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Christian Life and Doctrine
Article Index
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| 2024 | |
| December | A Turning Point in God’s Plan |
| Proper Freedom in Christ |
| Established in Faith |
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| November | Humbling Ourselves under God’s Hand |
| Studying and Applying God’s Word |
| The Privilege of Thanksgiving |
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| October | David—King, Prophet, Psalmist |
| Understanding God’s Covenants |
| Paying Tithes to the Lord |
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| September | Blessed Are They |
| Trials Essential |
| Filled with the Spirit |
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| August | The Rod of God |
| The Seventh Creative Day |
| “Who Shall Ascend?” |
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| July | The Potter and the Clay |
| “After the Order of Melchisedec” |
| Casting Out Fear |
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| June | Keeping the Heart |
| Commendation and Encouragement |
| Preparing for the Marriage |
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| May | Destruction of the Serpent |
| “Give Me Thine Heart” |
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| April | “Let Us Keep the Feast” |
| Walking as in the Day |
| “Yet a Little While” |
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| March | Like One of the Princes |
| A Sun and Shield |
| Moses—Deliverer, Lawgiver, Mediator, and Prophet |
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| February | A Tree Planted |
| The Missionary Tour of Paul and Barnabas |
| What Manner of Persons Ought We to Be? |
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| January | “Whatever One Sows, That Will He Also Reap” |
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| 2023 | |
| December | Walking with God |
| “We Have Seen His Star” |
| The Ministry of Sorrow |
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| November | Obedience versus Pride |
| Be Thankful |
| Education in the School of Christ |
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| October | Determining the Lord’s Will |
| Hearken to the Voice of God |
| Lights in the World |
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| September | Christian Citizenship |
| The Philippian Mission |
| Zealous of Good Works |
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| August | “Members in Particular” |
| Sanctification |
| Blessed Oneness |
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| July | Spiritual Vision |
| Greater than Angels |
| Privileges Resulting from “Good Doctrine” |
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| June | “O Ye Corinthians” |
| “Who Is Wise?” |
| The Congregation at Thessalonica |
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| May | “Learned He Obedience” |
| Lessons from Jonah |
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| April | Cheerfulness as an Aid to Overcoming |
| The Memorial Emblems |
| The Spirit of Truth |
| God Our Helper |
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| March | Cleansing—Inward and Outward |
| Joseph and Fruit Bearing |
| Remembered by the Lord |
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| February | “Children of Light” |
| “Who Shall Stand?” |
| “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” —An Overview— |
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| January | The Witness of the Spirit—Access to God’s Peace |
| The Year Before Us |
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| 2022 | |
| December | The Peace of God |
| Peter’s Strengthening Words to the Brethren |
| Reverence in the House of God |
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| November | Freedom in Christ |
| The Days of Noah |
| Sacrifices of Thanksgiving |
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| October | “One Is Your Master” |
| “I Shall Not Want” |
| Qualities Worth Striving For |
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| September | Lessons from Devoted Old Testament Servants |
| They Who Lived and Reigned |
| When the Lord Speaks |
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| August | God’s Covenants—Part 2 of 2 |
| The True Worship of God |
| Abounding Grace |
| Lest Ye Be Weary and Faint |
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| July | God’s Covenants—Part 1 of 2 |
| Not by Might or Power—Only by God’s Spirit |
| Our Spiritual Focus |
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| June | The Perfect Will of God |
| The Sword of the Lord |
| The Master’s Touch |
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| May | A Habitation of God |
| Lessons on Faith |
| Our Lord and Nicodemus |
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| April | The Anointing of God’s Spirit |
| “The Presence of the Son of Man” |
| With Us in the Fire |
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| March | Divine Gifts |
| Our Refuge in the Time of Trouble |
| The Leaven of Corruption |
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| February | Power, Love, and a Sound Mind |
| Faith |
| The Christian’s Sabbath |
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| January | The Better Things of Our Heavenly Calling |
| The New Testament Corroborates the Old |
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| 2021 | |
| December | God’s Thoughts Toward Us |
| The City of God |
| Gaining the Victory |
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| November | Consider the Lilies |
| The Ministry of Reconciliation |
| Spiritual Pride |
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| October | Opening the Windows of Heaven |
| Abiding in Jesus’ Word |
