Truth For Life Blog

“One can give without loving, but one cannot love without giving.”  –Amy Carmichael

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"Lord, You are a servant king. You call us into line with Your example and empower us by Your Spirit." -Alistair Begg

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"[Jesus] calls His servants to focus on their service, not on the status of those to whom they go." -Alistair Begg

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"The God of the Bible is not a God who comes to indulge us." -Alistair Begg

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"I suggest to you that we are totally unprepared for the radical nature of Jesus’ teaching." -Alistair Begg

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In the final weeks of His life, Jesus set out for Jerusalem. Along the way, He began His most explicit teaching on His purpose: to die on a cross and rise from the dead. But the disciples couldn’t comprehend His teaching’s significance; their concept of the Messiah involved not a crucified servant who would die in shame but a warrior who would lead them to triumph and glory. While Jesus focused on His pending suffering, death, and resurrection, the disciples focused on their own importance. They just didn’t get it!

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"The trials and testings which come to the people of God are only those which God allows." -Alistair Begg

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Dear Friend,

Here at Parkside, we’ve been studying the book of Daniel and paying particular attention to the lesson of God’s sovereignty over earthly kingdoms. 

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

“Give me the love that leads the way, the faith that nothing can dismay,
The hope no disappointments tire, the passion that will burn like fire;
Let me not sink to be a clod: Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God.”
–Amy Carmichael

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"Father, teach us to despair of ourselves and trust in Christ." -Alistair Begg

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