and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making He's our friend when we need one, and He provided a beautiful example of how every ought to live sacrificially These verses in Colossians make some stunning claims about Jesus: He is God: He's the very "image of He is our Savior: He's "reconciled to Himself all things... by making peace through His blood, shed on eyes to the truth of who Jesus really is through the reading and preaching of His Word, so it only makes

Everything you've heard Jesus teach on has been mind blowing and has shattered nearly every preconceived So every time Jesus asked a question, they probably sweat bullets hoping that Jesus wouldn't pick them Dig Deeper   Jesus makes two very resolute claims that grab our attention today. that Hades represents not death but the demonic powers of the underworld, which are then pictured as making

I see that in every way you are very religious. 23  For as I walked around and looked carefully at your So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. 24  When Paul got there, he did what he did in every new city he came to: he began to teach in the local and schooled those gathered in the Areopagus - even quoting their own philosophers back to them to make But sometimes it can be quite helpful in making sense of this world in which we live.

10 In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. 11 Does not the ear test belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his. 17 He leads rulers away stripped and makes he enlarges nations, and disperses them. 24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he makes them wander in a trackless waste. 25 They grope in darkness with no light; he makes them stagger like AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father: in his hand is the life of every creature and

So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7  Ever since the time of your fathers you have In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort Is Unchangeable Just as God is most wise, unchangeable, all-knowing, and almighty,  so the election made

All will be made immortal, but it will be quite different for those who repent now. :19-31 (NIV) 19  “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every And as a gracious reward the Lord will make them possess a glory such as the heart of man could never away a few very generalized ideas. reality in His parable as well: the rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every

In God We Trust ​ Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith James 1:13-18 - The Devil (didn't) Make 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy, Not Your Effort Literally translated, you are the best thing that God has made! And as God's prized possession , God has a very specific purpose that He's designed and redeemed you

believe and confess that Jesus Christ, in whom the law is fulfilled, has by his shed blood put an end to every Romans 11:11b Paul writes: “Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Jesus is the perfect sacrifice, no other sacrifice or shedding of blood needs to be made for the atonement

Second, that every day of my life I rest from my evil ways, let the Lord work in me through his Spirit There's never been a time in our history that we've not been obligated to stop and rest every seventh But then Jesus says in the Gospels that "The Sabbath was made for man." Dig Deeper Make no mistake, going to church each week is hard work - especially for families with small Often even the ones who are able to make it there don't have the energy required to fully participate

ministry of the gospel come to Christ and are brought to conversion  must not be ­credited to human effort These were things I (we) was (were) taught to exalt above all things - so far from ever considering them Very few people who are wise by human standards would include these three attributes in their definition Redemption - A transaction has been made which has set you free from the power of sin and which has