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Watch the video here! Psalm 24:3,4 “Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart.” In 1949, a great revival took place in the Hebrides. Seven men and two women had decided to pray and not stop until God…

Philippians 2:17 “But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.” I’m sure you’re probably like me in terms of feeling overwhelmed at times by the needs of this world. We see horrific pictures…

Romans 1:16 “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” Nobody likes being mocked or marginalized, slandered or scoffed at, be it by colleagues or friends or random people we come across. Well, God wants us to surrender our fear of people,…

Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” When I was seventeen, I was asked a question which many of us were faced with: “What university are you going to go to?” I never debated…

John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father, except through me.” Are you a tolerant person? It’s a loaded question, isn’t it?! The above pronouncement is one of many in the Bible that most people in our relativist post-modern age find totally outrageous and offensive. A few…

Romans 5:3,4 “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” 19th century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was second only to Charles Darwin in contributions to his field. One of his most astute observations concerned the saving nature of struggle. He stumbled across it as…

Isaiah 26:4 “Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.” This story was recorded by an officer in a naval magazine: “Two battleships were assigned to the training squadron and had been at sea for several days in heavy weather. I was serving in the lead battleship and…

Watch the video here! Colossians 1:16,17 “All things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Dallas Willard wrote: “The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with himself included in that community as its prime…

Malachi 3:3 “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” During a weekly Bible study group in Kentucky, the book of Malachi was being studied. In Malachi 3:3, they read, “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” The group discussed this analogy to understand its significance. It seemed the Lord…

2 Timothy 3:10–12 “You, however, know all about my…endurance, persecutions, sufferings… In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” In a telling discussion, the spiritual leader of Islamic fundamentalist Hezbollah in Lebanon, Ayatollah Fadlallah, said to Brother Andrew: “You Christians have a problem.” “What do you think…