s instructions to the Corinthian church two thousand years ago still apply to us today. Love is Patient will help you discover how to: develop a Christlike mindset encourage others on their faith journey handle conflict and disappointment in ...

Have you ever wondered what Martin Luther’s 95 Theses actually said? If so, you’re not alone. Finally, there’s an accessible guide to Luther’s most revolutionary words. Martin Luther changed the course of church history. His 95 Theses are considered a groundbreaking document that sparked the Reformation and altered countless lives. But most people today have never read them and don’t understand them. In Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: Celebrating the Protestant Reformation in the 21st Century, Peter DeHaan takes Luther’s contentions and turns them into understandable, bite-sized ...

Nearly all the chapters and the title of the book, was given to me one afternoon in June, 1896, while traveling on the train from Toronto to Detroit I have not been able to put into the book all the things that I had hoped to, and have had to write out many of the chapters at intervals, amid other pressing labors. Amid the multitude of books in recent years on Christian holiness, most of them treat of the human side, explaining sin, consecration, faith, and religious duties. A very few of them treat mainly of the Divine side, of the perfection of the Divine nature; and I know of none that ...

As we start upon our spiritual navigation from the great mountains and forests of the wild life of nature, we must be content to take the lowest and humblest steps that belong to beginners. The lowest class of vessels that go by water are those of the tow-boat rank, such as are used on canals, and barges for hauling slow and heavy freight. There are two classes of boats that we must utilize in our journey before we come to the sail boat, which, in a proper sense, represents the life of a regenerated believer; of one who has the assurance of the Spirit that he is a child of God. In like ...

I want to teach you a song — one which in the long ago echoed o’er the Galilean hills. I am sure you will try to keep time to its music, for it must strike a responsive chord in your heart. It is not a battle-hymn, though it may nerve one for battle. It is not a song of victory, though in it is assurance of victory. Its refrain is, “Rest, rest, rest.” ’Tis a song they sing beside the crystal sea in the heaven-land, and there is not a false note in its cadence as they sing it there. It is a true answer to the hearths cry, “Oh, where shall rest be found?” It tells of lifted ...

The Grief that implies Glory “He began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things.”—Mark viii. 31. “HE began to teach them.” It was indeed the beginning of a new lesson for humanity. The old lesson for humanity had been that a “Son of Man” must suffer nothing—that the higher the life the more exempt should it be from pain. That belief was embedded deep in the heart both of Gentile and Jew. The Gentile deified massive strength—strength on which the woes of the world could make no impression and which was incapable of tears. The Jew exalted the sons of the ...

THE note which runs through Doctor Slicer's "Meditations" is that of expectancy of good from God, God's universe, and God's creature Man. He believes with all his heart that God's very essence is love, that the universe abounds in beauty and loveliness which Man is capable of appreciating and responding to, and that in human nature itself there are large elements of gentleness, dignity, and sympathetic loyalty which since history began have been winning successive victories over inherited animal propensities, barbaric vices, and social and industrial wrong-doings. He believes in the gradual...