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3/17/2025 The Five Points of Salvation, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg

Paul and the other apostles tell us that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast (Eph. 2:8-9).

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The Lord Jesus said, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” John 6:37-39

3/2/2025 Is Cremation Biblical?, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg

Amo 2:1-2  Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:  (2)  But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

12/29/2024 Spiritual Check-up, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg

The astute care we take of things is called vigilance, whether it be with our yearly check-up with the dentist or some other physician who attends to a specialized need. “Vigilance is the state of being watchful and alert, especially to notice potential dangers or problems” [Cambridge Dictionary].​

2/9/2025 Praying in Public, by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg

The need for instruction on public praying is universal.  All Christians need help here. Why? There is the danger of dishonoring God and unduly honoring our fellows.  We must never address those about us in prayer for our heavenly Father alone should receive our prayers.  Remember in the Model Prayer the Lord Jesus taught His disciples to begin, “Our Father which art in heaven.” 

But when life tumbles in, what then?, by Pastor Arthur J. Gossip

[This was the first sermon preached after my wife’s dramatically sudden death. Arthur John (AJ) Gossip, Beechgrove Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, 1927.]

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with the horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jer. xii. 5