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class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_table_of_contents.html" title="Table of Contents & brief introduction">Table of Contents</a></td> <td id="menu-2799" class="menu-path-node-1989"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_introduction.html" title="Introduction">Introduction</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_1a.html" title="Part 1a - The Silent War Inside Our Churches">Part 1a</a></a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_1b.html" title="Part 1b - How Are We To Respond To This Silent War In Our Churches">Part 1b</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_2.html" title="Part 2 - The Silent War Beteen Churches">Part 2</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_3.html" title="Part 3 - The Silent War In The Church With Satan And His Demons">Part 3</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" 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9 - The Silent War within Each Christian">Part 9</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_10.html" title="Part 10 - The Silent War in the Church with the World">Part 10</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_11.html" title="Part 11 - The Silent War Over Divisive Issues">Part 11</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_12.html" title="Part 12 - The Silent War caused by a Mysterious Invading Army">Part 12</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_13.html" title="Part 13 - The Silent War Caused by SeekingWorldly Success">Part 13</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_14.html" title="Part 14 - The Silent War Always Results in Persecution">Part 14</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_15.html" title="Part 15 - The Silent War Caused when Godly People Divide">Part 15</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_16.html" title="Part 16 - The Silent War Caused when Godly People Cause Divisions">Part 16</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_17.html" title="Part 17 - The Silent War Caused by the Church or a Church Dividing over an Important Issue">Part 17</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_18a.html" title="Part 18a - When the Church is Winning">Part 18a</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_18b.html" title="Part 18b - When the Church is Winning">Part 18b</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a href="the_silent_war/tsw_19.html" title="Part 19 - The Bible's Description of Victorious Soldiers in the Silent War">Part 19</a></td> <td id="menu-2654" class="menu-path-node-1564"><a 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It started right after I became a Christian and attended the church where Ray Stedman pastored and my prospecting continues today. Now, I offer you that gold. It fills this website! You will find it in the "Essential 40" materials, the "Digging for Gold commentaries in the books of the Bible, and "The Way of the Cross" discipleship studies.<br /> <br /> "Essential 40" takes you through the theological doctrine and practical subjects that are taught in a seminary or a Bible college. The material is thorough, yet is also presented in a concise way. The "Digging for Gold" Bible studies are thorough commentaries given in outline form which include "Thought Questions." The "Way of the Cross" is a discipleship course in an acrostic form that summarizes what discipleship involves.<br /> <br /> The studies will be helpful to many. The pastor and Bible teacher will find them helpful as a rich resource. The Christian who desires to delve deeply into subjects of the Bible will find that for 40 years that is what I have done and that I have made the riches that I found there available to you. May these riches in God's truth gained through years of enjoyable and tireless digging be as rich to you as they were to me.<br /> <br /> I hope this is helpful to you. Larry.</p> <!-- end #mainContent --></div> <!-- This clearing element should immediately follow the #mainContent div in order to force the #container div to contain all child floats --><br class="clearfloat" /> <div id="footer" class="art-footer"> <div class="art-footer-inner"> <div class="art-footer-text"> <p><a href="#">Contact Us</a> | <a href="#">Terms of Use</a> | <a href="#">Trademarks</a> | <a href="#">Privacy Statement</a><br /> Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved.<br /> </p> </div> </div> <div class="art-footer-background"></div> <!-- end #footer --></div> <!-- end #container --></div> </body> </html>