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Joe Norton
Mar 15, 20201 min read
Do Not Lie (3/15/2020)
“Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds” (Colossians 3:9). Living in a world that has made truth...
Joe Norton
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Moral Purity (3/8/2020)
“Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell” (1 Corinthians 10:8). The Apostle...
Joe Norton
Mar 1, 20201 min read
Anarchy Condemned (3/1/2020)
“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6). These were dark days in Israel...
Joe Norton
Feb 22, 20201 min read
Worship (2/23/2020)
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). The occasion when Jesus is speaking with the...
Joe Norton
Feb 15, 20201 min read
Living the Life (2/16/2020)
"and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24). As Paul...
Joe Norton
Feb 9, 20201 min read
The Good Confession (2/9/2020)
"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the...
Joe Norton
Feb 2, 20201 min read
Faith Defined (2/2/2020)
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11.1). As Paul writes to his own people, he...
Joe Norton
Jan 26, 20201 min read
The Resurrection (1/26/2020)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope...
Joe Norton
Jan 19, 20201 min read
Authority (1/19/2020)
"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth’ ” (Matthew 28:18). For any ...
Joe Norton
Jan 12, 20201 min read
God Is (1/12/2020)
"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His...
Joe Norton
Jan 5, 20201 min read
Keep Precepts Diligently (1/5/2020)
“You have commanded us To keep your precepts diligently” (Psalm 119:4). As the psalmist gets into his praise of God’s word and his...
Joe Norton
Dec 28, 20191 min read
For or Against (12/29/2019)
“He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad” (Matthew 12:30). By this point in His...
Joe Norton
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Grasping for the Wind (12/21/2019)
"Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;...
Joe Norton
Dec 14, 20191 min read
Slow to Wrath (12/15/2019)
"He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly” (Proverbs 14:29). Solomon had an understanding...
Joe Norton
Dec 8, 20191 min read
Valley of Decision (12/8/2019)
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision” (Joel 3:14) Using the...
Joe Norton
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Filled with Thanksgiving (12/1/2019)
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to...
Joe Norton
Nov 24, 20191 min read
The Second Coming (11/24/2019)
“knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise...
Joe Norton
Nov 17, 20191 min read
Go Forward (11/17/2019)
“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward’.” (Exodus 14:15). The people of God were...
Joe Norton
Nov 9, 20191 min read
A Better Life (11/9/2019)
“Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice” (Proverbs 16:8). In establishing what is really important in...
Joe Norton
Nov 3, 20191 min read
Walking With the Wise (11/3/2019)
“He who walks with wise men will be wise, “But the companion of fools will be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20). Influence is a powerful force...
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