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What Leads You Away from God? Is It Not Because of Your Inner Wicked Desires? Do You Give Into Your Those Desires [or Lusts?] A Point to Ponder . . .
The Seven Deadly Sins, are you guilty? A Daily Devotional for September 30, 2025 One’s Wicked Desires Take Him Away “Then they will call...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 302 min read
What Would Be the Last Thing You Would Do? Would You Choose to Preach a Sermon? George Whitefield Did! Check It Out! A Point to Ponder . . .
Geroge Whitefield Facing Death, George Whitefield Preached One Last Time “SIR, YOU ARE more fit to go to bed than to preach,” said Mr....
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 292 min read
What Do You Desire? Do Your Desires Carry You Along? Do You Give Yourself Over to Them? Then They May Be Your Master and You Their Slave! A Point to Ponder . . .
A Devotional for Friday September 26, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan author of Pilgrim's Progress Our Desires Carry Us Along “For he...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 262 min read
Do You Read the Bible? Consider Reading the Gospel of Mark and Broadus's Commentary On It. New Understandings to be Gleaned! A Point to Ponder . . .
The Gospel of Mark A Devotional for the Twenty Fourth Day of the September, 2025 “Introduction” From the Commentary on the Gospel of Mark...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 243 min read
Do You Pray for God's "Grace in Trials"? God's Merciful Enabling (His Grace) to Get Through Trials or Endure Them Are Available To You! Just Call on Him by Christ Jesus . . . Point to Ponder . . .
God's Grace is available for you in Your Trials! A Devotional Thought and Prayer for September 23, 2025 Have you, do you, pray for God's...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 232 min read
Do You Give Diligence to Your Faith? If Not? Why Not? Then Maybe You Should? A Point To Ponder . . .
Give Due Diligence to Your Faith! Give Diligence to Your Faith! From the Writings of the Rev. Dr. John Gill 2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 223 min read
A Prayer of Charles Haddon Spurgeon for the Salvation of Sinners! May His Prayer from the 19th Century Impact Your Heart To Be Turned To Christ for Eternal Salvation Today! Points to Ponder .
A rendering of Charles Haddon Spurgeon preaching. The one who prayed for sinners to be saved! A Popular Article that was rerun because of...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 193 min read
What is Your Vocation or Calling? Did You Know Christ Has Called You to a New Vocation? To Take Up Your Cross and Follow Him! A Point to Ponder . . .
What is Your Vocation or Calling? Did You Know Christ Has Called You to a New Vocation? To Take Up Your Cross and Follow Him! A Point to...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 181 min read
Do You Enjoy True Internal Joy or Only External "Happiness"? True JOY only comes from a relationship with Christ! A Point to Ponder . . .
Do You Enjoy True Internal Joy or Only External "Happiness"? True JOY only comes from a relationship with Christ! O CHRIST, All thy ways...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 172 min read
The Apostle Paul Said: "And now abides faith, hope, charity, these three." When You and I are dead and gone, will these three be remembered of our life? Points to Ponder . . .
When they carry you away; will faith, hope, and charity be remembered of your life? A Devotional Thought from The Rev. Dr. John Gill for...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 163 min read
Please read, think about, and maybe pray this prayer as you turn toward Christ's Throne! A Point To Ponder . . .
A Prayer and Devotional for Monday September 15, 2025 Please read, think about, and maybe pray this prayer toward Christ's Throne! The...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 152 min read
Do You Desire Heaven? Have You Been Equipped To Live Where Jesus Is? If Not, You Will Not Be Happy There! Neither Can You Go There! Read and Pray This Prayer. A Point To Ponder . . .
A Devotional Reading for Friday September 12, 2025 Heaven Desired A Prayer O MY LORD, May I arrive where means of grace cease and I need...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 122 min read
What Do You Love? Where Do You Set Your Affections? Are They Set On the Idols of This World? Do You Look Above? Do You Set Your Affections On Christ and His Kingdom? Points To Ponder . . .
Daniel praying setting his affections toward Jehovah above and not on the kings of this world below! Colossians 3:2 Set your affections...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 112 min read
“Spiritual Work has Rich Rewards" Where Are You Sewing? What Are You Sewing? You Will Have a Crop To Come In! Will You Reap To The Spirit? Or Reap To the Flesh? A Point To Ponder . . .
The Parable of the Sower. Will you reap from the Spirit or from the flesh? The Tenth Day of the September, 2025 From the Pen of Dr. John...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 103 min read
Do You Believe JEHOVAH God is Your Creator and Controller? If Not? Why Not? Read This Prayer and Consider It Please! A Point to Ponder . . .
God creating Adam by Michelangelo Third Day Morning: God Creator and Controller MOST HIGH GOD, The universe with all its myriad creatures...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 91 min read
Would You Like to Know HIM; That is JESUS?! Would You Like to Know the POWER That Raised HIM from the DEAD?! You Can, by Receiving HIM as LORD and SAVIOR! A Point to Ponder . . .
Jesus walks froth from the tomb! That I may know him [1] Philippians 3:10 The Ethiopic version reads “by faith”, and to the same sense...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 83 min read
How Long Since You Marveled in God's Presence? Either in a Worship Service or Prayer Time? I Hope It Is So in Your Life! A Point to Ponder . . .
Moses before the burning bush in God's presence with his shoes off! A Devotional for Friday September 5, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 52 min read
Do You Have Bible Convictions? Why? Or Why Not? Do You Hold Your Convictions With Conviction? What is the Basis of Your Thinking? Points to Ponder . . .
Are you convicted? Consider praying this prayer! Do You Have Bible Convictions? Why? Why Not? Do You Hold Your Convictions With...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 42 min read
Do You Have "Reasons for Righteous Desires"? Why? Or, Why Not? Point to Ponder . . .
Do you have "Reasons for Righteous Desires? Scripture Passage for Consideration: A Daily Devotional for Wednesday September 3, 2025 From...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 32 min read
Do You Have Any "Scriptural Convictions"? Read and Pray This Prayer Then Consider It! Point To Ponder . . .
Do You Have Any "Scriptural Convictions" Read and Pray This Prayer Then Consider It! O GOD OF LOVE, I approach thee with encouragements...
Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 21 min read
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