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We Owe Martha An Apology

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, In : New Books 

Only two weeks before Graceful Influence is available for purchase, but you can still place a preorder for it this week if you don't want to forget to order it! You're going to be impacted in a way you won't expect. Maybe get a friend or two to order as well and work through the book together over a mug of coffee or tea!


Amazon: https://bit.ly/3vYUer2



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SAVING FAITH

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, In : Faith 


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OUR HUMANITY, GOD’S PROVISION

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, In : Grace 

From GRACEFUL INFLUENCE by Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Preorder available now https://bit.ly/3Obgt3a


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SELFLESSNESS

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, In : Encourage 

This new book, Graceful Influence by Lori Stanley Roeleveld, will be released on March 5, 2024. This book looks to be one you may have to read more than once! Or how about calling or texting a couple of gal pals and work through it together? Whether you read it alone or within a group of friends, you're not going to want to miss this new book. Preorders are available through Amazon with this link: Click here for the Pre order link to Graceful Influence!


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I DON’T WANT TO

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, January 20, 2024, In : Dependence 
10 years ago I ran a half marathon, on my birthday. Something I would never put on my bucket list and something I never thought I could do. I’m not a runner. I don’t like running. But I’m glad I did it.  God used it to show me:
A.  I can do things that I don’t think I can accomplish 
B. I can do things I don’t want to do 

Are there things in your life like that?

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GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, January 17, 2024,


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RED PEN REDEMPTION Book Review

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, In : Book Review 



Just binged RED PEN REDEMPTION.  What a journey through decades with a family as real as it gets. Nothing sappy here. Gospel truth is beautifully woven throughout challenging a cold hearted skeptic. This truly glorifies God. Thank you, Lori Roeleveld
https://a.co/d/6Q8xZFo


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Rejoice!

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, December 23, 2023, In : Christmas 
A short carol I wrote a few years ago. Merry Christmas


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Just Out on Amazon!

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, December 19, 2023,

Just out on Amazon, by my, friend, Fred von Kamecke



An excellent story line with great characters. And the power of the Gospel.


Alexi de la Castellanos, the senior salesperson of a marketing firm, is focused, seductive, and drop dead gorgeous. She’s also falling apart. Her father kills himself and visions of him invade her dreams. The torment stirs up a past long forgotten, and then he shows up when she’s awake. Alexi thinks her father’s ghost is haunting her. But he’s not. It’s much ...


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Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, November 30, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?

A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul [a], being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her [b] yet without sin [c].

[a]. Phil. 2:7Heb. 2:1417

[b]. Luke 1:273135

[c]. 2 Cor. 5:21Heb. 4:157:261 John 3:5


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/



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Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, November 3, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?


A. The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ [a], who, being the eternal Son of God [b], became man [c] and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever [d].

[a]. John 14:6Acts 4:121 Tim. 2:5-6

[b]. Ps. 2:7Matt. 3:1717:5John 1:18

[c]. Isa. 9:6Matt. 1:23John 1:14Gal. 4:4

[d]. Acts 1:11Heb. 7:24-25


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/

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Q. 20. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


A. God having, out of his mere good pleasure, from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life [a,] did enter into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer [b].

[a]. Acts 13:48Eph. 1:4-52 Thess. 2:13-14

[b]. Gen. 3:1517:7Ex. 19:5-6Jer. 31:31-34Matt. 20:281 Cor. 11:25Heb. 9:15


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/

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Q. 19. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 19. What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell?


A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God [a], are under his wrath [b] and curse [c], and so made liable to all miseries in this life [d], to death [e] itself, and to the pains of hell for ever [f].

[a]. Gen. 3:824John 8:344244Eph. 2:124:18

[b]. John 3:36Rom. 1:18Eph. 2:35:6

[c]. Gal. 3:10Rev. 22:3

[d]. Gen. 3:16-19Job 5:7Ecc. 2:22-23Rom. 8:18-23

[e]. Ezek. 18:4Rom. 5:126:23

[f]. Matt. 25:41462 ...


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Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, October 9, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?

A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin [a], the want of original righteousness [b], and the corruption of his whole nature [c], which is commonly called original sin; together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it [d].

[a]. Rom. 5:1219

[b]. Rom. 3:10Col. 3:10Eph. 4:24

[c]. Ps. 51:5John 3:6Rom. 3:188:7-8Eph. 2:3

[d]. Gen. 6:5Ps. 53:1-3M...


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Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

Q. 17. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?

A. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery [a].

[a]. Gen. 3:16-1923Rom. 3:165:12Eph. 2:1


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/



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Q. 16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, October 2, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?

A. The covenant being made with Adam [a], not only for himself, but for his posterity; all mankind, descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him, in his first transgression [b].

