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THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN
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4 January/February 2025
Moderator’s Challenge - Lessons from Job In this brief article we will focus on the point in the account where God speaks to Job to answer – in His own way – Job’s questions about why all this is happening to him. —Moderator Alan Broyles
Synod Emphasis - The Unseen Ministry of the ARP Church The Dunlap Foundation itself is an “unseen” ministry of the ARP Church. Therefore, I invite you to join us in making this vital ministry of our Lord more visible and effective through your prayers and gifts—Chairman Robby Bell
6 ARP 101
Did you know there was a Kentucky Presbytery of the ARP Church? —William Holiman
8 NAPARC A summary of the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council
—Rev. Richard Vander Vaart
20 ARP Women’s Ministry - Prayer Emphasis 2025 We hope that a Prayer Emphasis program can be a time for the women in your church to encourage one another toward the regular practice of corporate and personal prayer —Emily Woodard
26 Te Problems Begin with Justification and End with Righteousness True believers need to be careful of what they confess for themselves, their
students, and their congregations! The health of the souls of all of us and of the elect Church depends on it! —Rob Roy McGregor
Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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28 Parenting in the Digital Age —Dr. Rhett Wilson
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