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Sin Plays Strange Tricks with Men – J. R. Miller

“A great many people living in sin imagine they are the only free people there are. Sin plays strange tricks with men. None are free except those who wear Christ’s yoke.” – J. R. Miller: Come Ye Apart

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More than Conquerors – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

It is not a true Gospel that gives us the impression that the Christian life is easy, and that there are no problems to be faced. That is not the New Testament teaching. The New Testament is most alarming at … Continue reading

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No one has any right to believe that he is indeed a Christian unless… – A. W. Tozer

No one has any right to believe that he is indeed a Christian unless he is humbly seeking to obey the teachings of the One whom he calls Lord. Christ once asked a question (Luke 6:46) that can have no … Continue reading

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Affliction Sometimes Proves a Blessing to a Person’s Soul – J. C. Ryle

Affliction Sometimes Proves a Blessing to a Person’s Soul – J. C. Ryle J. C. Ryle, “The Gospel of Matthew” 1856 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! … Continue reading

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John Calvin Sermon – God’s Benefit of Adoption in Christ (abridged)

John Calvin Sermon – God’s Benefit of Adoption in Christ (abridged) John Calvin / Calvinism playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1D60D3A2D8DF224B Ephesians 1:4-6 New King James Version (NKJV) 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we … Continue reading

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Genevieve’s Prayer

Genevieve’s Prayer The prayer in this video was written by a friend and sister in Christ, Genevieve, soon after she was diagnosed with 2 different cancers 2 days apart from each other. It is Genevieve herself doing the reading. May … Continue reading

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I rejoice in being reproached for Christ’s sake – John Bunyan

“Therefore, I bind these lies and slanderous accusations to my person as an ornament; it belongs to my Christian profession to be vilified, slandered, reproached and reviled, and since all this is nothing but that, as God and my conscience … Continue reading

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True Faith is not an End – A. W. Tozer

“True faith is not an end; it is a means to an end. It is not a destination, it is a journey, and the initial act of believing in Christ is a gate leading into the long lane we are … Continue reading

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The Fullness there is in Christ – J. R. Miller

“We cannot alone light anyone to heaven, we cannot save any perishing one, nor give life to any dead soul. But we can point lost and dying ones to Christ, who is the great and true Light. We can tell … Continue reading

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Afflictions are the Mother of Virtue – Thomas Brooks

“The flowers smell sweetest after a shower; vines bear the better for bleeding; the walnut-tree is most fruitful when most beaten; saints spring and thrive most internally, when they are most externally afflicted. Afflictions are the mother of virtue. Manasseh’s … Continue reading

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