[a]. Gen. 2:16-17Jas. 2:10

[b]. Rom. 5:12-211 Cor. 15:22


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, September 29, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?

A. The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein thy were created, was their eating the forbidden fruit [a].

[a]. Gen. 3:6


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 14. What is sin?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, September 28, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God [a].

[a]. Lev. 5:17Jas. 4:171 John 3:4


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?

A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the estate wherein they were created, by sinning against God [a].

[a]. Gen. 3:6-8132 Cor. 11:3


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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NEW RELEASE BY CARRIE TURANSKY

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, In : New Books 

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In 2012, art historian Gwen Monroe travels to England’s Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to her prestigious grandfather. While at Longdale Manor, she becomes acquainted with David Bradley—the owner’s handsome grandson—who is desperate to save the crumbling estate by selling Longdale’s art and antiques. When Gwen stumbles upon an intricately carved shepherd’s staff similar to one in a phot...


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Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?

A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death. [a]

[a]. Gen. 2:16-17Jas. 2:10


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, September 15, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?

A. God’s works of providence are, his most holy [a], wise [b], and powerful [c] preserving [d] and governing [e] all his creatures, and all their actions [f].

[a]. Ps. 145:17

[b]. Ps. 104:24

[c]. Heb. 1:3

[d]. Neh. 9:6

[e]. Eph. 1:19-22

[f]. Ps. 36:6Prov. 16:33Matt. 10:30


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 10. How did God create man?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, September 14, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 10. How did God create man?
A. God created man male and female, after his own image [a], in knowledge [b], righteousness, and holiness [c], with dominion over the creatures [d].

[a]. Gen. 1:27

[b]. Col. 3:10

[c]. Eph. 4:24

[d]. Gen. 1:28; see Ps. 8


Source https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 9. What is the work of creation?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 9. What is the work of creation?

A. The work of creation is, God’s making all things of nothing, by the word of his power [a], in the space of six days, and all very good. [b]

[a]. Gen. 1:1Ps. 33:69Heb. 11:3

[b]. Gen. 1:31

Source 
https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees?

A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and providence[a].

[a]. Ps. 148:8Isa. 40:26Dan. 4:35Acts 4:24-28Rev. 4:11

Source 
https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/



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Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, September 11, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

Q. 7. What are the decrees of God?


A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass [a].


[a]. Ps. 33:11Isa. 14:24Acts 2:23Eph. 1:11-12
Source: 
https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, September 8, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


A. There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost [a]; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory. [b]

[a]. Matt. 3:16-1728:192 Cor. 13:141 Pet. 1:2

[b]. Ps. 45:6John 1:117:5Acts 5:3-4Rom. 9:5Col. 2:9;

Jude 24-25

Source: 
https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/


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THE GLIDER - New Release. Memoir on Foster Care

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, In : New Books 


The Glider is a memoir by Author Linda Summerfield. She leads the Word Weavers Chapter I attend.
Please take a moment to read this interview about her experience and advocacy for foster care.

https://penningpansies.com/2023/09/06/the-glider-an-interview-with-author-linda-summerford/

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Q. 5. Are there more Gods than one?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 

A. There is but one only [a], the living and true God [b].

[a]. Deut. 6:4Isa. 44:645:21-221 Cor. 8:4-6

[b]. Jer. 10:10John 17:31 Thess. 1:91 John 5:20


Source: https://wearereformed.com/category/westminster-shorter-catechism/



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Q. 4. WHAT IS GOD?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, September 2, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


A4: God is a Spirit[1], infinite[2], eternal[3], and unchangeable[4], in his being[5], wisdom[6], power[7], holiness[8], justice[9], goodness, and truth[10].

  1. John 4:24
  2. Job 11:7-9
  3. Psalm 90:2
  4. James 1:17
  5. Exodus 3:14
  6. Psalm 147:5
  7. Hebrews 1:3
  8. Revelation 4:8
  9. Revelation 15:4
  10. Exodus 34:6-7

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Q. 3. What do the Scriptures principally teach?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


A. The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, [a] and what duty God requires of man [b].

[a]. Gen. 1:1John 5:3920:31Rom. 10:172 Tim. 3:15

[b]. Deut. 10:12-13Josh. 1:8Ps. 119:105Mic. 6:8; 2 Tim.

3:16-17

Source: 
https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster-standards/shorter-catechism/



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WHAT IS THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CONFESSION?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, August 28, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


The Westminster Confession of Faith, drawn up in the 1640s by an assembly of 151 theologians (mostly Presbyterians and Puritans) at Westminster Abbey, is the standard of doctrine for the Church of Scotland and many Presbyterian churches throughout the world. Several other denominations, including Baptists and Congregationalists, have used adaptations of the Westminster Confession of Faith as a basis for their own doctrinal statements. In each case, the Westminster Confession is considered sub...


