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Wise Words on Wise Speech

By TFL — 2 years ago

Words are not trivial. As Proverbs says, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (18:21). Words hurt, and they heal; they destroy, and they restore. Leaders can move markets, nations, and peoples—toward both greatness and disaster—with their words. Mothers and fathers nurture their children—and wound them—with their words. We may never take up arms against others, but many of us do far greater damage with words than we could ever manage with a weapon. Yet the wise person, God teaches, uses words to bring life.

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Wallpaper: Walking in the Path

By TFL — 2 years ago

July 17, 2023

“There’s no greater adventure than walking in the path of obedience to Jesus.” —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
ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Learn a Simple, Three-Step Approach for Studying the Bible

By TFL — 2 years ago

https://blog.truthforlife.org/learn-a-simple-three-step-approach-for-studying-the-bible

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When You Preach, Don’t Forget about God’s Grace

By TFL — 2 years ago

In his brief letter to Titus, one of the young pastors under his care, Paul provides instruction on issues like church leadership and doctrine. In the exhortations spanning Titus 2:11–3:11, Paul describes the relationship between God’s grace and our good works. Like a cause and effect, grace, he explains, produces in us a desire to do good (2:14).

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Piety, the Lord’s Day, and Lewis Bayly

By TFL — 2 years ago

In 1 Timothy 6:11, Paul urges Timothy to “pursue” a number of qualities, one of which is eusebeia, translated “godliness.” This is a term that Paul uses frequently in the letter. (See 2:2, 3:16, 4:7, and 6:6.) It describes a state of spiritual fitness, and it is expressive of another English word that has largely fallen out of fashion: piety.

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Wallpaper: Believe

By TFL — 2 years ago

July 10, 2023

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1

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Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, and the Great Commission

By TFL — 2 years ago

Before He returned to the Father, Christ commissioned His church to “go … and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:18). That day, the church received its commission, but it was on a later day—after Christ had ascended, on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came on the gathering of disciples—that the church began its mission. Only then, under the Spirit’s power, did they at last begin to preach the Gospel to “devout men from every nation under heaven” who were gathered in Jerusalem (Acts 2:4–5).

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Alistair Begg Reflects on Songwriter Paul Simon

By TFL — 2 years ago

Dear Friend,
Allow me to begin by inviting you to join me in praying for a man who, although we have never met, has made an impact on my life since I was a teenager. The lyrics and melodies of Paul Simon have contributed significantly to the soundtrack of my life. I borrowed from one of his songs to try to convince the girl living three thousand miles away that I loved her: “My mind’s distracted and diffused, my thoughts are many miles away; they lie with you when you’re asleep and kiss you when you start the day.” It worked!