| John’s Gospel—A Unique Perspective |
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| September | Admonitions for Overcoming |
| Joshua, a Leader of God’s People—Part 2 of 2 |
| “Exceeding Great and Precious Promises” |
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| August | The Privilege of Prayer |
| Joshua, a Leader of God’s People—Part 1 of 2 |
| Jesus’ Growth in Knowledge |
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| July | His Marvelous Work |
| Lessons from the Book of Acts |
| Aaron and His Sons |
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| June | The Source of All Gifts |
| The Promised New Covenant |
| Joseph and His Brethren - Part 2 of 2 |
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| May | Our Comforter |
| “A Faithful Saying” |
| Joseph and His Brethren - Part 1 of 2 |
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| April | “Lovest Thou Me More than These?” |
| The Mysteries of God |
| The Times of the Gentiles |
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| March | Remembering Christ’s Death |
| The Sanctified Life |
| “Who Shall Separate Us?” |
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| February | Heirs and Joint-heirs |
| Not Yet Unto Blood |
| In the Night Watches |
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| January | Our All in All |
| The Christian’s Priority |
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| 2020 | |
| December | “Things That Accompany Salvation” |
| Light Will Dispel Darkness |
| God’s Great Gift |
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| November | Faith in Things Unseen |
| Samuel—Judge and Prophet |
| Abounding with Thanksgiving |
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| October | The Book of Esther - Part 2 of 2 |
| Divine Standards |
| Healing the Lame Man |
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| September | The Book of Esther - Part 1 of 2 |
| A Contrite and Humble Spirit |
| Contending Earnestly for the Faith |
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| August | Attaining Peace of Heart and Mind |
| Ministering Spirits |
| Our Covenant of Sacrifice |
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| July | The Great Shepherd’s Rod and Staff |
| “These Three” |
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| June | Elect and Sanctified |
| Companions of Them So Used |
| The Rest of Faith |
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| May | “Your Reasonable Service” |
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| April | God Endows the New Creature |
| Hope Which Enters Within the Veil |
| Lessons from the Life of Lot |
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| March | Thoughts on the Memorial Season |
| Gethsemane’s Cup |
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| February | The Depths of Belief and Faith |
| Obedient to the Vision of Truth |
| A Peculiar People |
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| January | All Things Have Become New |
| “The Shelter of the Most High” |
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| 2019 | |
| December | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 12, Seventy Times Seven |
| Heavenly Manna |
| The Great Commission |
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| November | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 11, Treasures in Heaven |
| “Present with the Lord” |
| In Everything Give Thanks |
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| October | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 10, The Teaching of Baptism |
| “The Way, the Truth, and the Life” |
| Elisha and the Floating Axe Head |
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| September | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 9, “The Dead Know Not Anything” |
| The Hagar-Sarah Conflict |
| Jesus’ Example of Compassion |
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| August | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 8, The Holy Scriptures |
| Beacons of Light in a World of Darkness |
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| July | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 7, The Beginning of God’s Creation |
| Gain Through Loss |
| Seeking First the Kingdom and God’s Righteousness |
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| June | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 6, The One True and Living God |
| Pentecost |
| Devoted to Good Works |
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| May | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 5, Judgment Day—Not to Be Feared |
| The Vine and the Branches |
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| April | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 4, Immortality and the Human Soul |
| Dwelling Under the Blood |
| Oneness of the Brethren |
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| March | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 3, Death the Penalty—Not Torment |
| Character Lessons from the Book of Ruth |
| Hidden in the Day of the Lord |
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| February | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 2, Man’s Eternal Home |
| “Daily His Delight” |
| Consider Him |
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| January | The Bible Versus Tradition—Part 1, Man Created by God |
| “I Will Meet You in the Morning” |
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| 2018 | |
| December | Lessons from the Life of Hannah |
| Priorities |
| Be Slow to Anger |
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| November | The Eyes of the LORD |
| Thanksgiving to God for His Gifts |
| Tongues and Healing |
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| October | Not Letting Slip the Things We Have Heard |
| The Harvest and the Reapers |
| Spiritual Balance |
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| September | “From Faith to Faith” |
| The Partnership of the Sons of God |
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| August | Being Made “Able Ministers” |
| Fleshly Anger and Righteous Indignation |
| In Season and Out of Season |
| The Glory of the Terrestrial |
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| July | Crises in the Life of Peter |
| “Seek Me That You May Live” |
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| June | “Love Does Not Envy” |
| The Voice of God—Past, Present and Future |
| Faithful in a Few Things |
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| May | God’s Thoughts Toward Us |
| “What Hast Thou Done?” |
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| April | Taking Heed Lest We Fall—Part 2 of 2 |
| Boldness—Improper and Proper |
| Clean and Unclean |
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| March | Remembering Christ—Our Passover Lamb |
| “These Sayings of Mine” |
| Taking Heed Lest We Fall—Part 1 of 2 |
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| February | Instant in Prayer |
| The Gospel of Mark |
| Humility and Its Blessed Results |
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| January | Consecration, Sanctification and Glorification |
| Examining and Keeping the Heart |
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| 2017 | |
| December | The Search for God’s People—Part 12, Shining Forth as Lights |
| Soundness of Mind |
| “Brethren, Give Diligence” |
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| November | The Search for God’s People—Part 11, To Rome by Faith |
| He Followed the Lord Wholeheartedly |
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| October | The Search for God’s People—Part 10, Conclusion of Paul’s Third Journey |
| Taste the Goodness of the Lord |
| A Great Cloud of Witnesses |
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| September | The Search for God’s People—Part 9, Paul at Ephesus |
| Unity of Spirit and Faith |
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| August | The Search for God’s People—Part 8, Paul Begins His Third Journey |
| “If It Be So” |
| Our Anointing Through Christ |
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| July | The Search for God’s People—Part 7, Establishing the Brethren at Corinth |
| Our Partnership in the Gospel |
| A Song of Messiah |
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| June | The Search for God’s People—Part 6, Paul at Athens |
| Led by God’s Holy Spirit |
| Given for a Covenant |
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| May | The Search for God’s People—Part 5, The Gospel Spreads to Macedonia |
| The Perfect Spring |
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| April | The Search for God’s People—Part 4, The Jerusalem Council, and a Second Journey Begins |
| Resurrection, Ascension, and Enlightenment |
| God’s Love and Care |
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| March | The Search for God’s People—Part 3, Barnabas and Saul Sent Forth |
| In the Steps of the Lamb |
| Faith and Gold |
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| February | The Search for God’s People—Part 2, Gentiles Invited into the Body of Christ |
| A Meditation of Thanksgiving |
| The Story of Ruth |
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| January | The Search for God’s People—Part 1, The Gospel Age Work Begins |
| Seeing the Invisible |
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| 2016 | |
| December | The Work of Faith |
| Of One Mind—In Christ |
| Sowing the Seeds of Truth |
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| November | Thanksgiving unto God Forever |
| Who Shall Stand? |
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| October | The Power of the Tongue |
| “He Has Given Us” |
| Danger in Spiritual Pride |
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| September | Seven Principles of Righteousness |
| Joy that No Man Can Take |
| Vessels of the Great Potter |
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| August | Our Anointing from God |
| Lessons from Jude |
| “I Have Set the LORD Always before Me” |
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| July | Heirs of the Promise |
| Living by Faith |
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| June | Planted Together |
| “So Shall We Ever Be with the Lord” |
| Law Righteousness and Faith Righteousness |
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| May | Sonship |
| God’s Commission to Moses and to Us |
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| April | The Upper Room Experience—Part 2 of 2 |
| “Convincing Proofs” |
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| March | “Come and See” |
| The Upper Room Experience—Part 1 of 2 |
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| February | Parables of Jesus—Part 14, The Sheep and the Goats |
| A Message to Remember |
| Paul Encourages the Hebrews |
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| January | Parables of Jesus—Part 13, The Rich Man and Lazarus |
| “Let Brotherly Love Continue” |
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| 2015 | |
| December | Parables of Jesus—Part 12, Parables of the Vineyard and the Wedding Garment |
| God’s Unspeakable Gift |
| Pride—Its Manifestations |
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| November | Parables of Jesus—Part 11, Jesus Observes the Pharisees |
| Sacrifices of Thanksgiving |
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| October | Parables of Jesus—Part 10, The Church’s Reliance on Christ |
