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Every Sorrow Will Be Swallowed in Joy: Beholding the King in His Beauty

Every Sorrow Will Be Swallowed in Joy

Beholding the King in His Beauty

May 26, 2018
A day is coming when you will no longer see through a glass darkly, and you will no longer know merely in part. You will see the King in his beauty.
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Scott Swain
May 26, 2018
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The Devil Is Not in the Details: Fighting Temptation with Specific Truth

The Devil Is Not in the Details

Fighting Temptation with Specific Truth

May 25, 2018
The devil is not an artist but a vandal. He doesn’t create; he distorts, disfigures, and defaces what God makes.
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Jon Bloom
May 25, 2018
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The Only Freedom from Remorse

The Only Freedom from Remorse

May 24, 2018
Some of us have made such horrible decisions that others will never be the same. Such remorse will threaten to swallow us if we carry our failures by ourselves.
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Kathryn Butler
May 24, 2018
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Where Does God Want Me to Work?

Where Does God Want Me to Work?

May 24, 2018
Desire is an important factor in choosing where to work, but desire alone is not a calling. To find God’s will, we need to consider two more factors.
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David Mathis
May 24, 2018
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God Will Not Forget You: Hope in the Darkness of Alzheimer’s

God Will Not Forget You

Hope in the Darkness of Alzheimer’s

May 23, 2018
Alzheimer’s is a painful journey into thick darkness in a land of forgetfulness. And even here, God is present.
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Tia Kim
May 23, 2018
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Why Satan Might Keep You from Porn

Why Satan Might Keep You from Porn

May 23, 2018
Satan will happily concede you victory over pornography if he can capture your heart through pride.
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Greg Morse
May 23, 2018
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Amazing Grace for Twitter Debates: Six Cautions from John Newton

Amazing Grace for Twitter Debates

Six Cautions from John Newton

May 22, 2018
You show who you truly follow by how you disagree on Twitter. Here are six cautions from John Newton before entering a debate.
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Alexander Strauch
May 22, 2018
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Joy Doesn’t Always Look Happy: Five Lessons for Spiritually Dry Seasons
Joy Doesn’t Always Look Happy: Five Lessons for Spiritually Dry Seasons

Joy Doesn’t Always Look Happy

Five Lessons for Spiritually Dry Seasons

May 22, 2018
Not a dry season, not a lack of joy for a time, not felt distance from our Father — nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Dane Ortlund
May 22, 2018

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God, I Want to See More

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Do You Fear a Day of Rest?

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The Cost of His Discipleship

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The Best Church Leader Is a Team

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How Satan Gets a Hold on You

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Nine Words for Every Marriage

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God Made You a Hedonist

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Thirty Days Further from God

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For Now We Rejoice in Part

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You Are Totally (Not) Depraved

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The Happiest Woman I Have Ever Known

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The Devil Cannot Condemn You

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Fasting for Beginners

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