Tag Archives: prayer

Overcoming Tough Sins, Part 5; Pray and Fight For It

Posted on April 13, 2018 by parklinscomb

Over the past several weeks I’ve been writing occasionally about overcoming tough sins. We started right after New Year’s Day, because that is the traditional time for making resolutions about improvements for our lives. We have talked about how some … Continue reading →

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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You—Brotherly Kindness

Posted on April 29, 2016 by parklinscomb

2 Peter 1:7 “and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” There are a number of commands in the Bible about loving others. We must love our enemies, our neighbors, our husband or wife, our children … Continue reading →

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Prayer, Faith, and Work

Posted on September 3, 2015 by parklinscomb

The above combination are a powerful team of spiritual actions. They are at the center of every great, every miraculous, and every victorious event in the Bible. Chances are that you may already know this, and may be asking why … Continue reading →

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About Prophetesses

Posted on December 5, 2014 by parklinscomb

In a post a short while ago I spoke about women’s roles in the church. It generated some good questions, one of them was about the prophetesses of 1 Corinthians 11. The answer to this question deserves something more than a … Continue reading →

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The Same, but Different

Posted on July 9, 2014 by parklinscomb

Romans 6:3, 4 “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ … Continue reading →

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David’s Advice for Building a House for God

Posted on November 13, 2013 by parklinscomb

1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading →

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A Ruined Trip

Posted on November 8, 2013 by parklinscomb

Mark 15:21 “They *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.” Jews were supposed to attend three feasts in Jerusalem yearly. For those living in Palestine … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with the Boys

Posted on October 28, 2013 by parklinscomb

I just enjoyed a breakfast with my two grandsons (6 and 3) before they took off for school and I flew back to Boston (I’m writing on the plane). Dad had made them waffles, cut them up into bite sized … Continue reading →

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The Pattern of God — The Pattern of Personal Growth, part 3

Posted on October 31, 2012 by parklinscomb

Personal spiritual growth is a goal for every serious Christian. Moreover, it is an expectation of God (e.g., Hebrew 5:11—6:3). But it’s not obtained by just any ol’ way. Although there have been numerous spiritual growth suggestions made over the … Continue reading →

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The Pattern of God— The Pattern of Personal Growth, Part 2

Posted on October 26, 2012 by parklinscomb

Though we sometimes think of spiritual growth as being a personal journey, different for every individual, the Scripture tells us that there actually are certain things that universally promote the spiritual growth of the Christian — call them patterns. Last … Continue reading →

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