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The Death Of The Lord Jesus Christ
There is irrefutable evidence that the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified on the Wednesday, rather than the Friday. We therefore commemorate His death and reflect upon the meaning of redeeming grace.
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Grow In Grace
Christian, know thy danger. Thou art ever liable to be led away by the error of the wicked one, to decline from the truth, and to fall away from thy stedfastness in the faith of Jesus. Exhortations warn of this; they tend to quicken stronger exercises of faith and love, as a remedy against this; yea, through the influences of…
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Opening One’s Understanding Of The Scriptures
Though Jesus had captivated the heart, and drawn the affections of his disciples to himself, before his sufferings and death, yet they had very little knowledge in the mysteries of his kingdom, and of the mystery of iniquity which worked in them. They were but weak in the understanding of the holy scriptures; hence arose their diffidence and suspicions concerning…
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The Life And Testimony Of Lucy Turner
From a child, my dear mother had known the truth; and for many years had walked in all the ordinances of the Lord blameless. She was the mother of 13 children, and was as affectionate a mother as she was a true helpmate and dutiful wife of my dear father. Her gifts and graces were not confined to the things…
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The Lord Blessed Both For Donations And Deprivations
The patience of Job, of which the sustaining grace of God was the secret, is proverbial. His religion, unlike that of many in the present day, was solid, and being deeply rooted it stood the most fiery ordeals. It permeated and leavened his conduct and speech, whilst the ripe fruits of patient submission to the Divine will and grateful recognition…
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The Life And Death Of Frederick Burgess
Mr. F. G. Burgess was a native of Tilehurst, near Reading, being born in that village in the year 1847. When but 11 years of age he found his mother sitting in her chair, dead, her death being due, it is believed, to heart failure. Shortly after this, on the re-marriage of his father, he left the parental roof and…
