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A Lesson From the Evergreens

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Amy Strange

When the testing time shall come, those who have made God’s word their rule of life will be revealed. In summer there is no noticeable difference between evergreens and other trees; but when the blasts of winter come, the evergreens … Continue reading →

Posted in Day 3~Things That Dress the Earth | Tagged bigotry, blasts of winter, evergreens, falsehearted professor, firm as a rock, halfhearted, hypocritical, intolerance, opposition, persecution, real Christian, stripped of foliage, summer, trees, true Christian, unchanged, yield the faith | Leave a comment

The Good Ground and a Map for the Good Ground-Hearers

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Amy Strange

The sower is not always to meet with disappointment. Of the seed that fell into good ground the Saviour said, This “is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, … Continue reading →

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In Stony Place

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Amy Strange

“He that receiveth the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth … Continue reading →

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