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Christ Is All We Need For Eternal Life: He is Our Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption; Says the Apostle Paul! Please Ponder That!
A Devotional Reading from the pen of Dr. John Gill for the Twenty Fifth Day of February 2025 Taken from an unpublished 31 devotional...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 253 min read


Have You Ever Been On Your Knees or On Your Face in Worship Before God? Please Ponder That!
A Devotional Thought for February 24, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan Taken from Daily Readings Edited by Dr. Roger D Duke The Second of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 242 min read
!["[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.webp)
!["[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.webp)
"[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!
Eric Liddell, running for "God's Pleasure"! IN CHINA, Eric Liddell asked his students if they believed Christ’s Sermon on the Mount....

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 212 min read


Consider: In This New Year of 2025, Jesus Is Looking for You! Is Jesus Knocking at Your (Heart's) Door? Please Ponder This Very Great and Eternal Question?!
Jesus knocks on your heart's door. Will you invite Him to come in? Is Jesus Knocking at Your Door? The Bible says in Revelation 3:20 "...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 202 min read


“Who is Worthy?” Christ Alone is Worthy To Open The Book and Break Its Seals; According To The Book of Revelation!
Christ comes in GLORY on the LAST DAY and He is the ONLY ONE worthy to open the BOOK described in the REVELATION! “Who is Worthy?” (Only...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 203 min read


Consider: When the Resurrected and Ever Living Christ Comes Again, He Will Resurrect All Who Believe(d) in Him! GLORY to GOD!
Jesus Christ comes in the clouds with all His GLORY! A Devotional Thought for the Nineteenth Day of February 2025 Taken from the New...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 193 min read


On This Day in Church History-February 18-"Pilgrim's Progress" Bunyan's Famous Allegory Was First Published. Give it a Look See . . .
Pilgrim in his rags as he flees the City of Destruction with the Word of God in his hand. NEXT TO THE BIBLE, John Bunyan’s allegory of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 183 min read


“Unbelief is a Great Sin—It Fosters All Other Sins”: Do You Believe in Christ Alone? Or, Are You Still in Unbelief?
"Faith" is the noun. "Trust" is the verb! A Devotional for the Seventeenth Day of February 2025 From the Desk of Dr. John Albert Broadus...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 172 min read


A Different Valentine's Message for You: Do You Believe "God's Word Raises the Dead"? John Bunyan Emphatically Does, Check It Out!
Jesus' Word raises the dead because He is "The Resurrection" in Himself! A Valentine's Day Devotional for February 14, 2025 From the Pen...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 142 min read


Does Your Heart Move You "To Love the LORD Your God" with All Your Heart? A Thought Worth Consideration No Doubt!
The Greatest Commandment: To Love the LORD thy God with All your Heart. A Devotional for Thursday February 13, 2025 From the Pen of Dr....

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 132 min read
The Blind Poet/Songwriter Fanny Crosby Could See Eternity Better Than Most of Her Peers! Check Out Her Story Here!
Blind poet Fanny Crosby. Blind Fanny Crosby Wrote Hymns We Treasure ON THIS DATE, 12 February l9l5 , Fanny Crosby died at the age of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 122 min read


Please; Stop! Look! And Listen! Pray and Ponder This Prayer with Me in Your Heart This Morning!
Trinitarian emblem; the crown represents the Father, the cross represents the Son, the dove represents the Holy Spirit. "TRINITY PRAYER"...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 111 min read


Do You Believe God Chooses, Predestinates, or Elects to Eternal Life? John Bunyan Did? It Is Worth Considering!
God's choice of some over others for His own reasons and for His own GLORY . . . A Devotional Thought for February 10, 2025 From John...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 102 min read


At National Prayer Breakfast, (President)Trump leans into role of faith in nation’s past, future. Check it out!
President Trump speaks to the National Prayer Breakfast. WASHINGTON (BP) — Extolling the importance of religious liberty President Donald...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 73 min read


Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Lutheran Minister, Persecuted, and Martyred for His Stand for Christ Against Hitler! Read His Story Here!
BUCHENWALD was among the first and largest of the German concentration camps. Although it was not officially an extermination camp, a...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 72 min read


What Do You Believe? Or Better Said, In Whom Do You Believe? Check Out This Confession!
A Devotional Thought for February 6, 2025. From the Pen of John Bunyan, Author of Pilgrim's Progress "I Believe Christ is Exalted" Christ...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 62 min read


"Where You Go I Will Go; Where You Stay I Will Stay; Your God Shall Be My God; Where You Die I Will Die and Be Buried"! An Old Testament Confession That Applies To Following Christ Today!
Ruth going back to Israel with her mother-in-law Naomi after all heir husbands died. The other daughter-in-law goes back to her heathen...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 53 min read


Have You or Are You Committing "The Sin of Unbelief"? My Prayer to God for You Is: "Help Thou Thy Unbelief"!
John 3: 16, probably the best known verse for belief in Jesus Christ as Savior. A Devotional Thought For The Fourth Day of February 2025...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 43 min read


Do You Realize That Jesus Christ Declared He Is "The Resurrection and The Life" Spiritually? Things Worth Considering, Don't You Think?
Lazarus arises alter Jesus calls his name at the tomb. John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life [1]...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 33 min read


Have You, Like John Bunyan, Heard God's Call to Ministry? Or Even, Have You Heard the Call to Salvation in Christ? Please Ponder These Dear Reader!
Historical image of the RCA Victor dog hearing its master's voice over the phonograph. A Devotional for January 31, 2025 The Author’s...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Jan 315 min read
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