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Jonathan Parnell
Feb 19, 2023
How to Live in This World (Psalm 37:5-6 [7-8])
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. ⁶He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the...
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Jonathan Parnell
Oct 2, 2021
God Saved Us (Titus 3:4-6)
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness,...
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Jonathan Parnell
Jul 25, 2021
In Christ to Be Like Christ: Union and Completion (Philippians 1:6)
... he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. —Philippians 1:6 We have the assurance of...
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Jonathan Parnell
May 22, 2021
For Comfort, Not Angst: Understanding God’s Sovereignty (Isaiah 40:28-29)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow...
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Jonathan Parnell
Jun 22, 2018
Jesus Saves Sinners (Luke 19:10)
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. —Luke 19:10 Christianity is summed up in these words: Jesus came to seek and save...
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Jonathan Parnell
Sep 2, 2017
Why Jesus Came (John 3:16-17)
[For] God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷For God...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 18, 2016
Our Refuge in God the Word (Psalm 1:1-2)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but...
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Jonathan Parnell
Jan 9, 2016
Memory Device for Deuteronomy 10:12-13
And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to...
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Jonathan Parnell
Jul 1, 2013
Why You Don’t Have to Worry (Philippians 4:6-7)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God....
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Jonathan Parnell
Jun 10, 2013
Because God Owns Tomorrow (James 4:15-17)
Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." ¹⁶As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such...
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Jonathan Parnell
Jun 3, 2013
What It Means to Be Created (James 4:13-14)
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—¹⁴yet...
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Jonathan Parnell
May 20, 2013
The Radical Love of Burning Coals (Romans 12:20-21)
To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning...
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Jonathan Parnell
May 13, 2013
What Others Think: To Care or Not to Care? (Romans 12:17-19)
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. ¹⁸If possible, so far as it depends on you,...
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Jonathan Parnell
May 6, 2013
The Gospel Is for Relationships (Romans 12:14-16)
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. ¹⁶Live in harmony...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 29, 2013
The Way to Live (Romans 12:11-13)
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. ¹²Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer....
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 21, 2013
What Is Behind Our Love? (Romans 12:9-10)
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. ¹⁰Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 15, 2013
The New and Better Rescue We All Need (Isaiah 43:25)
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” —Isaiah 43:25 God has a people and He...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 14, 2013
Why God’s Sovereignty Matters (Psalm 96:9-10)
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! ¹⁰Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 7, 2013
Sentences Change Lives
In one of my daughters’ favorite books Dr. Seuss tells us, “The more you read, the more things you will know.” True. Reading is thinking...
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Jonathan Parnell
Apr 7, 2013
Three Things about God’s Reign (Psalm 96:9-10)
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! ¹⁰Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the...
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