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| This week only – save 20% on all cookware and glassware!To celebrate our 40th anniversary, IKEA Family members get special offers every week for 40 weeks! This week’s deal: 20% off all cookware and glassware (valid 12/15/25 – 12/21/25)!1 Perfect for holiday hosting or gifting to home chefs on your list. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your inbox for next week’s big deals! Shop offer |
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This week only – save 20% on all cookware…
| This week only – save 20% on all cookware and glassware!To celebrate our 40th anniversary, IKEA Family members get special offers every week for 40 weeks! This week’s deal: 20% off all cookware and glassware (valid 12/15/25 – 12/21/25)!1 Perfect for holiday hosting or gifting to home chefs on your list. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your inbox for next week’s big deals! Shop offer Refresh your home for less this season with incredible Winter Sale savings. Save up to 50% off select items and enjoy an extra 10% off sale items if you’re an IKEA Family member. Don’t miss these deals! Shop now Explore your delivery options. Standard delivery starts at $19 for IKEA Family members.2Learn more Furnish now, pay later Easy, flexible and stress-free. Just the way home shopping should be. With Afterpay, you can take your purchase home today and pay for your products over four interest-free installments3Learn more Give the gift of choice this holiday season! Not sure what to wrap? Let your loved ones choose what they really want. From cozy accent items to big-ticket home upgrades, an IKEA gift card makes holiday gifting easy, thoughtful and just right for everyone on your list. Shop gift cards Kids eat free, yippee! As an IKEA Family member, you’re in for a treat this December! Enjoy up to two free kids’ meals (for children 12 and under) when you purchase any adult entrée at the Swedish Restaurant. This offer is valid 12/1–12/31 at participating IKEA Swedish Restaurants.* Learn more Buy 12, get 20% off DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks Celebrate the season with sparkles – and savings! Toast every holiday moment with this deal on cases of DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks. Cheers!4Shop offer 1Valid 12/15-12/21/25. U.S. only while supplies last. Selection may vary by store and online. Must provide or sign-in with IKEA Family member or IKEA Business Network customer account in order to receive offer. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer cannot be combined with other IKEA offers or coupons. Price as marked. Products require assembly. Other restrictions may apply. See store or IKEA-USA.com for details. 2Restrictions apply. Effective 12/2/25, IKEA Family members placing eligible orders in the continental U.S. qualify for a discount on Large item delivery options: Standard Delivery, Scheduled Doorstop Delivery, Scheduled In-Home Delivery, Express In-Home Delivery. For IKEA Family members in the continental U.S. (excluding CT, MA, NJ, NY, and RI): Standard Delivery starts at $19; Scheduled Doorstep Delivery starts at $29; Scheduled In-Home Delivery starts at $59; and Express In-Home Delivery starts at $69. In select states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) IKEA Family pricing for large order item delivery starts at $39; $49; $69; and $79 respectively. Must sign in to your IKEA Family member account or provide IKEA Family member number before completing your order to redeem discount. Discount is calculated based on proximity to store, order weight, and delivery type. To qualify for delivery order must first meet the minimum $35 merchandise subtotal (pre-tax), after discounts, coupons, credits, and promotional offers. Discount does not apply on Collect at IKEA In-store Pick-up orders, Local Pickup Points, or Small order shipping. IKEA reserves the right to cancel or modify this IKEA Family member offer at any time. Delivery is provided by a 3rd party service provider. Delivery T&Cs apply (https://ikea.us/deliveryterms). See store or IKEA.us for details. 3You must be 18 or older, a resident of the U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria to qualify. Late fees may apply. Payment amounts shown are estimates and depend on eligibility and exclude taxes and shipping charges, which are added at checkout. For complete terms see Afterpay terms and Cash App terms. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. *Valid in the U.S. during applicable IKEA Swedish Restaurant hours for dine-in purchases only while supplies last. Offer Valid 12/1/25 -12/31/25. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Restaurants. Selection may vary by store. Limit: two kids’ entrées (for kids aged 12 and under only) per adult entrée purchased. Kids’ entrées must be purchased in same transaction as adult entrée, and each child must be present at time of purchase. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Visit IKEA.US to find your local IKEA Swedish Restaurant and check hours. 4Valid 11/27/25-1/13/26. U.S. only while supplies last. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Food Markets. Selection may vary by store. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. ©Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2025. |
