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Does celebrating Christmas truly make you merry?
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Have you ever wondered why people go through the effort of bringing evergreen trees into their homes, decorating them with ornaments year after year?
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Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord. He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace. (Genesis, Chapter 19, 27-28). Woodcut after a drawing by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 - 1872) from the "Große Haus-Bilder-Bibel (Large House Pictures Bible)" by Dr. Martin Luther. Published by J. Ebner, Ulm (1877)
The Apostle James encourages us to rejoice in our trials. Abram’s life shows us how.
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It’s as if everything to this point has happened to prepare us for what’s ahead—to make reaching the “largest audience possible,” possible.
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It’s impossible to get discouraged when we are filled with the vision of New Jerusalem.
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Without a doubt, our college and new headquarters facility had to begin first as a vision.
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The prophecy is dual. This “king” is inside the Church, and there is another “king” outside of the Church.
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Isaac’s life proves that as we build the character of God, we not only please God, we allow Him to bless us immensely.
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A Thanksgiving message
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Riot policemen and soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping force (KFOR) take part in a crowd and riot control exercise near the village of Vrelo on November 20, 2015. The "Silver Sabre" exercise was conducted by units from KFOR Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion. AFP PHOTO/ARMEND NIMANI        (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Even to the casual observer, it is evident this world has withstood a series of profound crises over the last decade.
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To enjoy the blessings God wants to give us, we must 
deeply understand the way of life to avoid. 
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God’s people keep the Sabbath on Saturday each week. Some contend not only that the day the Sabbath is to be kept does not matter, but that the correct day cannot be known. You must agree with God on this issue if you are to obey and please Him.
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You can look at Noah’s example and see that God saves a few.
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We need to understand why He was made flesh—and why John took us back to this earliest beginning.
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From the Bible Correspondence Course Staff
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This holiday—its decorations, costumes and fun—has a dark side that should make us want to stop going all out for Halloween.
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The book of James concludes with an electrifying prophecy. God has at last revealed its true meaning.
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Christ in us will turn every stumbling block, every trial, every crisis and every test into stepping-stones to the Kingdom of God.
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Do we really go to heaven when we die?
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Lazarus at the rich man's house. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker.
We are to take the whole Bible, not the New Testament only.