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The Mass of Sin is Not Predominate in the Culture Without: It is the Mass of Sin Found in the Human Heart Within! This Needs Some Remedy! Ponder This!
“I saw myself a mass of sin": the real battle in Western culture Written By Michael A.G. Azad Haykin Sep 20 Left: Silver Bluff Baptist...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 20, 20243 min read
A Gospel Sermon Outline: "The 'Nine R's of Hell." Preached at the Memphis Union Mission. Please ponder this content!
“The ‘Nine R’s’ of Hell” I. Man’s Appointment: Hebrews 9: 27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 20, 20242 min read
From the Pen of Dr. John Gill: Do You Bless and Worship the LORD with All Your Soul? Please Ponder That . . .
Psalm 103: 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul [1] His better part, his soul, which comes immediately from God, and returns to him, which is...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Are You "Born Again?" Are You Saved By Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ? "Unbelief is a Grievous Sin," says John A. Broadus! Ponder This . . . !
A Devotional for The Eighteenth Day September “Unbelief is a Grievous Sin” [1] We are in God’s world—we are bound to receive his...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 18, 20243 min read
What It Is to Be Offered? To Be Offered Like the Lord Jesus Christ? To Be Offered by the Apostle Paul? Are You Willing to be Offered for Others?
What It Is to Be Offered (from John Bunyan’s Writings) This was originally posted at SBC Voices @ https://sbcvoices.com/what-it-is-to-be-...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 17, 20245 min read
God is Preparing for All of His Own an Eternal City! Is Your Name and Citizenship Written Down There? Please Ponder This Biblical Ideal . . .
A Devotional for Monday September 16 God Prepares Them a City “For he [Abraham] was looking forward to the city that has foundations,...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Is Your Soul Based on A "Firm Foundation"? This Beloved Old Hymn Answers the Questions for Us! Please Ponder Its Message . . .
" HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION" "How Firm a Foundation" is a Christian hymn published in 1787 by John Rippon—a Baptist minister. The obvious...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Based of Psalm 46: One of the Major Premises of the Reformation Captured in One of Martin Luther's Best Known Hymns!
“A Mighty Fortress is Our God” By Dr. Martin Luther This hymn captures the essence of the Old Testament Book of Psalms Chapter 46....
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 10, 20244 min read
Humans Are Not the Only Ones Who Elect? Our Sovereign God Also Elects. Even To Our Eternal Destination! Ponder That!
The Ninth Day of September The Scriptural Conundrum of Election Concern for the salvation of others is not prevented by a belief in...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Jesus said, "I Am the Resurrection and the Life"! Whoever Believes in Him Shall Never Die! Please Ponder This . . .
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life [1] Signifying, that he was able of himself to raise men from death...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 6, 20243 min read
The Greatest Songs in Heaven are The Savior Praying for His People to The Father: Ponder That . . .
The Fifth Day of the Month of September “He Ever Liveth to Intercede” [1] Scripture Portion Wherefore, he is able to save them to...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 5, 20245 min read
A Daily Devotional From the Pen of John Bunyan: Where Are You Truly Safe? You Are Only Truly Safe in the Presence of God!
A Daily Devotional for September 4 In God’s Presence is Safety “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 4, 20241 min read
For Your Consideration: The First and Great Rescue Mission! Pacific Garden Mission, Chicago Ill.
[Adapted, adopted, edited, and used by permission from the Christian History Institute. You can enjoy their other writings at...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 3, 20243 min read
Dr. John Gill Asks: "Where Have You Set Your Affections." "Who or What Do You Love"?
Colossians 3:2 Set your affections on things above . . . [1] For unless the affections are set on them, they [the things above] will...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 2, 20242 min read
Have You Personally Cried Out For Mercy Like Israel's King David? Think About It ... A Devotional From John Gill
Psalm 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God [1] David, under a sense of sin, does not run away from God, but applies unto him, and casts himself...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Is Your Praying Like “The Prayer of the Woman of Canaan”? Think About It . . .
A Devotional from the Desk of John A. Broadus Sermon Excerpt “The Prayer of the Woman of Canaan” [1] Scripture Portion Matthew...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 29, 20243 min read
I Corinthians 5:7: "...For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us." A Devotional from the Pen of John Gill
Exodus 12:7 & 8 And they shall take of the blood [1] Of the lamb, being received into a basin, Exodus 12:22: And strike it on the two...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 28, 20243 min read
There is the One Thing Needful: That Christ Should Be All And All! Please Think About It?!
“But Christ is all, and in all.” Colossians 3:11. THE great concernment of lost creatures is, above all things, to mind salvation. This...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Have You Thought About It Lately? He's Got the Whole World In His Hands! Think About It?
This Is My Father's World “The Story Behind the Hymn” This hymn has been a popular one for several years. Maltbie Davenport Babcock was...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 26, 20242 min read
Consider: “JESUS PRAYS FOR PETER—AND YOU and ME!”
A Devotional: “JESUS PRAYS FOR PETER—AND YOU and ME!” Morning Devotional "These have no root."-Luke 8:13 Please enjoy The...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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