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Silencing the critics

On December 11, 2013 By Carter
Day 345. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. (1PE 2:15 ESV) Peter describes the church as “sojourners” or resident aliens, meaning we live in the world but are citizens of another country (kingdom of God). Living here we are to [...]
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Train Yourself for Godliness

On December 10, 2013 By Carter
Day 344. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (1TI 4:7-8 ESV) Godliness does not happen without training and training requires discipline and intentionality. Without it, we [...]
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Renewing churches

On December 4, 2013 By Carter
Day 336. And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” (ACT 15:36 ESV) This verse is one of the defining verses for the mission of the Fanning the Flame ministry our church [...]
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Repentance is a gift

On November 30, 2013 By Carter
Day 334. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. (ACT 5:31 ESV) I suspect that most people don’t associate repentance with a gift. It conjures up thoughts of a somber religious response to our sin; as some a form of contrition and [...]
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To Angry Fathers

On November 26, 2013 By Carter
Day 330. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (EPH 6:4 ESV) Kids can make you angry as a parent from the day they are born. They cry and deprive you of sleep. They bring out differences of opinion with your spouse. [...]
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The Church is Evidence

On November 25, 2013 By Carter
Day 329. so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. (EPH 3:10 ESV) In Ephesians Paul writes about the gospel, emphasizing a number of its aspects, all of which point is back to seeing the glory of God in [...]
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The Key to Understanding All of Scripture

On November 24, 2013 By Carter
Day 328. Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”  Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus [...]
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The Blind Beggar

On November 21, 2013 By Carter
Day 325. As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And those who were in front [...]
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The Father’s Good Pleasure

On November 19, 2013 By Carter
Day 323.  “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.  For where [...]
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Simon and the Sinner

On November 17, 2013 By Carter
Day 320. “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.  When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”  Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You [...]
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