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Preserve (5442) phulasso

Phulasso (5442) means to watch, to carry out the function as a military guard or sentinel (cp Ac 23:35, 28:16), to keep watch, to have one's eye upon lest one escape, to guard a person that he might remain safe (from violence, from another person or thing, from being snatched away, from being lost).... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Protect (5442) phulasso

Phulasso (5442) means to watch, to carry out the function as a military guard or sentinel (cp Ac 23:35, 28:16), to keep watch, to have one's eye upon lest one escape, to guard a person that he might remain safe (from violence, from another person or thing, from being snatched away, from being lost).... Read More
Greek Word Studies

Strengthen (4741) sterizo

Confirm (4741) (stērízō from histemi = to stand as in 1 Pe 5:12 "stand firm in" the true grace of God. Histemi also root of "Resist" - anthistemi and of "firm" - stereos, both used by Peter in 1 Pe 5:9) means to make firm or solid, to set fast, to fix firmly in a place, to establish (make firm or st... Read More
Horatius Bonar

The Night of Weeping

Horatius BonarLaughter and revelry belong to a fallen world. They are too superficial to have place among the holy; and too hollow to be known among the truly happy. With the peace of God in our hearts we feel that we do not need them. They may do for childhood; they may do for the world; but not for us. They do ... Read More
Watchman Nee

Spirit and Soul

Watchman NeeIT IS IMPERATIVE that a believer know he has a spirit, since, as we shall soon learn, every communication of God with man occurs there. If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the spirit. He easily substitutes the thoughts or emotions o... Read More
Zac Poonen

Fighting The Good Fight

Zac Poonen"Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of eternal life" (1 Tim 6:12) We can take hold of etneral life (the divine nature) only as we fight the good fight of faith. And if we want to fight that good fight, then we must do all we can to avoid fighting other fights that are not good fights. We are r... Read More
Amazing Hymn Stories

Blest Be The Tie That Binds

At the age of 16, John Fawcett and his new bride Mary, began their ministry at an impoverished Baptist church in Wainsgate. After seven years of devoted service in meager circumstances, they received a call to the large and influential Carter’s Lane Baptist Church in London. They decided to move. Af... Read More
Bishop M.A. Lalachan

Greed - A Fearful Master

Bishop M.A. LalachanI came across this interesting Quote the other day, “Whether you have a Maruti or a Mercedes, the road remains the same… Whether you travel economy or business class, the destination doesn't change…. Whether you have a Titan or a Rolex, time is the same…. Whether you have Apple or Samsung, people wh... Read More
Denis Lyle

Pride goes before a fall

Reading: Daniel 4:1-37 PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL It was December 7th 1941 when Mitsuo Fuchida a proud and militant Japanese Commander led the attack on Pearl harbour. But his brilliant military career ended with the defeat of Japan and the close of the war. Returning to his home village near Osaka he... Read More
Denis Lyle

The helper who got greedy

2 Kings 5: 20-27 THE HELPER WHO GOT GREEDY There is a legend from India concerning a mouse, which was terrified of cats. A magician agreed to help him and transformed the mouse into a cat. That seemed to resolve his fears until he came face to face with a dog. He took his case to the magician who ch... Read More

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