the Lord, and the Lord uses it to convict and convert the evil Ninevites. 4 But to Jonah this seemed very ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided dead.” 10 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make You could also make a good argument that the point of the book is showcasing God's authority and power It's a picture of God's providence, and especially how God's providence prevails despite man's sinful efforts

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.

Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly They don't worry or stress, yet they exhibit a beauty that far exceeds anything our efforts can produce

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

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every With all wisdom and understanding, 9  he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good We could have found every single one of our proof texts for all five points in the Canons from these it's not just these Pauline books of the Bible that tell us that God's grace is stronger than we are; every He has blessed us not just with material needs like food, housing and friends, but even more so with every

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

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

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

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