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Pursuing Love : Wallpaper

By TFL — 2 years ago

August 28, 2023

“The Lord Jesus comes and, in His pursuing love and wonderful amazing grace, gathers us to Himself.” —Alistair Begg

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from The ESV® Bible
(The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing
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“Everyone Will Be Salted with Fire”: Making Sense of Mark 9:49

By TFL — 2 years ago

Many have described Christ’s words in Mark 9:49–50 as being among the New Testament’s most challenging passages. They read,

Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

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4 (More) Bible Verses about the Bible

By TFL — 2 years ago

James 1:22–25 “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.”
Commentary from the sermon “Don’t Kid Yourselves” by Alistair Begg:

“What James is pointing out is simply this: that if the Bible is going to be effective in our lives, it must not only be listened to but also received and acted upon. Not simply listened to but received and acted upon. James has urged everyone to make sure that they’re ‘quick to listen,’ in verse 19, but he now says, ‘But make sure that you are not merely listening.’

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Hymn: “Jesus Paid It All” by Elvina Hall

By TFL — 2 years ago

I hear the Savior say,“Thy strength indeed is small.Child of weakness, watch and pray;Find in Me thine all in all.”

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“A Still More Excellent Way”: Love and Christian Maturity

By TFL — 2 years ago

First Corinthians 13 is largely regarded as a cozy part of the Bible. It’s prone to be read at weddings; it shows up on stationery, keychains, and home decor; and its detractors are few, even in secular society. This is hardly a surprise, since it is poetic, it is beautiful, and it meditates on a word that nearly anyone can get behind: love.

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‘Radically Whole’ Helps You Apply Teaching from the Book of James

By TFL — 2 years ago

People are often double-minded—pulled between good and evil—in their speech, actions, and character. The consequences of these rifts can be spiritually and relationally devastating. Radically Whole: Gospel Healing for the Divided Heart by David Gibson recognizes that we long for wholeness and honesty in our lives. Helpfully, this book directly answers the question How does God heal a fractured heart?

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Hymn: “Be Still, My Soul” by Kathrina von Schlegel, trans. Jane Borthwick

By TFL — 2 years ago

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In ev’ry change He faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend

Thro’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

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5 Bible Verses about the Bible

By TFL — 2 years ago

Commentary from the sermon “Why Bother with the Bible? — Part One” by Alistair Begg:

“What is the Bible? …
“First of all, the Bible is a library; it is a collection of books. It is one book, but it is one book encompassing sixty-six other books. Anybody who takes a Bible and opens it up will notice that it is apparently broken into two disproportionate pieces. There is a part which in the table of contents is called the Old Testament, which goes from Genesis to Malachi, and then there is the New Testament, which goes from Matthew through to Revelation. The Old Testament is made up of the books of the Prophets, and of the Law, and of the Psalms. …In the New Testament, we have the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and John; and then we have the Acts of the Apostles, the minute book of the early church, or its history book; then we have the Letters, written by different individuals to different gatherings of God’s people; and then we have the book of Revelation … the insight into a realm yet experienced that was granted to the apostle John. …