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11. “Afar Off” There are many characters who are said to be “afar off.” 1. A Demon-Possessed Man, when he “saw Jesus afar off,” ran and worshipped Him (Mar_5:6). 2. The Women at the Cross were “beholding” Him “afar off” (Mat_27:55). 3. Peter followed his Lord “afar off” when he ought to have been near … Continue reading “0013. 11. “Afar Off””

8. “According To” In Ephesians 1 1. Predestination. “According to the good pleasure of His will,” He hath predestinated us to the place of children (Eph_6:5). 2. Benediction. “According to the riches of His grace,” He has blessed us in Christ (Eph_6:7). 3. Revelation. “According to His good pleasure,” He hath made known to us … Continue reading “0010. 8. “According To””

9. A Group of Glad Ones The words “Glad,” “Rejoice,” etc., are one and the same in the Greek. 1. A Glad Saviour—Luk_15:5. 2. A Glad Sinner—Luk_19:6; Act_8:39. 3. A Glad Servant—Act_11:23. 4. A Glad Sufferer—Col_1:24. 5. A Glad Saint—2Jn_1:4. 6. A Glad Surveyor—Col_2:5. 7. A Glad Scoffer—Luk_23:8. By: DR. F. E. MARSH

7. Abundant Supply “Able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think” (Eph_3:20). “The principal and most valuable characteristic of the cod is its amazing fecundity. It has been calculated that a single fish will deposit nine millions of eggs, a number which in its vastness simply bewilders us, for we cannot at … Continue reading “0009. 7. Abundant Supply”

5. Abraham’s Vision Gen_18:1-2 Fellowship is the soul of friendship, or the common interest that the one has with the other. The Lord appeared to him—Gen_18:1, Gen_18:2. If the different occasions when God appeared to Abraham are looked up, it will be found they were crisis points in his history. On this occasion God promised … Continue reading “0007. 5. Abraham’s Vision”

6. “Agree” The Greek word for “agree” in Mat_18:19, means to symphonise and suggests a musical harmony, where chords are tuned to the same key, and struck by a master hand. 1. There is a symphonising which we should avoid, that is, a concert for the furtherance of evil, like Ananias and Sapphira, when they … Continue reading “0008. 6. “Agree””

3. Abram’s Journey of Faith Gen_12:4-9; Gen_13:1-4, Gen_13:14, Gen_13:18 There is a path to be found, and God alone can find it; so if we would find the path we must find God by being found by Him. 1. The Departure of Faith—Gen_12:4. Abram “departed out of Haran,” the half-way place of compromise, and this … Continue reading “0005. 3. Abram’s Journey of Faith”

4. Abraham’s Intercession Gen_18:18-33 Dr. Joseph Parker, in referring to Sodom, and Abraham’s prayer for it, and God’s knowledge of its sin, said: “There are four great facts to consider. 1, That God holds inquest upon the moral condition of cities. 2, That God is accessible to earnest human appeal. 3, That the few can … Continue reading “0006. 4. Abraham’s Intercession”

2. “Above” “Born From Above” (Joh_3:3) 1. Christ, who came “from above” did a work for us which was outside in its merit and worth—Joh_3:31. 2. Life. The life which qualifies us for the Kingdom of God is “from above”—Joh_3:3, Joh_3:5. The word “again” should be “above,” and is so given in Joh_3:31. 3. Love. … Continue reading “0004. 2. “Above””

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