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What If I’m Scared of Dying?
“My heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:9-11). Death…
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March 25: Remain in Christ
This post is part of a 40-Day Prayer Journey through the season of Lent. Click here to learn more and read other posts in the series “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5).…
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Strength to Soar
Why do Christians grumble and complain? Why is it so easy for us to think that God doesn’t notice what’s going on in our lives? What changes all of that? Read on to find out…
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4 More Ways to Get People Talking in Your Bible Study … This Week!
It’s hard to get people to be involved in Bible study sometimes! In our last issue of Teach the Word, we saw four ways for getting dialogue flowing in your Bible study. Here are four more tips to help get people more actively involved. . . 1. Give them choices—Give your groups or pairs options from which…
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A Christmas Message From Northwestern Publishing House
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, we reflect upon the blessings of another year now coming to a close. First and foremost, we stand in awe of the wisdom, love, and providence demonstrated by our gracious Father as he has guided the ministry of Northwestern Publishing House…
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Loving Like Jesus
If we want to see love in action, we look at Jesus. He was and is love. Look at how he interacted with the Samaritan woman at the well. “Now [Jesus] had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to…
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Loving Others Lavishly
In Acts chapter 9, Luke writes: In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. Lydda was near Joppa; so when the…
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Knowing the Real Enemy
After Jesus and his disciples had eaten their last Passover meal together, the Twelve (now down to the Eleven) retreated to the Mount of Olives. Jesus plunged into the night, pressing on toward a secluded garden named Gethsemane. Peter, James, and John quietly followed. While the three hunkered into a small hollow to rest, Jesus…