| Hidden Manna, a White Stone, and Garments of Glory |
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| September | Parables of Jesus—Part 9, Importuning in Prayer |
| “Teach Us to Pray” |
| Not Only Believe—But Work |
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| August | Parables of Jesus—Part 8, The Parable of the Penny |
| John the Baptist - Forerunner of Jesus |
| Suffering and God’s Comfort |
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| July | Parables of Jesus—Part 7, Rebukes to Israel’s Religious Leaders: The Good Samaritan and The Unjust Steward |
| “This Thing Is From Me” |
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| June | Parables of Jesus—Part 6, Christian Stewardship |
| Must Christians be Persecuted? |
| Hearts Opened to God |
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| May | Parables of Jesus—Part 5, Parables of Luke 15: The Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost Son |
| Being “Determined” |
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| April | Parables of Jesus—Part 4, The Parable of the Virgins |
| Overcoming the World |
| Commissioned to Teach |
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| March | Parables of Jesus—Part 3, The Kingdom of Heaven in Preparation |
| Our Passover—Sacrificed for Us |
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| February | Parables of Jesus—Part 2, The Wheat and the Tares |
| The High Calling |
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| January | Parables of Jesus—Part 1, The Parable of the Sower |
| The Prophecy of Habakkuk |
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| 2014 | |
| December | The Mind of Christ—Part 24, A Pillar in the Temple of God |
| The Healing Physician |
| “Mine Eye Seeth Thee” |
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| November | The Mind of Christ—Part 23, Accepted of God, Whether “Present or Absent” |
| The Voice of Thanksgiving |
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| October | The Mind of Christ—Part 22, Our “Iron Gates” |
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| September | The Mind of Christ—Part 21, What the LORD Requires |
| Receiving a Kingdom which Cannot Be Moved |
| Christ’s Constraining Love |
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| August | The Mind of Christ—Part 20, Be Doers—Not Hearers Only |
| “Ready to Be Offered” |
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| July | The Mind of Christ—Part 19, “A Faithful Saying” |
| John’s Vision of the Kingdom |
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| June | The Mind of Christ—Part 18, Peculiar and Zealous |
| Envy and Jealousy—Enemies of God’s People |
| The Serpent upon a Pole |
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| May | The Mind of Christ—Part 17, Workers Together with God |
| Lessons from the Epistle to the Hebrews |
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| April | The Mind of Christ—Part 16, The Mind of Prayer |
| “Consider” |
| The Risen Christ |
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| March | The Mind of Christ—Part 15, Labors of Love |
| “A Corn of Wheat” |
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| February | The Mind of Christ—Part 14, Liberty in Christ |
| Meditations of Sion |
| Redeeming the Time |
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| January | The Mind of Christ—Part 13, The Mind of a Servant |
| Nehemiah |
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| 2013 | |
| December | The Mind of Christ—Part 12, Christ’s Most Difficult Command |
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| November | The Mind of Christ—Part 11, Strength and Protection in Christ |
| Perilous Times |
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| October | The Mind of Christ—Part 10, Anointed for the Witness of Jesus |
| The Restless Sea |
| Going On to Perfection |
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| September | The Mind of Christ—Part 9, Provoking One Another |
| Unmovable and Abounding |
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| August | The Mind of Christ—Part 8, Claiming Christ’s Promise—“Fear Not, Little Flock” |
| The Christian’s Four Freedoms |
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| July | The Mind of Christ—Part 7, Putting on Christ |
| Knowledge That Edifies |
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| June | The Mind of Christ—Part 6, The Renewed Mind |
| Paul’s Devotion to the Church |
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| May | The Mind of Christ—Part 5, Crucified—Yet Living—with Christ |
| “Buy the Truth, and Sell It Not” |
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| April | The Mind of Christ—Part 4, Oneness in Christ |
| Luke’s Portrait of a Perfect Man |
| Soldiers of Jesus Christ |
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| March | The Mind of Christ—Part 3, Communion with Christ |
| The Lamb of God |
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| February | The Mind of Christ—Part 2, Christ—Our Sanctification and Redemption |
| “What Is That in Thine Hand?” |
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| January | The Mind of Christ—Part 1, Christ—Our Wisdom and Righteousness |
| Idolatry |
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| 2012 | |
| December | Searching the Scriptures—Part 36, The Power of the Scriptures |
| “What Seek Ye?” |
| The Good Samaritan |
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| November | Searching the Scriptures—Part 35, Confession |
| Patience—Part 2, Endurance and Constancy |
| “O Give Thanks unto the LORD” |
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| October | Searching the Scriptures—Part 34, God’s Word versus Men’s Traditions |
