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... identify himself by name in this letter, but he did adopt the term “elder” for himself (2 John 1:1). There has been some debate about ... of the truth. Whereas 1 John focuses on our fellowship with God, 2 John focuses on protecting our fellowship from those who teach ...
... man would pray for me, he would pray, “keep him in the truth of your Word.” His fear was that I would stray from the pure milk ... you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God” Nicodemus asked, “What do you mean? How can an old man go back into ...
Secularism is the predominant ideology in our society today with at least three variations. ... we are sinful, we replace the truly sacred—our holy God, with worship of other things and deem these other things to be sacred. God calls that idolatry (Exodus 20:3-6).
This is where secularism is ...
... does a couple praying together look and feel like? Here’s the target I am proposing.
Couple prayer is a husband and wife who, being honest with God and with each other, join together regularly, in spite of their marital ...
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Paul's authorship of this epistle is widely accepted in the scholarly community, though it was not the first letter Paul wrote to the ... as 1 Corinthians—the first letter to the Corinthians that God inspired.
Four years prior to writing the letter we know as 1 ...
WHO WROTE HABAKKUK?
We know little of Habakkuk beyond the two mentions of his name in this book of prophecy. Both times, he ... also could have been a priest involved with the worship of God at the temple. This assumption is based on the book's final, psalm-like ...
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Just because Paul visited a city, preached the gospel for weeks or even months, and founded a church by guiding converts ... of the work the restrainer does, He is likely the Spirit of God working redemptively through the church. When the believers leave the earth ...
... armour to wear to fight Goliath (1 Samuel 17:38-39). It was the canned “one-size fits all” approach to battle. Had David worn the ...
One of Satan’s main objectives in his war against God is to keep unbelievers from coming to faith in Christ. Second Corinthians ...
... them. I also can’t think of a day in my lifetime when the world needed to be drawn to Christ more.
This year, the COVID-19 ... my mind:
This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our ...
... around a pool where he kept all sorts of alligators. During the party he announced he would give away one million dollars or his ... lie at the heart of our faith and our relationship to God. God has given many wonderful promises in His Word and the essence of our ...
... winds and strong currents had pushed hundreds of them toward the shore with many being cast up on the sand to await death.
I bent down and, careful so as to not be stung, ...
Ever wonder how, with all the transitions of life, you can feel significant and have your life count for ... it make a difference in the way you lived?
As a believer God is your true home (90:1). Where do you feel at home and what does it signify to you? If you do not feel at home in God what needs to change?
Israel was living between two worlds: Egypt and ...
... which happened to a friend while he was vacationing in the Bahamas. The friend was sightseeing when he noticed a crowd gathered toward ... Swindoll, “Go for It,” in The Finishing Touch: Becoming God's Masterpiece (Dallas: Word, 1994), 134-35. Copyright © 1994 by Charles ...
Rehearsals complete and props constructed, the night of the annual Christmas Sunday school program had finally arrived.
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A multitude of mini-angels joined the boy. “Glory to God in the highest,” they recited. One divine being waved at his mother. ...
... been there—recalling an experience and each time feeling the searing ache in our heart, the churning and knotting in the pit of our ... who’ve hurt me?
How can I forget bad memories?
God has given us a brain with a memory. Memory can serve to protect us from ...
... doesn’t take a PhD in English Literature to observe that God offers us a gift in salvation. The gift is eternal life, which is directly connected to His Son.
Now ...
Since the first Christmas celebration, one word has crossed everyone’s lips more ... Christmastime, it seems right that we pause to think about God’s gift to us...His Son. Jesus was the one-of-a-kind, original must-have gift that God intended for every person on earth.
Reflecting on God’s generosity in ...
... Through His death and Resurrection, He offers humanity the gift of new life to all who receive it by faith. But beyond this saving ...
Summary
Jesus existed in eternity past as God the Son, the second Person of the godhead. In the eternal counsels of God, ...
... a couple of New Testament examples (one negative—Martha, the other positive—Jesus) of people under stress. Let’s now go back to the ... words again, please; this time aloud.
My Part, God’s Part
Let’s do a little digging. I’d like to suggest three ...
I heard a story about a man getting baptized. As the pastor was about to immerse him the man suddenly realized he had his wallet ... up on this: everything, including all we are and have, is God’s. The question we ask is not, “How much of my money should I give?” ...
