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Monday, 5 July 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's devonational is part 1 of a two part lesson, from the truth for the world webpage: "Second coming"

An excerpt:THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - 1

There is much speculation and many false ideas about the return of Christ. Some say He will return to reign here on earth for a literal 1000 years. They speak of the rapture that will take place, as the saints are taken suddenly from the earth. But what does the Bible teach about the second coming of Christ? "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). These words of the angels to the apostles were spoken as the Lord ascended to the Father after His redemptive work on earth was complete. He had been raised from the dead by the power of God, and proved Himself to be the Son of God. Just as those who stood there on that day saw Him ascend, every eye shall also behold His second coming. However, there is a great deal of confusion and false teaching concerning Christ's second coming. Today we are going to see what the Bible teaches about the second coming of Christ
Click on link for full story: http://www.tftw2.org/Articles/secondcoming1.htm


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Sunday, 4 July 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's devonational comes from the Gospel Minutes :" Power and Consequences of Sin"

An excerpt: 'No one goes into a life of sin without hurting
those who love him. When a child goes wrong, the
parents suffer. When parents go wrong, the
children suffer. After the rebellion and defeat of
Absalom, David is brought the news that his son
is dead. Read David's words in 2 Sam. 18:33 and
see if Absalom's sins hurt David: "0 my son
Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had
died for thee, 0 Absalom, my son, my son!" A
drunken man breaks the hearts of his wife and
his children, the ungodly woman hurts her
children and her husband. And quite often the
children walk in the same sins as their parents."

Read the rest of this artice here: http://www.wfcoc.org/WFCoC/Minutes_2009_files/gm090409.pdf
(this is in pdf format)

 


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Saturday, 3 July 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's devontional comes from thebible.net webpage, permission was granted as stated on the site.

Our Dress In Worship
By Ron Boatwright

     Even though worship is not a "dress parade", many times we become sloppy, and revealing in the way we dress for worship.  Our clothes do contribute to the emphasis we place on worship to God.  This does not mean we have to wear fine and expensive clothes.  But the way we dress should be in keeping with the dignity of the occasion.

     God tells us in 1 Timothy 2:9-10, "In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation…which is proper for women professing godliness with good works."  Modest clothing is the way women who are "professing godliness" dress.  Certainly a woman or man whose clothing is not modest is not professing godliness by the way they dress.  As Christians we should not dress like the world, with their revealing midriff attire.

     A woman who wears clothing that exposes herself to men is contributing to their sin of lust.  Our Lord says in Matthew 5:28, "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."  She becomes guilty of contributing to his sin of adultery, so she also becomes guilty.  In our actions as well as the clothing we wear, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 says, "Abstain from all appearance of evil."

     Some think they have to follow the style and fashion of the world, regardless of how short and revealing or inappropriate clothing gets.  But we are told in Romans 12:2, "And do not be conformed to this world."  Why?  Because this world is going to be lost, and if we conform ourselves to this world we will also be lost with it.  We are "to keep ourselves unspotted from the world" (James 1:27).

     When we worship we are actually in the presence of the Lord.  He deserves only our very best.  We are told in Romans 12:1, "That you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God".  Our dress should show a moderate opinion of our own value.  Our dress should be pure, proper, chaste, and decent.  It should not call attention to ourselves because it is showy, sloppy or lewd.  Let’s honor the Lord with the way we dress.


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Friday, 2 July 2010
Daily Devonational

Todays devonational comes from the gospelway.com webpage: permission to use as stated on the webpage.

Why Do People Misunderstand the Bible?

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In Mark 7:14 Jesus said, "Hear Me, everyone, and understand." Yet today people will dismiss plain Bible teaching about moral issues (such as homosexuality, divorce, or abortion) or about salvation from sin or the church because they say the teaching is too confusing or difficult to understand.

Why don't people understand? It is not because the Bible is so unclear. Jesus expected people to understand His teaching, and Paul said: "...do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is" (Ephesians 5:17; see also 2 Timothy 3:16,17).

But some don't understand because they do not study diligently. "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures..." (Matthew 22:29).

Others misunderstand because they accept teachings of men who disagree with the Scriptures. "And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9). Such teachings often come from false teachers dressed in sheep's clothing who are really ravenous wolves (Matthew 7:13,14).

But often people do not understand the Bible simply because they do not like what it says. "Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn, so that I should heal them" (Matthew 13:15). When the Bible does not say what some folks want to hear, they just conclude it is all too confusing and you cannot really understand it anyway!

People who want to please God must "search the Scriptures daily" with an open mind, like the honest Bereans in Acts 17:11.

To please God, we must know the truth, and that truth is found in God's word.

