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Volume 77 • January 1, 2011 |
TruthDr. James MacDonaldI have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:14-17) I would suggest to you that John 17:17 is a great verse to put to memory. It has three little parts to it. Jesus prayed, Sanctify them. The word sanctify means change. Sanctification is God’s transforming process in the life of every believer. Jesus prayed, “Change them, Father, all My disciples.” The second phrase is, in the truth. Do you want to change and grow? The fuel for transformation has always been and always will be truth. Sanctify them in the truth. Where is truth found? Jesus didn’t leave any doubt about that. The last phrase in verse 17 was, your word is truth. This is the Son praying to the Father. Every word that proceeds from the mouth of God is absolute, authoritative, binding truth. The world can shout that it has discovered other truth, but what God says is still true! Within the last few years psychology has promoted the concept that if you really want to get healthy, if you want to get healed from the past, you have to dig it up. Joseph in the Old Testament and the Apostle Paul in the New Testament make God’s heart abundantly clear: freedom from my past comes not from remembering and reviewing, but from forgetting and putting behind me and forgiving and moving on. This is the living, abiding, Word of God – always true, always reliable:
This is the greatest book that has ever been written because it is the only book that God has written. He has preserved, protected, and promoted it. It has the endorsements of the greatest minds of human history. This book has never been tried and found lacking. Never! Don’t ever let someone make you back down from trusting God’s Word. The Bible has never been really tried and found lacking, but it has been found very convicting and therefore not tried. —James MacDonald For more from James MacDonald and the "Walk in the Word" Bible teaching ministry, visit WalkInTheWord.com |
Mitch's JournalSaturday 2/28/2004Snowboarding was good 10” of new snow. I took one bad fall but I’m alright. Today God taught me about fellowship in the gospel – as long as you maintain your own personal interests and ambitions you cannot be completely aligned or identified with God’s interest. This can only be accomplished by giving up all of your personal plans once and for all and by allowing God to take you directly into his purpose for the world. Your understanding of your ways must also be surrendered because they are now the ways of the Lord. I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. I should never say Lord this causes me heartache – to talk that way makes me a stumbling block. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. He can crush me, exalt me or do anything else He chooses. He simply asks me to have absolute faith in Him and his goodness. |
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Remembering "Granny Hope"December 31, 2010 Paying Tribute to a Treasured Grandma! Hope Sampson 1929-2010. MSC would like to celebrate the life of Mitch’s grandma, Hope Marie Sampson, who went home to be with the Lord and Mitch on December 9, 2010. Hope had long suffered from many illnesses and we are happy to report she now… |
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Supporter Spotlight: Matt and Joanne RiegerDecember 31, 2010 This month’s Supporter Spotlight highlights a young couple from Lombard, IL. Matt & Joanne Rieger have financially supported MSC since its existence 6 years ago. Read below, in their own words, as to why they continue to partner with MSC! |
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Partner Spotlight: Maggie's PlaceDecember 31, 2010 This month’s Partner Spotlight is focused on Maggie’s Place, a women’s home for expectant mothers and their newborns. Maggie’s Place has 3 locations in the Phoenix area and 1 location in Ohio. We are brand new partners with Maggie’s Place this month and would love to share with you how they… |
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