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Q2 How May We Glorify and Enjoy God?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, August 26, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?

A. The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,c is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.d


Matt. 19:4–5. Deut. 4:2 

https://wearereformed.com/westminster-shorter-catechism/q-2-what-rule-hath-god-given-to-direct-us-how-we-may-glorify-and-enjoy-him/


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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, In : Forgiveness 
 


The term “confess” means to say the same thing about sin as God does; to acknowledge his perspective about sin. While
 1 John 1:7 is from God’s perspective, v. 9 is from the Christian’s perspective. Confession of sin characterizes genuine Christians, and God continually cleanses those who are confessing (cf. v. 7). Rather than focusing on confession for every single sin as necessary, John has especially in mind here a settled recognition and acknowledgment that one is a sinner in need...

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WE DID NOTHING

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, In : Grace 


You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:6-8




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GOODNESS AND LOVING KINDNESS OF GOD

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, August 14, 2023,


4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:4, ESV)


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Q1 CHIEF END OF MAN

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, August 12, 2023, In : Westminster Confession 


who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, (2 Timothy 1:9, ESV)


The first question in the THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM

Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?

A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, [a] and to enjoy him for ever. [b]

[a]. Ps. 86:9Isa. 60:21Rom. 11:361 Cor. 6:2010:31; Rev.

4:11

[b]. Ps. 16:5-11144:15Isa. 12:2Luke 2:10Phil. 4:4; Rev.

21:3-4

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GIFTS FOR FRUIT FIRST, THEN SUPPLY FOR OUR NEEDS

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, August 11, 2023, In : Purpose 


 18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus 
the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.


19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.


20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. (Philippians 4:18, ESV)


Paul is thanking the congregation in Phillipi for the financial support they provided. In light of that, he encourages them that God will s...


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A BLESSING WE CAN SHARE

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, August 10, 2023, In : Blessing 


22 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, 

24 The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;  26 the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.  (Numbers 6:22, ESV)


The LORD spoke this to Moses to speak to Aaron and his sons to bless the people of Israel. What a wonderful blessing to share over our family and friends. I like to...


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MORE THAN APPROACHABLE

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, August 9, 2023,

14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:14, ESV)

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THEREFORE BE STEADFAST

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, August 8, 2023,
 

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:56, ESV)


Paul enhanced his joy at the reality of resurrection by quoting from Isa. 25:8 and Hos. 13:14. The latter quote taunts death as if it were a bee whose sting was removed. That...


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GRACE - CONSTANTLY AVAILABLE

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, August 7, 2023, In : Grace 



 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV)


“The present tense of the verb translated “is sufficient” reveals the constant availability of divine grace.”...


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CHOSEN

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, In : Assurance 

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:9, ESV

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called ...


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THE WRATH OF GOD SATISFIED

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, July 31, 2023, In : Assurance 

 The word propitiation carries the basic idea of appeasement or satisfaction, specifically toward God. Propitiation is a two-part act that involves appeasing the wrath of an offended person and being reconciled to him.” 
https://www.gotquestions.org/propitiation.html




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STIR IT UP

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, July 28, 2023, In : Encourage 
 
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, (Hebrews 10:24, ESV)


stir up. The English word “paroxysm” is derived from the Greek term used here. The meaning in this context is that of stimulating or inciting someone to do something. John MacArthur



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ILLUMINATION TO WALK WITHOUT STUMBLING

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, In : Assurance 


Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  (Psalms 119:105, ESV)


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KNOWING THE HEART OF GOD

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, July 24, 2023, In : Knowing God 


The heart refers to the central part of a person. The heart is the nature of a person, and to know the heart of someone is to know that person’s innermost character, feelings, or inclinations (see Proverbs 4:23 and 16:1). The heart of God is the essence of who He is, what He desires, His will, and His purposes. By reading the Bible, knowing Jesus, and spending time in prayer, a person can know the heart of God

https://www.gotquestions.org/heart-of-God.html



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RECONCILIATION - A CHANGE FROM ENMITY TO FRIENDSHIP

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, July 22, 2023,

God has called believers to proclaim the gospel of reconciliation to others (cf. 1 Cor. 1:17). The concept of service, such as waiting on tables, derives from the Greek word for “ministry.” Lit., God wants Christians to accept the privilege of serving unbelievers by proclaiming a desire to be reconciled.

John MacArthur



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TEACH, ADMONISH, SING, GIVE THANKS

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, July 20, 2023,

 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:


Earlier in this chapter, we are commanded to put OFF the old self and put ON the new self. Because of God’s goodness, we have His Word to instruct us and give transforming power through the Holy Spirit.



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ABIDING IN GOD’S WORD BRINGS FREEDOM

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, July 13, 2023,

 
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "
If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

33 They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?"

34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.

