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LUTHER HAD "A MIGHTY FORTRESS [IN] OUR GOD"! DO YOU?
“A Mighty Fortress is Our God” By Dr. Martin Luther This hymn captures the essence of the Old Testament Book of Psalms Chapter 46. Psalms...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Sep 2, 20203 min read


"LOOKING UNTO JESUS": A SERMON BY ROGER D DUKE
"LOOKING UNTO JESUS": AN AUDIO SERMON BY ROGER D DUKE The sermon can be heard at https://www.invertedchristian.com/speakingsermonslecture...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 31, 20201 min read


ARE YOU SINGING UNTO THE LORD THIS DAY BECAUSE OF THE GOSPEL? READ ON!
Please enjoy The Gospel as found in Charles Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening Devotionals.” This is a service of The...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 28, 20203 min read


DID YOU START YOUR DAY WITH A "SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER"?
"Sweet Hour of Prayer" By William Walford The writer of this beloved hymn was blind, but he had a worth that is even felt in devotionals...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 26, 20203 min read


FROM PASTOR PHIL'S LEATHER JOURNAL: "A PATTERN OF GOSPEL WORK"
"A PATTERN OF GOSPEL WORK" (Used by permission) A new Gospel message brought to you by https://www.invertedchristian.com/ The Gospel as...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 25, 20203 min read


HAVE YOU RAISED YOUR "EBENEZER?" READ ON!
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Written By Robert Robinson “The History of the Hymn” Written By Roger D Duke Contrary to some popular...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 24, 20203 min read


HAS "THE POWER IN THE BLOOD" COVERED YOUR SINS?
“There Is Power in the Blood” “Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things…but with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Pet. 1:18-19)...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 21, 20202 min read


IS JESUS THE ROCK "CLEFT FOR YOU" LIKE MOSES OF OLD?
“Rock of Ages Cleft for Me” By Augustus Montague Toplady VERSE 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me Let me hide myself in Thee Let the water and...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 19, 20203 min read


HAVE YOU BEEN RELEASED FROM YOUR DUNGEON-CELL OF SIN?
"And Can It Be That I Should Gain," by Charles Wesley; The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 363 Source: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resou...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 18, 20204 min read


AMAZING LOVE HOW CAN IT BE? AN INTERVIEW WITH A CONTRIBUTOR
Amazing Love How Can It Be? Note: Your blogger co-wrote the chapter contribution to AMAZING LOVE HOW CAN IT BE? entitled "Love Divine All...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 17, 20203 min read


GOD'S SOVEREIGN PROVIDENCE: “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way” By William Cowper (Pronounced “Cooper”) William Cowper’s poems are published in many collections of great...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 13, 20202 min read


HOW FIRM IS YOUR FOUNDATION? IN THESE TRYING TIMES?
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION "How Firm a Foundation" is a Christian hymn published in 1787 by John Rippon—a Baptist minister. The obvious theme...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 12, 20202 min read


"A SHIPWRECK, A POEM, A HYMN, A TESTIMONY!" Of the Gospel . . .
A rendering of the French ocean liner SS Ville du Havre. The ship in which Spafford's family was traveling when struck by...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 11, 20203 min read


"LOVE LIFTED ME!" HAS LOVE LIFTED YOU?
" "LOVE LIFTED ME": ONE OF MY FAVORITE HYMNS "Love Lifted Me" is a popular hymn written by James Rowe. The lyrics draw from the stories...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 10, 20202 min read


ARE YOU THIRSTY? COME TO THE FOUNTAIN AND DRINK FREELY!
Whoever is Thirsty, Come to the Fountain and Drink Freely. The Gospel found in John 7: 37-40, and in Isaiah, and in Revelation, the New...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 6, 20201 min read


Are you a thief or a robber? Have you heard the Master's voice?
The image shows a sheep-pen, corral, or sheepfold in the Near-East tradition. The shepherd would lead the sheep into the pen at night. He...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 4, 20203 min read


Find & Enjoy the GOSPEL from "The Leather Journal" of Pastor Phil Newton, Memphis, TN.
The “Leather Journal” is a ministry of of Dr. Phil Newton. He pastors the South Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, TN. Pastor Phil’s...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Aug 3, 20203 min read


JESUS CALMED THE SEA: HE CAN ALSO CALM YOUR HEART!
“Put Your Hand in the Hand” (of the Man from Galilee) Hear Ocean Sing Their Hit Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh4Y9lT75Kw This...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Jul 28, 20203 min read


Is Christ Your Good Shepherd?
Psalm 23 “The Shepherd Psalm” 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Jul 22, 20203 min read


One of Elvis Presley's Favorite Hymns!
HOW GREAT THOU ART O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Jul 20, 20202 min read
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