| 50 pointsTotal points as of 12/6/2025IKEA FamilyPeter Hovis |
| This week only – save 20% on all cookware and glassware!To celebrate our 40th anniversary, IKEA Family members get special offers every week for 40 weeks! This week’s deal: 20% off all cookware and glassware (valid 12/15/25 – 12/21/25)!1 Perfect for holiday hosting or gifting to home chefs on your list. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your inbox for next week’s big deals! Shop offer Refresh your home for less this season with incredible Winter Sale savings. Save up to 50% off select items and enjoy an extra 10% off sale items if you’re an IKEA Family member. Don’t miss these deals! Shop now Explore your delivery options. Standard delivery starts at $19 for IKEA Family members.2Learn more Furnish now, pay later Easy, flexible and stress-free. Just the way home shopping should be. With Afterpay, you can take your purchase home today and pay for your products over four interest-free installments3Learn more Give the gift of choice this holiday season! Not sure what to wrap? Let your loved ones choose what they really want. From cozy accent items to big-ticket home upgrades, an IKEA gift card makes holiday gifting easy, thoughtful and just right for everyone on your list. Shop gift cards Kids eat free, yippee! As an IKEA Family member, you’re in for a treat this December! Enjoy up to two free kids’ meals (for children 12 and under) when you purchase any adult entrée at the Swedish Restaurant. This offer is valid 12/1–12/31 at participating IKEA Swedish Restaurants.* Learn more Buy 12, get 20% off DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks Celebrate the season with sparkles – and savings! Toast every holiday moment with this deal on cases of DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks. Cheers!4Shop offer 1Valid 12/15-12/21/25. U.S. only while supplies last. Selection may vary by store and online. Must provide or sign-in with IKEA Family member or IKEA Business Network customer account in order to receive offer. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer cannot be combined with other IKEA offers or coupons. Price as marked. Products require assembly. Other restrictions may apply. See store or IKEA-USA.com for details. 2Restrictions apply. Effective 12/2/25, IKEA Family members placing eligible orders in the continental U.S. qualify for a discount on Large item delivery options: Standard Delivery, Scheduled Doorstop Delivery, Scheduled In-Home Delivery, Express In-Home Delivery. For IKEA Family members in the continental U.S. (excluding CT, MA, NJ, NY, and RI): Standard Delivery starts at $19; Scheduled Doorstep Delivery starts at $29; Scheduled In-Home Delivery starts at $59; and Express In-Home Delivery starts at $69. In select states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) IKEA Family pricing for large order item delivery starts at $39; $49; $69; and $79 respectively. Must sign in to your IKEA Family member account or provide IKEA Family member number before completing your order to redeem discount. Discount is calculated based on proximity to store, order weight, and delivery type. To qualify for delivery order must first meet the minimum $35 merchandise subtotal (pre-tax), after discounts, coupons, credits, and promotional offers. Discount does not apply on Collect at IKEA In-store Pick-up orders, Local Pickup Points, or Small order shipping. IKEA reserves the right to cancel or modify this IKEA Family member offer at any time. Delivery is provided by a 3rd party service provider. Delivery T&Cs apply (https://ikea.us/deliveryterms). See store or IKEA.us for details. 3You must be 18 or older, a resident of the U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria to qualify. Late fees may apply. Payment amounts shown are estimates and depend on eligibility and exclude taxes and shipping charges, which are added at checkout. For complete terms see Afterpay terms and Cash App terms. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. *Valid in the U.S. during applicable IKEA Swedish Restaurant hours for dine-in purchases only while supplies last. Offer Valid 12/1/25 -12/31/25. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Restaurants. Selection may vary by store. Limit: two kids’ entrées (for kids aged 12 and under only) per adult entrée purchased. Kids’ entrées must be purchased in same transaction as adult entrée, and each child must be present at time of purchase. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Visit IKEA.US to find your local IKEA Swedish Restaurant and check hours. 4Valid 11/27/25-1/13/26. U.S. only while supplies last. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Food Markets. Selection may vary by store. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. ©Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2025. |
