Richard Bargas

Executive Director of IFCA International, soldier for Christ, servant of the Most high God.

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For Yahweh is good; His lovingkindness endures forever And His faithfulness, generation unto generation.”
Ps 100:3-5 LSB

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“Know that Yahweh, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name….

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“Humility is the only soil in which the graces root; the lack of humility is the sufficient explanation of every defect and failure.”—Andrew Murray

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I’m editing the Voice magazine right now, and just came to this sentence:

“I came for teriyaki, what I got was typology.”

They say there’s a fine line between genius and madness. It’s true.

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When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established;
What is man that You remember him,
And the son of man that You care for him?  
(Psalm 8:3–4, LSB)

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Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!  (Psalm 2:12, LSB)

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…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  (Hebrews 12:1–2, LSB)

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“Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, …

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There is none like You, O Yahweh;
You are great, and great is Your name in might.
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
Indeed it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.  
(Jeremiah 10:6–7, LSB)

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For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time.  (1 Timothy 2:5–6, LSB)

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First of all, then, I exhort that petitions and prayers, requests and thanksgivings, be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. (1 Timothy 2:1–2, LSB)

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It is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.  (1 Timothy 1:15, LSB)

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“Can a woman forget her infant
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your walls are continually before Me.”  (Isaiah 49:15–16, LSB)

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“Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.” -Isaiah 45:22–23

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Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is manifested, then you also will be manifested with Him in glory.
Colossians 3:2-4, LSB

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See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, and not according to Christ.  (Colossians 2:8, LSB)

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A voice is calling,
“Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness;
Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.  (Isaiah 40:3, LSB)

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One day when our King returns…
“They will do no evil nor act corruptly in all My holy mountain,
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh
As the waters cover the sea.”  (Isaiah 11:9, LSB)

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For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.  (Galatians 5:13, LSB)

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It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1, LSB)