A Time to Be Renewed UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

The word submit is a military term that means “get into your proper rank.” When a buck private acts like the general, there is going to be trouble! Unconditional surrender is the only way to complete victory. If there is any area of the life kept back from God, there...

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A Time to Be Renewed A WALKING MIRACLE

The church is a miracle. No amount of skill, talents, or programs can make the church what it ought to be. Only God can do that. If each believer is depending on the grace of God, walking in the love of God, and participating in the fellowship of the Spirit,...

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A Time to Be Renewed LOOK AHEAD

Throughout the Epistle to the Hebrews, the writer emphasized the importance of the future hope. His readers were prone to look back and want to go back, but he encouraged them to follow Christ’s example and look ahead by faith. The heroes of faith named in Hebrews 11 lived for...

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A Time to Be Renewed RESISTING THE TEMPER

God’s Word is one of the best tools for resisting temptation. When Jesus was tempted by Satan, He used the Word of God to defeat him. Paul admonished believers to take “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Ephesians 6:17) in their battle against Satan and...

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A Time to Be Renewed STUDY THE BANK BOOK

On January 6, 1822, the wife of a poor German pastor had a son, never dreaming that he would one day achieve world renown and great wealth. When Heinrich Schliemann was seven years old, a picture of ancient Troy in flames captured his imagination. Contrary to what many people believed,...

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A Time to Be Renewed TRUE WISDOM

What is the Christian’s wisdom? Does he look to the philosophies of this world? No! To begin with, Jesus Christ is our wisdom. In Jesus Christ “are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). The first step toward true wisdom is the receiving of Jesus Christ as...

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A Time to Be Renewed LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

Nowhere did the Law teach hatred for one’s enemies. For exam¬ple, Exodus 23:4 indicates just the opposite: “If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.” Jesus defined our enemies as those who curse us, hate us, and exploit...

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A Time to Be Renewed IS DOCTRINE DULL

The successful Christian learns the vocabulary of the Spirit and makes use of it. He knows the meaning of justification, sanctifica­tion, adoption, propitiation, election, inspiration, and so forth. In understanding God’s vocabulary, we come to understand God’s Word and God’s will for our lives.   If the engineering student can...

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A Time to Be Renewed BE CONTROLLED BY THE WORD

“It is written!” is a statement that carries great authority For the believer. Our Lord used the Word of God to defeat Satan, and so may we. But the Word of God is not only a sword for battle; it is also a light to guide us in this dark...

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A Time to Be Renewed SUBSTANCE, EVIDENCE, WITNESS

Three words in Hebrews 11:1-3 summarize what true Bible faith is: substance, evidence, and witness. The word translated substance means literally “to stand under, to support.” Faith is to a Christian what a foundation is to a house: it gives confidence that he will stand. When a believer has faith,...

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