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The Bible

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Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:8 NIV) Approximately one-third of the world’s population does not have the Bible translated into a language they understand.…

Growing in Grace

Word for the WeekFebruary 8, 20266Views 0Likes 0Comments

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18 NIV) Growth is one of the clearest signs of life. Anything living grows. A child grows. A seed grows. A relationship grows. And the Christian life is no different.…

Individual Soul Competency

Word for the WeekFebruary 1, 202611Views 0Likes 0Comments

“So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:12 NIV) The doctrine of “Individual Soul Competency” is one of those teachings that have shaped the Baptist identity and wider evangelical Christians. This doctrine affirms that every person, created in the image of God and endowed with moral and spiritual…

Priesthood of the Believer

Word for the WeekJanuary 25, 202615Views 0Likes 0Comments

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people.” (1 Peter 2:9 KJV) Our being part of the priesthood of believers is an incredible privilege. It means that through Jesus Christ, every believer has direct access to God—no barriers, no special status required. You can pray, worship, confess sin,…

Moving On to Higher Ground: Pressing on Toward the Goal

Word for the WeekJanuary 18, 202621Views 0Likes 0Comments

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” (Philippians 3:13 NIV) After over 25 years of spiritual growth and development, and active service in God’s vineyard, in which he had planted churches, written letters, endured…

Moving On to Higher Ground: Desiring More of Christ

Word for the WeekJanuary 11, 202630Views 0Likes 0Comments

“I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.” (Philippians 3:10-11 NIV) Every human being is pursuing something: success, comfort, recognition/fame, security, or achievement. But Paul, a man…