| Patience—Part 1, Forbearance and Longsuffering |
| The Sheep and the Goats |
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| September | Searching the Scriptures—Part 33, “I Will Make a New Covenant” |
| Listening when the Lord Speaks |
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| August | Searching the Scriptures—Part 32, If Ye Do These Things |
| The Conversion of Peter |
| Children of the Day |
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| July | Searching the Scriptures—Part 31, Our Sufficiency |
| Resting in the Lord |
| Contentment |
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| June | Searching the Scriptures—Part 30, Judgment of the House of God |
| A Lesson from the Life of Daniel |
| The Cave of Adullam |
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| May | Searching the Scriptures—Part 29, Adversity: The Lord’s Diamond Dust |
| Overlaid with Gold |
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| April | Searching the Scriptures—Part 28, Sinning Against the Holy Spirit |
| Jesus—Faithful Unto Death |
| Hope—Confident Expectation |
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| March | Searching the Scriptures—Part 27, The World’s Judgment Day |
| Purging Out the Leaven |
| Able Ministers |
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| February | Searching the Scriptures—Part 26, The Marriage of the Lamb |
| The Rewarder of Them That Seek Him |
| God’s Presence with His People |
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| January | Searching the Scriptures—Part 25, The Church’s Commission |
| Sonship, Fellowship, Partnership |
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| 2011 | |
| December | Searching the Scriptures—Part 24, Our Invisible Enemy |
| Christ Is Born |
| Thou Shalt Call His Name Jesus |
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| November | Searching the Scriptures—Part 23, God’s Everlasting Covenant |
| Paul’s Good Fight of Faith |
| Walking with Christ |
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| October | Searching the Scriptures—Part 22, Journeying Toward Canaan |
| Think It Not Strange |
| Humility Before Honor |
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| September | Searching the Scriptures—Part 21, The Prerequisites of Justification |
| A Mighty Man of Valor |
| Christian Fellowship |
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| August | Searching the Scriptures—Part 20, The Joy Set Before Us |
| Visions from the Lord |
| What God Has Given |
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| July | Searching the Scriptures—Part 19, The Great Deliverance |
| Purifying the Soul |
| Walking in Faith |
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| June | Searching the Scriptures—Part 18, The Glory to Follow |
| Day of Pentecost |
| Suffer It To Be So |
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| May | Searching the Scriptures—Part 17, Resting in Christ |
| The Deep Things of God |
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| April | Searching the Scriptures—Part 16, Precious Promises |
| Manifestations of Discipleship |
| We Are All One Body |
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| March | Searching the Scriptures—Part 15, In Remembrance of Me |
| Suffering for Well Doing |
| Overcoming the Spirit of Fear |
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| February | Searching the Scriptures—Part 14, The Salt of the Earth |
| The Holy Spirit of God |
| The Man Born Blind |
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| January | Searching the Scriptures—Part 13, In Season and Out of Season |
| Jesus the Good Shepherd |
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| 2010 | |
| December | Searching the Scriptures—Part 12, The High and Holy Place |
| Increase Our Faith |
| Seeking the Kingdom of God |
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| November | Searching the Scriptures—Part 11, The Significance of Baptism |
| Ye Are In Christ Jesus |
| Seeking the Father’s Will |
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| October | Searching the Scriptures—Part 10, Our Heavenly Shepherd |
| The Last Enemy |
| The Reward for Faithfulness |
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| September | Searching the Scriptures—Part 9, Reviving the Contrite |
| The Heavens Were Opened |
| The House of the Lord |
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| August | Searching the Scriptures—Part 8, Gold Tried in the Fire |
| Determining the Lord’s Will |
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| July | Searching the Scriptures—Part 7, Parables and Dark Sayings |
| Chosen to Salvation |
| Children of Promise |
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| June | Searching the Scriptures—Part 6, God Speaks to His People |
| Satan, an Instrument of God |
| Jesus Teaches His Disciples |
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| May | Searching the Scriptures—Part 5, Voice of the Shepherd |
| Pressing Toward the Mark |
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| April | Searching the Scriptures—Part 4, The Joyful Sound |
| Assurance of the Resurrection |
| The Spirit of a Sound Mind |
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| March | Searching the Scriptures—Part 3, Tried in the Fire |
| The Last Supper |
| Let Not Your Heart be Troubled |
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| February | Searching the Scriptures—Part 2, The Marvelous Works of God |
| Quietly Waiting on the Lord |
| The Just Shall Live by Faith |
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| January | Searching the Scriptures—Part 1, The Noble Bereans |
| The Substance of Things Hoped For |
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