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Day 8/27 – A Life of Vanity

August 27, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

God of our Salvation – II Corinthians‬ ‭1:10‬ ‭NKJV. “who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,”‬‬ II Corinthians‬ ‭1:10 “…God’s work is found in individuals, not institutions. … God’s Church is comprised of those in whom He has done an eternal work of regeneration,… [More…]

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Day 7/23 – Message and Messenger

July 23, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Separate From the World – 1 John 2:15-16 (ESV) “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world— the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life —is… [More…]

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Day 6/9 – A Season of Miracles

June 9, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

God’s Word is the Light in the world – Psalms‬ ‭119:105‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. “Your Word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Psalms‬ ‭119:105 “If God is able to make everything that happens to us work together for our good, then ultimately everything that happens to us is good. We must be careful… [More…]

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Day 6/8 – The Disobedient Prophet

June 8, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Ministry is the Believer’s privilege & responsibility – II Timothy‬ ‭4:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” II Timothy 4:2 “Reason’s first order is to understand revelation; but its second order is to subordinate itself to that revelation. But in today’s church, revelation must… [More…]

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Day 5/28 – Argument of the Skeptic

May 28, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Invest for the Long Term…Lay Up Your Treasures in Heaven – Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV “19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break… [More…]

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Day 5/17 – Dispensing God’s Grace

May 17, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Love – 1 John 3:18 (ESV) “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 “You cannot be knowingly disobedient to Jesus and experience fellowship with Him. Your prayer for forgiveness, after salvation, is not to be saved again, but for restoring the relationship. Your sin has separated… [More…]

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Day 4/14 – The Sins of the Father

April 14, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Sin’s Penalty – Hebrews 9:27 (ESV) “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,” Hebrews 9:27 God calls EVERY Believer to the Ministry – ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:11-12‬ says:‭ “And He Himself (Jesus) gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for… [More…]

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Day 4/12 – Hope

April 12, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

All Have Sinned – Isaiah 53:6 (ESV). “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 “Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been… [More…]

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Day 1/28 – Ruled By Men

January 28, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

Christ Paid the Penalty – Romans 5:8 (ESV) “…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 “You should read and study God’s Word like you read the morning newspaper. The context gives you the meaning of the words. Let the text make its case. Don’t try and… [More…]

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Day 1/1 – Happy New Year! — Knowing the Ways of God

January 1, 2019 By Lyle Brennan Leave a Comment

‭‭II Timothy‬ ‭4:1-5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will… [More…]

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