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  • John 16:1-15 - The Silent Speaker

    Second, he has been given to me personally, so that, by true faith, he makes me share in Christ and all late in Jesus' earthly life that we're formally introduced to the Spirit, He's been present from the very comprehend relationship, saying that all that belongs to the Father is His, and all that the Spirit makes doesn't tell us as much about the Spirit as what it does about the Father and the Son, but remember that every way to experience the peace of God that is your only comfort in life and in death is to listen to the very

  • Ephesians 4:22- 5:2 - Monstrous Sins

    way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23  to be made day of redemption. 31  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every monstrous effect our sins have - not just the serious sins  like what we read of last week, but each and every John Calvin explains, "Since the Holy Spirit dwells in us, every part of our souls and bodies ought to

  • Ephesians 1:3-6 - Predestined Praise

    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every He set us apart so that the holiness and blamelessness of Christ would belong to us and we would be made predestination is so hard to wrap your head around, there have been all sorts of cooked up explanations to help make This seems to make the whole idea easier to swallow, since it seems way more fair and not so arbitrary

  • Romans 12:4-8 - Just Do It

    Notice how the final few commands include an adverb to add emphasis that your gift sharing efforts must What made that especially painful was the realization that we had bought that same part several times That same page has a link to an assessment you can take online which will point out what kinds of gifts

  • Genesis 6:5-8 - Only Evil All the Time

    6:5-8 5  The LORD saw how great the wickedness of man ( ʾā·ḏām ) had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6  The LORD regretted that he had made with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made the serpent's bargain: now every inclination of ʾā·ḏām's heart was only evil all the time .   humanity became deeply corrupt, God was grieved because they no longer reflected the people He had made

  • John 8:42-47 - The Father of all Lies

    Does reading or watching the news make you angry lately? Find out why! Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices Jesus is everything that the devil is not: Jesus gives life, the devil takes it. Deeper You don't need to scroll through the news for long for long before you come across a story that makes It's easy to let this sort of thinking make you angry, but push against that instinct.

  • Matthew 12:36-37 - Expensive Words

    12:36-37 (NIV) 36  But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption But each and every word that you utter throughout your life ends up written down in the books we read about yesterday , and here Jesus warns you that you will have to give an account for every syllable AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, to whom you'll have to give an account for every

  • Revelation 22:8-9 - No. One. Else.

    He therefore was made man, uniting together the divine and human natures, so that we human beings might “a servant” for us; and he made himself “completely like his brothers.” But just like John, we're every bit as susceptible to idol worship as ancient near eastern pagans. Our Confession helps us understand that every time we go looking for "another intercessor," we're substituting But every time we place our hope in something else, or try to represent ourselves before God, or even

  • Psalm 62 - Sovereign Security

    4  Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. Thus, if the marvelous Maker of every good thing were not dealing with us,  we would have no hope of We have a tendency to think the world is more evil now than it's ever been, but that's probably not the our confidence and trust in our Savior, not just for our eternal salvation, but for His providence in every David's central claim in Psalm 62 is that his salvation and his honor - that is, every aspect of His

  • 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 - Not Your Own, Part 1

    please with their bodies is nothing new; Paul begins this passage with sayings from Romans culture that make You did not make your body; you did not breathe life into it; and you are not the one who has determined Paul's makes his point obvious: "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord (v13). You belong to Christ in every way possible.

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