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  1. Christsfreeservant

    When Sorrow Comes

    Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Look to God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 3 (select vv. NASB). Be Harmonious (vv. 8-9) To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not...
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    Depression

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  3. Christsfreeservant

    Our High Priest

    Monday, February 13, 2017, 10:15 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “In Faithfulness He Leads Me.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Hebrews 4:14-5:9 (Select vv. NASB). He Sympathizes with Us (4:14-16) Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Sincere Faith

    Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 9:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Lift My Eyes.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (NASB). Recalling Your Tears (vv. 1-7) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ...
  5. Endtime Survivors

    Perspectives on the Tribulation (video)

    Hi all. Here's another video. It's about 6 minutes long. This one takes a post-trib stance, so the discussion is from that perspective. The participants question the reasoning for going through the tribulation and what evangelism will look like at that time. I look forward to healthy...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Closer Than a Brother

    Friday, January 6, 2017, 10:10 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Very Best Friend.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 (NIV). Grace and Peace (vv. 1-2) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God...
  7. YouAreAwesome

    Proof God created evil

    Please either find the mistake in this logic, or find the false premise: 1. God created free agents 2. Free agents have the potential to do evil, e 3. Potential has a non-zero probability, p, where 0<p<1 4. Therefore, over infinite time, the probability of a free agent to perform evil...
  8. Radrook

    Compassion for Animal Suffering VS Compassion for Humans

    There seems to be a big discrepancy among some humans between what they consider to be merciful behavior towards animals and compassionate behavior towards humans. They seem to feel that being human disqualifies a person from the same empathetic consideration which they readily express toward a...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Tremble Before Him

    Sunday, October 30, 2016, 4:40 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Were You There?” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 96 (ESV). His Salvation (vv. 1-8) Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of...
  10. Fish and Bread

    The Path to Light

    Link: http://abidinginhope.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-path-to-light-speaking-to-soul.html
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Save Me

    Sunday, October 23, 2016, 5:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “More Love to Thee, O Christ.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 69 (Select vv. ESV). Up to My Neck (vv. 1-4a) Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where...
  12. YouAreAwesome

    Is God ultimately responsible for evil?

    Hi, I have been a Christian for pretty much my whole life. I'm 35. Recently I've been attempting to nut out whether the attributes of the God I believe in make sense to the actual world we live in. Here is the problem I'm attempting to solve in a way that I feel satisfied. 1. God has no...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Smile Again

    Sunday, October 9, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 39 (NASB). My Sorrow (vv. 1-2) I said, “I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Not in Want

    Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9:09 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 23 (ESV). Preface The Lord Jesus Christ, God the Son, came to earth, took on human form, suffered as we suffer, and was tempted in like manner as we...
  15. Lauris

    Intelligent MALEVOLENT design?

    Hi! This is coming from a curious nonbeliever. I've been seriously pondering the theory of abiogenesis and Darwinian macroevolution, and found them wanting. It does seem more intuitive to me to believe there is an intelligence behind creation, than everything is sheer randomness (not to...
  16. N

    PLEASE HELP PLEASE suffering from anxiety/ OCD thoughts won't leave me please please help

    I am sorry that this is very long , but I need immediate spiritual help!!!I am a worrier ever since I can remember. I have terrible anxiety and it's killing me. I have prayed to God so much the past few months because I am suffering so badly from anxiety and depression. What I am worried about...
  17. YHWH_will_uplift

    yhwh-will-uplift's Blog

  18. Christsfreeservant

    In Which We Stand

    Thursday, April 28, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “I Do Not Seal My Lips.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 5:1-5 (ESV). Justified by Faith (v. 1) Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ...
  19. Lords Man

    What sinners 'deserve'.

    The world, the course of which is “according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2), evaluates everything from a carnal, rather than a Biblical, perspective. Thus, when it considers what is deserved in this life, it...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Why Must We Suffer?

    Friday, March 11, 2016, 8:15 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Open My Heart.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 5:1-15 (ESV). Jesus our Healer (vv. 1-9a) After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep...