I was moved to teach on the doxology and the benedictions first of all because of what they

mean to me in my own devotional life.

I turned to them in my own private meditations for refocus, for worship, for self examination,

for building up a faith.

And then as a result of that, I've been looking for opportunities to teach them to our church

because I believe they aid the people of God in looking up and seeing the greatness of God.

In these succinct statements of blessing and or doxology that are memorable and meaningful.

We take them for granted but they are there for our blessed and in benefit.

Blessing and praise by HB Charles Jr.

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Today on Renewing Your Mind

If God chooses sovereignly to bestow His grace on some sinners and withhold His grace from

other sinners, is there any violation of justice in this?

What conditions did God consider when He elected those He was going to save?

Did He look ahead through the tunnel of time to see who would choose Him?

Or did He sovereignly choose some despite their actions?

Ulysses S. Grant who was the head of the Union forces and the war between the states and

later became the president of the United States.

Received the nickname during His military career based upon His initials U.S. Grant of unconditional

surrender grant because when He defeated the enemy He would not allow for a negotiated

piece that meant acquiescing to certain conditions.

So we have this concept of that which is unconditional.

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