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Zac Poonen

Humbling Oneself

Zac PoonenA spiritual person will always be ready to humble himself. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. If we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God,He will exalt us at the proper time (1Pet.5:5,6). To be exalted does not mean that we become great men in this world or in Christendom a... Read More
Zac Poonen

The Difference between Old Covenant and New Covenant Servant

Zac PoonenIn 2 Corinthians Chapter 3, Paul speaks about a new covenant servant. There is a vast difference between new covenant servants and old covenant servants. In the old covenant, there were a few prophets like Hosea, Isaiah and Ezekiel who had to go through some trials for them to learn God's ways and t... Read More
Zac Poonen

The Glory of Jesus

Zac PoonenThe Holy Spirit is one of the main themes of the New Testament, and the Holy Spirit is also one of the main themes in Isaiah 40 to 66. "Behold My Servant whom I uphold…" (Isa. 42:1). A true servant of God is one who is upheld by God, not by money or by an organization or any human agency. The Lord i... Read More
Zac Poonen

Understanding God's Heart

Zac PoonenThese are quotes from sermons preached at RLCF Church in August 2010. Click here to listen to these sermons • God overlooks the years in which we were ignorant of His ways. But He is now calling us to turn around and obey Him (Acts 17:30). • Obedience to God is as much of a burden as wings are to a ... Read More
Bob Hoekstra

Isaiah Encouraging All to Wait on the Lord

Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength . . . And I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; and I will hope in Him . . . And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the LORD; we have waited f... Read More
Bob Hoekstra

Isaiah Proclaiming God's Power for the Weak

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, th... Read More
Denis Lyle

The Discipline of Disturbance

In 1892 after a year of intensive work in Great Britain, D.L.Moody sailed for home, eager to get back to his family and work. The ship left Southampton amid many farewells. About three days out into the ocean, the ship ground to a halt with a broken shaft and before long it began to take water. Need... Read More
Grace Gems

ALL OF "GRACE GEMS" FROM DECEMBER 2003

ALL OF "GRACE GEMS" FROM DECEMBER 2003 IN ONE FILE Some beloved idol? (J. C. Philpot, "Spiritual Times and Seasons" 1841) "Because the whole land is filled with idols, and the people are madly in love with them." Jeremiah 50:38 Have we not all in our various ways, set up some beloved idol . . . some... Read More
Henry Law

Fear of Death

Henry LawWhile the Lord delays His coming, death works incessantly. There is no moment when its scythe is idle. We may soon feel its leveling blow. The debt of dying is due from us and all earth-born. "It is appointed unto men once to die."--Heb. 9:27. Is there no comfort in this thought? Do no bright streak... Read More
Hymn Stories

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." -Matthew 10:19-31 "How can I be discouraged when my heavenly Fath... Read More

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