by Kevin Burton My good intentions, my (not frequent enough) good works will never, never save me. My place in Heaven is all about Jesus. One hundred percent. A recent message from Alistair Begg, the Speaker on the Truth For Life ministry, reinforced this point and it sent my mind back to …
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Honor God, The Creator And Designer Of Life
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) From my late teen years I have been involved in construction. Sometimes as a side job, sometimes as a means to meet and minister to people and sometimes as a means …
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Why We As Christians Should Imitate Christ
Why We As Christians Should Imitate Christ by Kevin Burton Imitation is said to be the highest form of flattery. That’s what we’re thinking of today in answering the question, “why imitate Christ?” Who besides God is worthy of imitation or flattery? “Be like Mike” was a Nike slogan years ago and …
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In God Is The Only Certainty We Have
by Kevin Burton The words of Job, speaking of our loving, caring God, lend us comfort and certainty today. We sorely need comfort and certainty in today’s troubled times. To say they are welcome is an extreme understatement. But we don’t often pluck them from the book of Job, at least I …
Renew The Covenant With The God Who Saves
by Kevin Burton He never sleeps, He never slumbers. He never fails to deliver His best blessings to you. God’s promises ring out from every book of the Bible, and not because we deserve any good thing. While we were still sinners, Jesus died for us to secure our future with Him. …
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What Will You Do With Jesus This Easter?
by Kevin Burton The credentials of Jesus, and your response. If you boil it all down isn’t that life in a nutshell, the answer to the 60s question, “what’s it all about Alfie?” The Bible says Jesus is the son of God, that He came to earth in the form of a …
Change, Seeming Change And God’s Stability
by Kevin Burton You fearful and despairing, you weary of mind and heart, comfort today from The Bible, with help from a French novelist. “The more things change, the more they are the same” is the best-known quotation of Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808 –1890) a French critic, journalist, and novelist. You’ve probably heard …
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April Fools Are Everywhere, Don’t Be One
by Wayne L. Winquist (This was yesterday’s “Know Your Flocks And Herds” blog by Wayne L. Winquist on WordPress.) Fools come in all shapes and sizes. Some have advanced degrees and even teach others. Some have grown up in a home full of wisdom and chose a life of folly. Others came from …
Tribulation Is Part Of God’s Plan For Believers
by Kevin Burton I just created my 32nd set of memory verses. On a good day I can recite most of the verses on the first try. But today my mind is on one I would rather forget. Acts 14:22 is the fourth verse in the set I have on index cards with …
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What Is Your Spiritual Plus-Minus Today?
by Kevin Burton Today my reading of an Alistair Begg message has me thinking about basketball? Basketball, really? Begg is the speaker on the Truth for Life radio ministry. I get an e-mail from that website every day with some kind of message – a challenge, encouragement, call to joyfulness – all …
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