Tag: Bible
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Prelude to Following Jesus to the very end
What do you believe concerning the Holy Catholic Christian Church? I believe that the Son of God, out of the whole human race, from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, defends, and preserves for himself, by his Spirit and Word, in the unity of the true faith, a church chosen to everlasting life. And I believe that I am and…
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The Mystery of Providence
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,What is it that people hope for? It all depends on who you are and your situation.People who are fighting long for peace.Those who are enslaved, long for freedom.Those who are sick, long for healing andthose who are old wish they were young.Those who are hungry…
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Prelude to the Mystery of Providence
What is your life’s purpose? Do you suffer? Do you find hope and meaning in your life under all circumstances? It is helpful for us to consider the Israelites situation,the ‘faith’ principles that arise and apply them to our lives. God is not promising a life that is easy.There are always the mysterious and hard…
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‘The Burdens we bear’
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Who is not weary and burdened by the demands of life?Weary with the demands placed upon us by others. Jesus was speaking to those who were weary as they tried to meet the expectations of the religious leaders of His day. Do this! Don’t do that!…
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Prelude to ‘The burdens we bear.’
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have…
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“How are we to live in God’s world?” Full Message
By R. van Leerdam Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Remember the sermon I called,‘Sin a miserable business’?People, so often, just cannot seem to get along. The first son of Adam & Eve, Cain, was jealous of his brother Abel, so jealous that he murdered him.Today we have we have 8.2 billion people all…
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Prelude to How are we to live in God’s world?
Lords Day 3 Did God, then, create man so wicked and perverse? No, on the contrary, God created man good and in his image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him, and live with him in eternal blessedness to praise and glorify him.…
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Prelude to Sin, a miserable business
Lord’s Day 2 From where do you know your sins and misery? From the law of God. What does God’s law require of us? Christ teaches us this in a summary in Matthew 22: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is…
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All of us are called to be praying that Father God is honoured
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,When we wake it is a new morning – ‘Good morning Lord!’We acknowledge that our God has kept us safe through the night and blessed us with a new day in which we may glorify and enjoy Him the giver of every good gift! There are…
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Prelude to ‘All of us are called to be praying that Father God is honoured.’
Lord’s Day. 47: Q. What is the first petition? Hallowed be your name. That is: Grant us first of all that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your almighty power, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth. Grant us also that we may so direct…
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