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Joe Norton
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Perfect Peace (12/20/2020)
“You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You Because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3). On this day of praise and...
Joe Norton
Dec 13, 20201 min read
The Missing Elements (12/13/2020)
“When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of...
Joe Norton
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Assurance (12/6/2020)
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25). Through the...
Joe Norton
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Contentment (11/29/2020)
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor...
Joe Norton
Nov 22, 20201 min read
Let Us Be Thankful (11/22/2020)
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you...
Joe Norton
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Christ: An Ultimate Example of Self Sacrifice (11/15/220)
Third in a series on Romans 15:1-3 “For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached...
Joe Norton
Nov 7, 20201 min read
For the Good of Others (11/8/2020)
Second in a series on Romans 15:1-3 “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification” (Romans 15:2). Paul here...
Joe Norton
Nov 1, 20201 min read
Bear with the Weak (11/1/2020)
First in a series on Romans 15:1-3 “We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please...
Joe Norton
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Decision for Quality (10/25/2020)
“To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom” (Proverbs 10:23). Contextually, this proverb is talking about...
Joe Norton
Oct 18, 20201 min read
The Greater Profit (10/18/2020)
Final in a series of studies of Mark 8:34-37 “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or...
Joe Norton
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Losing to Save (10/11/2020)
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it” (Mark 8:35)....
Joe Norton
Oct 3, 20201 min read
Recipe for a Happy Eternity (10/4/2020)
First in a series of studies in Mark 8:34-37 “When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them,...
Joe Norton
Sep 26, 20201 min read
First Things First (9/27/2020)
“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers?” (3 John 2). John rather sets up a...
Joe Norton
Sep 20, 20201 min read
Observations Can Mislead (9/20/2020)
“Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped For I...
Joe Norton
Sep 12, 20201 min read
Who Is A God Like You? (9/13/2020)
“Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? Because He delights in...
Joe Norton
Sep 6, 20201 min read
Open Ears to Hear (9/6/2020)
Third of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear’ ” (Mark 4:23). While this verse clearly goes back...
Joe Norton
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Message Revealed (8/30/2020)
Second of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret...
Joe Norton
Aug 23, 20201 min read
Message on a Lampstand (8/23/2020)
First of a three-part study on Mark 4:21-23 “Also He said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not...
Joe Norton
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Love One Another (8/16/2020)
“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another with a...
Joe Norton
Aug 9, 20201 min read
Growth (8/9/2020)
“Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the...
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