For more information on this subject, please visit our Bible Instruction web site at www.gospelway.com/instruct/ and study our in-depth articles there about the importance of Bible study, how to study the Bible, and the danger of human authority in religion.

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(c) Copyright David E. Pratte, 2/5/2005

 

 


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Thursday, 1 July 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's Devonational comes from the truth for the world webpage; "phophesy of peace"

An excerpt: "THE PROPHESY OF PEACE

Peace, perfect peace -- we all seek peace. General Douglas MacArthur once said, "Men since the beginning of time have sought peace. Military alliances, balances of power, leagues of nations -- all, in turn, failed, leaving the only path to be by way of the crucible of war. The utter destructiveness of war now blots out this alternative." Truly the only path to peace, true peace, perfect peace, peace within, is the path that takes us to Jesus Christ.

To read the full article go to:  http://www.tftw2.org/Articles/prophesyofpeace.htm


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Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's Devonational is part 2 of the lesson from Truth for the world" goodness of God"

An excerpt: "Oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!" That expression is a worthy wish for the world, that all might recognize the goodness of God and respond to it in loving obedience. In our study together last time, we looked at the goodness of God as it is depicted to us by the Psalmist in Psalm 107. As we concluded, we were examining the verse we just noticed, where the Psalmist expressed the desire that all would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works. This expression is repeated four times in Psalm 107. Last time we noticed it in verse 8, and then we looked at the verse that followed it, where the psalmist declared: "For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness" (v. 9).

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.tftw2.org/Articles/goodnessofGod2.htm


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Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's Devonational comes from the truth for the world webpage, entitled: goodness of God.
Its a two part lesson, so today will part1, and tomorrow will be part2

An Excerpt from part 1: "Every new day gives us reason for expressing our gratitude to our God, Who is truly alive and has made possible all things worth having in this life and in the life to come. Many may respond to the goodness of God in various ways, yet the Scriptures tell us the goodness of God should lead us to repentance (Rom. 2:4). In Psalm 107, the Psalmist expresses some very beautiful and meaningful thoughts that ought to remind us of the goodness of God and what our response to that goodness should be: "O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endures for ever."
Read the rest here: http://www.tftw2.org/Articles/goodnessofGod1.htm

 


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Monday, 28 June 2010
Daily Devonational

Todays Devonational comes from the Gospel Minute Newsletter dated: Aug 14, 2009


An excerpt: "When God Speaks, Listen!
No man has truly faced the realities of his
existence who has not wondered about his reason
for being here. Surely
God had a far more noble
purpose for our creation
than for us merely to
occupy a little space for a
short time, and vanish
into oblivion."

To read the rest of the article go to: http://www.wfcoc.org/WFCoC/Minutes_2009_files/gm081409.pdf
(its in PDF format)


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Sunday, 27 June 2010
Daily Devonational

Today's devonational comes from thebible.net article entitled: A father's love;

An excerpt from the article: "Seeing our terrible plight, the Heavenly Father did NOT abandon us, but rather He sent His Son to our rescue. The Son of God reached out to us urging us to cling to Him for our salvation. In order to rescue us from our sins, the Son of God gave His life. He died - so that we might live!

Read the rest of the story on their page: http://www.thebible.net/study/articles/AFathersLove-das.html


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Saturday, 26 June 2010
Daily Devonational

To Resolve Conflict--START
by Robert J. Young
©, 2003, Robert J. Young
[permission is given to reprint with credit noted]
The first step in resolving conflict is to disagree with respect and communication. Here are five easily remembered helps. Other words in each step are boldened to suggest alternate words you may wish to remember as part of the acronym. Why not START today to resolve the conflicts of your life?

1. Stop. Take a moment to breathe deeply. Take a moment to pray. Slow down the process. This will give you time to redirect and keep yourself from responses that will only intensify the conflict. This is the first step toward controlling temper and avoiding whining, nagging, arguing, challenging, excusing, or blaming.

2. Think. Put your mind in gear. Why is it important to resolve this conflict? What kinds of talk will be appropriate? What are your motives? What words will be most helpful?

3. Accept. Accept the situation as it is. Thinking clearly about the situation will help you appeal to the other person in an honorable way. Use an appropriate voice, aware of body language, and be ready to listen to the other person's viewpoint.

4. Response. The relationship that enables genuine resolution is characterized by humility and understanding. The goal in conflict resolution is the reestablish relationship. Relationship does not depend upon agreement. It is important to realize that whether or not agreement is reached concerning a particular point, the relationship can remain healthy.

5. Thanksgiving. Remember to include God in the process again. Among Christians, a most helpful conclusion to the process is the opportunity to pray together.

 


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