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TABLETALK DEVOTIONS WITH R.C. SPROUL Giving with Discretion======================Matthew 6:1–4 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people inorder to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Fatherwho is in heaven” (v. 1). Society is … Continue reading →

FAITHFUL TO THE END===================This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep hiscommands and remain faithful to Jesus. Revelation 14:12 Patient endurance is an oft repeated theme throughout the New Testament. Butit seems to … Continue reading →

TEARS OF SUFFERING==================Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll—are they not in your record?Psalm 56:8 Somewhere in this world a persecuted Christian might be crying right at thismoment. It might seem that their tears are in vain and … Continue reading →

LIVING CHRIST IN THE FAMILY===========================All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children’speace. Isaiah 54:13 A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-oldgrandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM SUFFERING BRINGS A GREATER HARVEST OF SOULS===========================================On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, andall except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria…Those whohad been scattered preached the word … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM SUFFERING CAN MAKE OUR LIVES MORE HOLY======================================Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but Goddisciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. Hebrews 12:10 Christmas is … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM SUFFERING BURNS AWAY PRIDE==========================To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly greatrevelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, totorment me. Three times I pleaded with the … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM SUFFERING CAN PURIFY MY FAITH=============================In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had tosuffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—ofgreater worth than … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM PEACE IN THE FACE OF FEAR=========================You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because theytrust in you. Isaiah 26:3 Twenty-nine-year-old Maryam Rostampour and thirty-two-year old MarziehAmirizadeh spent 259 days in Tehran’s notorious … Continue reading →

STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE STORM FEAR OF DEATH=============There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear hasto do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John4:18 Satan uses and … Continue reading →