36 So if the So...


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FORGIVENESS THAT LEADS TO SATISFACTION

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, In : Praise 

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 

3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 

4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 

5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.  (Psalms 103:1, ESV)

What a beautiful progression from forgiveness, to healing. From healing to redemption. From redemption to crownin...


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STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, In : Assurance 


2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV): 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.


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TRANSFORMING RENEWAL

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, July 10, 2023, In : Scripture 

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:1, ESV)


That kind of transformation can occur only as the Holy Spirit changes our thinking through consistent study and meditation of Scri...


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PROMISED PEACE

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, July 7, 2023, In : Peace 
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah 26:3-4

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LEANING

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, In : Dependence 
 

Lean: rely on or derive support from someone or something

God invites us to lean on Him and His wisdom. 




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Real Freedom

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, In : Assurance 

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:31, ESV)

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Abba, Father

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, July 1, 2023, In : Assurance 
 
Romans 8:15

We have a Spirit-produced awareness of the rich reality that God has made us his children and, therefore, that we can come before him without fear or hesitation as our beloved Father. It includes the confidence that we are truly sons of God. Abba! An informal, Aramaic term for Father that conveys a sense of intimacy. Like the English terms “Daddy” or “Papa,” it connotes tenderness, dependence, and a relationship free of fear or anxiety


John MacArthur Study Bible

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Amazing Love. No Condemnation

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, June 30, 2023, In : Grace 

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2, ESV)

“First, He frees us from sin and death. He enables us to fulfill the law. He changes our nature. He empowers us for victory. He confirms our adoption. He guarantees our glory. And He aids our prayers. And because He does all of that, the results are given in verses 28 to 39. The reason we can praise...


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Humility

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, June 29, 2023, In : Humility 


C. S. Lewis, a great British thinker and writer, with immense imagination, has a section in a book that he wrote called Miracles, and it looks at this incarnation of God in human flesh in, I think, a wonderfully fresh way. This is what he writes: “In the Christian story, God descends to re-ascend. He comes down, down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity, down to the very roots and seed bed of the humanity which He Himself created. But He goes down to co...


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Be Still

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, In : Prayer 



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You Can’t Unscramble Eggs

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, In : Assurance 

 

38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39, ESV)




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Have a Good Day or Have a Better Day

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, June 26, 2023, In : Grace 


Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16, ESV)


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Lesson from David

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Sunday, June 25, 2023,

Amen and amen. God’s mercies are new every morning. 
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God’s Presence

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Saturday, June 24, 2023, In : Worship 
 

Psalm 16:11 says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
 



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Experiencing God’s Word

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, June 23, 2023, In : Scripture 


Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” Psalm 1:1-3


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Worship

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, June 22, 2023, In : Worship 


Isaiah 12:5 says, “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.”



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Give Thanks

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Thursday, June 22, 2023,


Psalm 92:1-5 says:

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!


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Prayer

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, In : Prayer 


Brother Lawrence said, “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.”


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Faith

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, June 19, 2023, In : Faith 



Who gives us faith?

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8, ESV)


Where does faith come from?

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17, ESV)


How is our faith strengthened?

Let the word of Christ dwe...


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God’s Invitation

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Sunday, June 18, 2023,

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16



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Community

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, June 16, 2023,

 

Colossians 3:12–13 (ESV): 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.



So, how can you and I live our lives like Jesus? How can we better “rejoice with those who rejoice [and] weep with those who weep?” It all starts with encountering the heart of God ourselves...
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Rejoicing In Hope

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, June 14, 2023,

How can we consistently “rejoice in hope” and “be patient in tribulation” when everything seems to be crashing down around us? Only by being obedient to the last exhortation in Romans 12:12“Be constant in prayer.”

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Knowing God

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, In : Purpose 

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3, ESV)
A great explanation by John MacArthur here 


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Praying For Our Grandchildren

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, June 9, 2023, In : Prayer 

Here is a list of 31 ways to pray for our grandchildren. 
A virtue a day.

click here 




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Who Will Go?

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, In : Purpose 



Where is God sending you today to be a light in the wilderness?

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New Author Facebook Page

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Sunday, June 4, 2023, In : news 

I invite you to visit my new author Facebook page feed ===> Author Steve Newcomb

Growing in Christ,

Steve 


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News from the Writer's Conference June 2023

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Sunday, June 4, 2023, In : news 

Glory to God for all He did at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer's Conference!


What an unbelievable opportunity 30 minutes from home. Five days of keynote speakers with blessing and encouragement. Classes on the craft of writing by gifted, experienced writers. And each one giving glory to God!

Prior to the conference, God lead me to Lori, a mentor. We shared an hour on a zoom call during which I introduced my book. Her wisdom helped prepare what I would share at the conference regarding...

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