| 50 pointsTotal points as of 12/6/2025IKEA FamilyPeter Hovis |
| This week only – save 20% on all cookware and glassware!To celebrate our 40th anniversary, IKEA Family members get special offers every week for 40 weeks! This week’s deal: 20% off all cookware and glassware (valid 12/15/25 – 12/21/25)!1 Perfect for holiday hosting or gifting to home chefs on your list. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your inbox for next week’s big deals! Shop offer Refresh your home for less this season with incredible Winter Sale savings. Save up to 50% off select items and enjoy an extra 10% off sale items if you’re an IKEA Family member. Don’t miss these deals! Shop now Explore your delivery options. Standard delivery starts at $19 for IKEA Family members.2Learn more Furnish now, pay later Easy, flexible and stress-free. Just the way home shopping should be. With Afterpay, you can take your purchase home today and pay for your products over four interest-free installments3Learn more Give the gift of choice this holiday season! Not sure what to wrap? Let your loved ones choose what they really want. From cozy accent items to big-ticket home upgrades, an IKEA gift card makes holiday gifting easy, thoughtful and just right for everyone on your list. Shop gift cards Kids eat free, yippee! As an IKEA Family member, you’re in for a treat this December! Enjoy up to two free kids’ meals (for children 12 and under) when you purchase any adult entrée at the Swedish Restaurant. This offer is valid 12/1–12/31 at participating IKEA Swedish Restaurants.* Learn more Buy 12, get 20% off DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks Celebrate the season with sparkles – and savings! Toast every holiday moment with this deal on cases of DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks. Cheers!4Shop offer 1Valid 12/15-12/21/25. U.S. only while supplies last. Selection may vary by store and online. Must provide or sign-in with IKEA Family member or IKEA Business Network customer account in order to receive offer. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer cannot be combined with other IKEA offers or coupons. Price as marked. Products require assembly. Other restrictions may apply. See store or IKEA-USA.com for details. 2Restrictions apply. Effective 12/2/25, IKEA Family members placing eligible orders in the continental U.S. qualify for a discount on Large item delivery options: Standard Delivery, Scheduled Doorstop Delivery, Scheduled In-Home Delivery, Express In-Home Delivery. For IKEA Family members in the continental U.S. (excluding CT, MA, NJ, NY, and RI): Standard Delivery starts at $19; Scheduled Doorstep Delivery starts at $29; Scheduled In-Home Delivery starts at $59; and Express In-Home Delivery starts at $69. In select states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) IKEA Family pricing for large order item delivery starts at $39; $49; $69; and $79 respectively. Must sign in to your IKEA Family member account or provide IKEA Family member number before completing your order to redeem discount. Discount is calculated based on proximity to store, order weight, and delivery type. To qualify for delivery order must first meet the minimum $35 merchandise subtotal (pre-tax), after discounts, coupons, credits, and promotional offers. Discount does not apply on Collect at IKEA In-store Pick-up orders, Local Pickup Points, or Small order shipping. IKEA reserves the right to cancel or modify this IKEA Family member offer at any time. Delivery is provided by a 3rd party service provider. Delivery T&Cs apply (https://ikea.us/deliveryterms). See store or IKEA.us for details. 3You must be 18 or older, a resident of the U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria to qualify. Late fees may apply. Payment amounts shown are estimates and depend on eligibility and exclude taxes and shipping charges, which are added at checkout. For complete terms see Afterpay terms and Cash App terms. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. *Valid in the U.S. during applicable IKEA Swedish Restaurant hours for dine-in purchases only while supplies last. Offer Valid 12/1/25 -12/31/25. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Restaurants. Selection may vary by store. Limit: two kids’ entrées (for kids aged 12 and under only) per adult entrée purchased. Kids’ entrées must be purchased in same transaction as adult entrée, and each child must be present at time of purchase. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Visit IKEA.US to find your local IKEA Swedish Restaurant and check hours. 4Valid 11/27/25-1/13/26. U.S. only while supplies last. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Food Markets. Selection may vary by store. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. ©Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2025. |
