Monthly Archives: October 2017

God is Real and He is Good

Psalm 34:8 (NIV) Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. [The Christian] creed requires them to believe in the personality of God, and they have been taught to pray, “Our Father, which art in heaven.” Now personality and fatherhood carry with them … Continue reading

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A Christian Attitude toward Trials

James 1:2 (NIV) Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds. I like the attitude of Captain David Fortune of the Monterey Police Department. Captain Fortune has had three different types of cancer. His first round was with cancer of the larynx in 1979. That cancer … Continue reading

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Conspiracy of Silence

There is a strange conspiracy of silence in the world today—even in religious circles—about man’s responsibility for sin, the reality of judgment, and about an outraged God and the necessity for a crucified Saviour. –A. W. Tozer Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for … Continue reading

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Exchanging the Old for the New

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! Coming to the Lord is a shedding off process. Sometimes being “born again” takes a long pregnancy. —George Taylor Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, … Continue reading

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The Big Mission of a Little Church in Belgrade

Our overall purpose is to bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ by obeying his command to make disciples of all nations. Specifically, our vision is to make Dry Creek Bible Church an equipping center which helps individuals become Christ—like in their lives and competent in Christian service so that … Continue reading

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The God of All Comfort

You don’t have to be alone in your hurt! Comfort is yours. Joy is an option. And it’s all been made possible by your Savior. He went without comfort so you might have it. He postponed joy so you might share in it. He willingly chose isolation so you might … Continue reading

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Christians: Assert Yourselves

Isaiah 53:3 (NIV) He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Non-Christians will insist that we should keep our religion out of the way of their politics. But … Continue reading

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