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In His Grip: Goals
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Monday, January 2, 2012. O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;. Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places. What are you thinking about as 2012 gets started? What is your focus? I believe all of us struggle to think less of ourselves and more of God. Several months ago I was gripped by Psalm 43, and in particular verse 5. What will shape my thinking and determine my goals? For those whom He ...
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In His Grip: The Real Thing
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Monday, March 26, 2012. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. As I stopped to rest and refuel this weekend (after a work all-nighter Friday -! 8226; Samson: Judges 14:6, 14:19, 15:14,. 8226; Saul: 1 Samuel 10:6, 10, 11:6, 16:13, 18:10. I want not simply moments. Of those things, but a lifetime. One of the great modern ...
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In His Grip: Sowing and Reaping
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, March 10, 2012. And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows- how, he himself does not know. I believe that this can only be properly understood by considering the eternal purposes of God. Patience seems to make no sense if our focus is on ourselves and what can be done in our lifetimes; however, when...
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In His Grip: Authentic Teaching
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, July 2, 2011. Last Fall I began a series entitled Spiritual Tests: How We Know What is Authentic. While I’ve taken some detours along the way, here is a review of some of the ground we’ve covered regarding ways we can test our own authenticity:. 8226; Godly Self-Examination. 8226; God’s Examination. 8226; Examination from Godly People. God has given us this instruction from the Apostle John:. 1 John 4:1-3 NASB). What th...
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In His Grip: Redemption
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, March 17, 2012. In Him we have redemption through His blood,. The forgiveness of our trespasses,. According to the riches of His grace. From the AMG Word Study Dictionary. Redemption is 'deliverance on account of the ransom paid as spoken of the deliverance from the power and consequences of sin which Christ procured by laying down His life as a ransom for those who believe.'. I have heard of the 'ransom theory'. This i...
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In His Grip: Lord, Rebuke Me!
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, October 9, 2010. Lord, Rebuke Me! Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, And whom You teach out of Your law;. My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof, For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12 NASB; see also Hebrews 12:5-6). Who of us does not want to be blessed of the Lord, and to fully experience His love? Furthermo...
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In His Grip: Peace!
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, November 26, 2011. For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;. And the government will rest on His shoulders;. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace…. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,. Relationships are all about con...
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In His Grip: Spiritual Tests: How We Know What is Authentic (Introduction)
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Saturday, September 18, 2010. Spiritual Tests: How We Know What is Authentic (Introduction). Do not judge so that you will not be judged.". Jesus, Matthew 7:1 NASB). Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you- unless indeed you fail the test? 2 Corinthians 13:5 NASB). 1 John 4:1 NASB). 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 NASB). Daily examples ...
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In His Grip: Test Me: Am I Authentic?
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Sunday, September 26, 2010. Test Me: Am I Authentic? Search me, O God, and know my heart;. Try me and know my anxious thoughts;. And see if there be any hurtful way in me,. And lead me in the everlasting way. Create in me a clean heart, O God,. And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Test my mind and my heart.
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In His Grip: Are You Truly Humble?
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Mark D. Twombly. View my complete profile. Mark and Betty Twombly Facebook. Sunday, November 21, 2010. Are You Truly Humble? He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,. And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,. Reprove a wise man and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,. Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. Better is open rebuke. Than love that is concealed. Does this sou...