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The Sermon on the Mount: Meekness
Blessed Are the Meek (Gentle, Bowed Down), for They Shall Inherit the Earth. Matt. 5:5
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The Sermon on the Mount: Those Who Mourn
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, for They Shall Be Comforted. Matt. 5:4.
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Marie Johansen—Zealous and Active—Author of “Give Your Whole Life to Jesus”
Marie Johansen (1892–1986) wrote a number of songs at a young age, including “Give your whole life to Jesus.” Her songs are rich in content, thought-provoking, and encouraging. They testify of a strong and living faith, and of a rich and firmly rooted life with God.
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The Sermon on the Mount: Poor in Spirit
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs Is the Kingdom of Heaven. Matt. 5:3.
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Waters of Life: Why Do You Still Thirst?
Have you ever felt that your life is dry, no matter how many things you fill it with? That was exactly the condition a woman from Samaria was in when she one day met a weary traveler at a well outside the town of Sychar.
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Elihu Pedersen: An Unusually Productive Songwriter
Elihu Pedersen was, during his lifetime, a very active and hardworking evangelist, songwriter, and composer. He wrote 79 songs that are published in the songbooks “Ways of the Lord” and “The Almond Blossom,” as well as composing 14 melodies.
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The Sermon on the Mount: A Message to Disciples
“And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:” Matt. 5:1-2
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Clement of Rome | Early Church Fathers
Clement of Rome is the third of the so-called Apostolic Fathers, together with Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna. Clement was the bishop of Rome late in the first century, and has left an important text, one of the few remaining Christian texts from the first century outside of the Bible.
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The Authors of Sanctification: Reuben Archer Torrey
Reuben Archer Torrey was active as a preacher, theologian, and author in the period before the First World War. The era was characterized by great optimism about the future, and also by major Christian revivals. Among Christians, there was at the same time a growing trend toward liberalization, and a central dogma that was being challenged was the authority of the Bible as the Word of God. Torrey became known as a defender of the authority of the Bible, and wrote extensively on this subject. Why was this in particular so important to him?
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The Authors of Sanctification: Georg Steinberger
The German author and preacher Georg Steinberger had a special ability to write texts that radically challenged Christians to discipleship. The books he wrote are still a source of edification and help for many Christians. Steinberger spent much of his life in the German countryside, where he evangelized and carried out social work. Many could testify that in his life they saw "Christianity in practice." He died at only 38 years of age, but made rich use of his short lifetime.
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The Authors of Sanctification: Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray grew up in South Africa, as the son of a Scottish Reformed minister. He trained as a pastor, but experienced the conditions in South Africa as a spiritual desert. What was it that led Murray to think this way? What caused Murray, despite this, to experience revivals and Christian renewal? And is Murray's message still relevant for us today?
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The Exact Opposite of Elbowing Your Way Through
On a hillside in Galilee, Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, which would become one of the most powerful messages in history. Early in his sermon, he says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matt. 5:5) What does it really mean to be meek? And why is it the meek who will one day inherit the earth?
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The Bible: a Bestseller for Centuries
The Bible. Not just a book, but a collection of 66 unique texts. For some, a rather haphazard collection of philosophical, mythological, apocalyptic, poetic, and biographical writings and letters. For others, sacred texts that form the very foundation of life. With five billion copies in circulation and translations into 776 languages, the Bible is the most popular literary work of all time. For centuries, people around the world have found the meaning of life in this best-selling book.
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Of Jesus’ laws I With Joy Will Sing—A Christian Song That can Transform Your Life!
During his lifetime, Aksel Johan Smith was a key figure and preacher in BCC. As editor-in-chief of the Hidden Treasures magazine for 40 years and the author of numerous song lyrics in the Ways of the Lord songbook, he was a gifted writer. Smith wrote the song “Of Jesus' laws I with joy will sing” in 1936. It was included in the Ways of the Lord songbook in 1937. A new recording of this moving song has recently been released, with a slightly different musical arrangement than before.
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The Apostolic Fathers: Polycarp of Smyrna
Towards the end of the first century, both Paul and the other apostles had died. But there were still Christians who carried on Jesus’ teaching and maintained contact between the churches. The most well-known of these are called the Apostolic Fathers. These are individuals who are believed to have had a connection to the apostles, either as their disciples or co-workers, and who carried on the apostles’ teaching and work after their death.
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I Really Need a Miracle
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt. 5:3) With these words, Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount—one of the most important texts in the Bible. What did he really mean? What is the connection between being poor and belonging to the kingdom of heaven?
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Why Are Disciples Exhorted to Go Out to Jesus, Outside the Camp?
The song “Go out from the camp! O go out to Him!” points to a quotation from Hebrews chapter 13, verse 13: “Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.” But what does this really mean for us today, in our personal lives? This is exactly what Karl Pedersen wanted to bring out in his song.
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