| 50 pointsTotal points as of 12/6/2025IKEA FamilyPeter Hovis |
| This week only – save 20% on all cookware and glassware!To celebrate our 40th anniversary, IKEA Family members get special offers every week for 40 weeks! This week’s deal: 20% off all cookware and glassware (valid 12/15/25 – 12/21/25)!1 Perfect for holiday hosting or gifting to home chefs on your list. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your inbox for next week’s big deals! Shop offer Refresh your home for less this season with incredible Winter Sale savings. Save up to 50% off select items and enjoy an extra 10% off sale items if you’re an IKEA Family member. Don’t miss these deals! Shop now Explore your delivery options. Standard delivery starts at $19 for IKEA Family members.2Learn more Furnish now, pay later Easy, flexible and stress-free. Just the way home shopping should be. With Afterpay, you can take your purchase home today and pay for your products over four interest-free installments3Learn more Give the gift of choice this holiday season! Not sure what to wrap? Let your loved ones choose what they really want. From cozy accent items to big-ticket home upgrades, an IKEA gift card makes holiday gifting easy, thoughtful and just right for everyone on your list. Shop gift cards Kids eat free, yippee! As an IKEA Family member, you’re in for a treat this December! Enjoy up to two free kids’ meals (for children 12 and under) when you purchase any adult entrée at the Swedish Restaurant. This offer is valid 12/1–12/31 at participating IKEA Swedish Restaurants.* Learn more Buy 12, get 20% off DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks Celebrate the season with sparkles – and savings! Toast every holiday moment with this deal on cases of DRYCK BUBBEL sparkling drinks. Cheers!4Shop offer 1Valid 12/15-12/21/25. U.S. only while supplies last. Selection may vary by store and online. Must provide or sign-in with IKEA Family member or IKEA Business Network customer account in order to receive offer. Not valid on previous purchases. Offer cannot be combined with other IKEA offers or coupons. Price as marked. Products require assembly. Other restrictions may apply. See store or IKEA-USA.com for details. 2Restrictions apply. Effective 12/2/25, IKEA Family members placing eligible orders in the continental U.S. qualify for a discount on Large item delivery options: Standard Delivery, Scheduled Doorstop Delivery, Scheduled In-Home Delivery, Express In-Home Delivery. For IKEA Family members in the continental U.S. (excluding CT, MA, NJ, NY, and RI): Standard Delivery starts at $19; Scheduled Doorstep Delivery starts at $29; Scheduled In-Home Delivery starts at $59; and Express In-Home Delivery starts at $69. In select states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) IKEA Family pricing for large order item delivery starts at $39; $49; $69; and $79 respectively. Must sign in to your IKEA Family member account or provide IKEA Family member number before completing your order to redeem discount. Discount is calculated based on proximity to store, order weight, and delivery type. To qualify for delivery order must first meet the minimum $35 merchandise subtotal (pre-tax), after discounts, coupons, credits, and promotional offers. Discount does not apply on Collect at IKEA In-store Pick-up orders, Local Pickup Points, or Small order shipping. IKEA reserves the right to cancel or modify this IKEA Family member offer at any time. Delivery is provided by a 3rd party service provider. Delivery T&Cs apply (https://ikea.us/deliveryterms). See store or IKEA.us for details. 3You must be 18 or older, a resident of the U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria to qualify. Late fees may apply. Payment amounts shown are estimates and depend on eligibility and exclude taxes and shipping charges, which are added at checkout. For complete terms see Afterpay terms and Cash App terms. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. *Valid in the U.S. during applicable IKEA Swedish Restaurant hours for dine-in purchases only while supplies last. Offer Valid 12/1/25 -12/31/25. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Restaurants. Selection may vary by store. Limit: two kids’ entrées (for kids aged 12 and under only) per adult entrée purchased. Kids’ entrées must be purchased in same transaction as adult entrée, and each child must be present at time of purchase. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. Visit IKEA.US to find your local IKEA Swedish Restaurant and check hours. 4Valid 11/27/25-1/13/26. U.S. only while supplies last. Not valid online or in locations without Swedish Food Markets. Selection may vary by store. Discount applied pre-tax at register. Other restrictions may apply. See store for details. ©Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2025. 50 pointsTotal points as of 12/6/2025IKEA FamilyPeter Hovis |
