D E C E M B E R 1 4 “…whatever things are true…think on these things.” — Philippians 4:8

Living According to the Truth

In Philippians 4:8, Paul tells us to think on good and noble things. The first one he mentions is to think on what is true. That means true as opposed to false and true as opposed to unreal—the real as opposed to the unreal. Now we live in a day when many people echo Pilate, saying, “What is truth?” And they believe that there is no real truth. Mark Twain said that the problem with most people is not what they don’t... More

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D E C E M B E R 1 3 “…casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” — 2 Corinthians 10:5

Every Thought Captive

Christianity involves our actions, our words. Every thought is to be brought into captivity to the obedience of Jesus Christ. This is a tremendous statement. This kind of thought is reiterated, even the wise Solomon said many centuries before, “…for as he thinks in his heart so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). What you really are is what you think in your heart. “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,... More

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D E C E M B E R 1 2 “And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” — Romans 5:5

Deciding to Hope In God

The Bible has a good bit to say about the matter of our thinking. The Bible teaches that we have the power to govern our thoughts and, therefore, we are responsible for our thinking. Now most people don’t think that we are. They believe that thinking is just something that goes on all of the time and is almost beyond our control. And there certainly is a steady stream of thinking that goes on and I suppose it goes on in everyone. It... More

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D E C E M B E R 1 1 “Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.” — Philippians 4:8

Positive Thinking

Norman Vincent Peale is best known for his famous book The Power of Positive Thinking. Now he has been criticized by evangelical Christians for simply playing on one string of a harp, and there is perhaps a little truthfulness to this in that he left many of the great doctrines of the Christian faith not denied, but more or less ignored, while he played on the string of the power of positive thinking. But let me say this, he played better on... More

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D E C E M B E R 1 0 “Brothers, I could not speak to you as to spiritual men… I have fed you with milk and not with solid food. For to this day you were not able to endure it...” — 1 Corinthians 3:1a-2

The Meat of the Word

The late Dr. Donald Gray Barnhouse pastored Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Barnhouse was the gentleman through whom I first heard the Gospel on the radio and through whom Christ was pleased to reveal Himself in me. And so he has been a person whom I have always appreciated, though I only met him one time. At that time, I told him who I was and that I had been converted about 4 years prior to that through one of his radio... More

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D E C E M B E R 9 “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” — Romans 1:16

Finding the Power of God

Too many of us have an unusual problem. We have too many powers. We have powers of intellect, physical prowess, academic accomplishment, athletic trophies, business success, professional advancement, and social standing. The problem with all these superfluous powers is that they can prevent us from finding the power of God—which alone can bring ultimate success in life. As Jesus asked, What if you gain the whole world and lose your... More

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D E C E M B E R 8 “Do not fear, for you shall not be ashamed nor be humiliated; for you shall not be put to shame…” — Isaiah 54:4

Fear of Failure

We all have to grapple with the fear of failure which immobilizes so many of us. I am sure there is not a person alive who has not had to wrestle in some dark night with that archfiend, the fear of failure. How many of us have started out and gone but a little way, until we felt the icy fingers of fear gripping our hearts and turning our blood to cold, jellied soup? The poet put it like this: Lord, I’m afraid of ridicule. So many... More

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Living According to the Truth

Every Thought Captive

Deciding to Hope In God

Positive Thinking

The Meat of the Word

Finding the Power of God

Fear of Failure