1. The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

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    10/05/21
    16 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.
    The Bible and How to Read It - Part 3: How Do I Understand It?

  2. Remember Who You Are

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    10/01/21
    10 mins
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    By Steve Kruschel
    God and Jeremiah may have been looking at the same person, but they were seeing very different things.
    Remember Who You Are

  3. The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

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    09/07/21
    16 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    A famous saying of Augustine (echoing Jesus in Luke 24:44) perhaps puts it best, “The New Testament lies concealed in the Old, the Old lies revealed in the New.”
    The Bible and How to Read It. Part 1: What is the Bible?

  4. Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

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    08/26/21
    15 mins
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    By Tyler Cronkright
    It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
    Familiar Strangers: Comfort In Depression

  5. The Mountainous Gospel of God

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    08/23/21
    28 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Calvary is our mountain of pardon. It is the place which reveals most definitively God’s plan to redeem and reconcile sinners to himself.
    The Mountainous Gospel of God

  6. What Is the Purpose of the Church?

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    07/24/21
    13 mins
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    By John Bombaro
    Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
    What Is the Purpose of the Church?

  7. A Letter to the Rural Church

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    07/10/21
    10 mins
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    By Katie Koplin
    Questions of our purpose and significance as a church abound with fewer and fewer people in the pews.
    A Letter to the Rural Church

  8. I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

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    06/14/21
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Publishing
    This is an edited excerpt from “The Pastoral Prophet: Meditations on the Book of Jeremiah” written by Steve Kruschel (1517 Publishing, 2019).
    I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth

  9. Why We Go to Church

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    06/12/21
    13 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    This article comes to us from 1517 guest contributor, Karen Stenberg.
    Why We Go to Church

  10. The Answer to Our Longings: The Holy Trinity

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    05/29/21
    12 mins
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    By Edward Killian
    The one true God has revealed himself as the answer to the longings of every human heart. The search has ended. He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Holy, Holy, Holy.
    The Answer to Our Longings: The Holy Trinity

  11. Preaching that Gives Certainty

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    01/29/21
    13 mins
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    By Bob Hiller
    Your forgiveness means you are in God’s favor, and no matter what tomorrow brings, God’s face is shining upon you, and he is gracious to you. Whether you live or you die, you belong to the Lord.
    Preaching that Gives Certainty

  12. What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened

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    01/19/21
    11 mins
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    By John W. Hoyum
    Has the modern world taken too strong a dose of the gospel as its inheritance from the Reformation?
    What Happens When the Gospel Isn’t Threatened
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