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Hebrews 12:14(14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: King James Version Change email Bible version Holiness starts in one’s relationship with the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Justification through God’s mercifulact of grace opens the door of access to Him, as well as the door to the Kingdom of God. Justification is entirely an act of God, a legal action on our behalf that we accept by faithbecause He does not lie. Others do not easily discern our justification, since in most cases it has no outward manifestation.While sanctification unto holiness begins at the same moment as justification, it is a progressive, creative, time-consuming work of God within us. Unlike justification, sanctification cannot be hidden because it appears in our godly conduct. By it, a witness is made that God dwells in us. Where there is no holiness, there is no witness to glorify God.So we see that justification and sanctification are two separate matters. They are related – indeed, they cannot be separated – but we should never confuse them. If one partakes in either, he is a partaker of both, but we should not overlook the distinctions between them.Christians cannot take sanctification for granted. We must pursue it until we are assured that we are sanctified. Our course is clear: We must go to Christ as forgiven sinners, offering our lives to Him by faith, crying out to Him for the grace we need to enable us to overcome all the flaws in our characters.The apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:19, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” The same apostle adds in Ephesians 4:15-16:. . . but, speaking the truth in love, [we] may grow up in all things into Him who is the head – Christ – from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.Close communication with Christ is the source of the perception, motivation, and energy to discern flaws and overcome them. It is a biblical principle that whatever God requires, He provides what we need to accomplish it. Thus, we are to draw from this inexhaustible well and be renewed every day in the spirit of our minds (verses 23-24). In John 17:17, on the night before His crucifixion, Jesus asked the Father to sanctify us by His truth. Will God not answer that prayer, especially when we desire to be sanctified to be like His Son? He most certainly will answer it so that our sanctification will continue.Perhaps a word of caution is in order, and with it an admonishment that we also ask for patience. Growth does not always come quickly. In addition, as we grow in knowledge, at the same time we become more perceptive of our flaws. The more we know, the more flaws we see, and this can become humiliating and discouraging. The humility it produces is good, but the discouragement is not so good if it halts our growth.Paul faced this, writing of it in Romans 7, but he most certainly did not let it stop him. By the time he finishes his discourse, he declares resoundingly that he knows he will be delivered by Jesus Christ. Sinners we are when we begin, and sinners we find ourselves to be as we continue – we will be sinners to the very end. Salvation is by grace, is it not? Our absolute perfection will not occur until we are changed “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet” (I Corinthians 15:52).While reaching for God’s holiness, we should not let our goals ever be anything but the highest. We should never let Satan convince us that we can be satisfied with what we are right now.— John W. RitenbaughTo learn more, see: Is the Christian Required To Do Works? (Part Six) Topics:CharacterCharacter, BuildingCharacter, God’sHolinessJustificationOvercomingPatienceSalvationSalvation and WorksSalvation ProcessSanctificationSanctification as Growth Sanctification as Process Commentary copyright © 1992-2025 Church of the Great God Subscription InformationThis daily newsletter was sent to you at peterhovis@me.com because you subscribed at www.theberean.org on Apr 14, 2017.Email Preferences | Unsubscribe Church of the Great God P.O. Box 471846 Charlotte, NC 28247 803-802-7075About The Berean | Archives | Random Berean | Subscriptions |