The Reward
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) Encouragement to believers persecuted for their commitment to Jesus Christ. First, be prepared More →
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The Judgment
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A.W. Tozer wrote, “Before the Judgment Seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done, but by how much I could have done.” Matthew 25:31-46 describes the judgment when Jesus returns More →
Suffering, Death, and Resurrection
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On Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem and the cross, Matthew 20:17-19 marks the third time He told His disciples of His coming suffering. He was going there to celebrate the Passover, More →
Level at the Cross
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“For the kingdom of heaven is like …” begins the parable of Matthew 20:1-16. Verse 16 is key to understanding the parable: “the last will be first, and the first last.” God is debtor to no man—some who start later do more More →
What Kind of Heart?
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God told the priest Samuel, “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) The account of the rich young man in Matthew 19:16-30 demonstrates how the Lord deals with More →
Faithful to the End
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“I have kept the faith.” If we could find the tombstone of Paul’s grave, that would probably be the epitaph. In his second letter to Timothy, the apostle wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (v. 4:7) More →
Death is Not the End
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Evangelist D.L. Moody said, “One of these days you will read in the newspaper that D.L. Moody is dead. Don’t you believe it. I will be more alive than I have ever been before.” Death is not the end of life; it is really the beginning of it. More →