In other words, the fruit is going to come as long as the connection is maintained, just like a grape The result is often like a Red Delicious apple: it looks really good and shiny on the outside, but not

and blood of the virgin Mary, a truly human nature so that he might become David’s true descendant, like Of course Jesus will be with us in these things, and it is important to pray for them, but passages like God fulfilled this amazing promise to King David years about 1,000 later on Christmas morning, and what's

If you were to read through the book of Acts, 1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, or 2 Timothy, you would find topics

said, and how David had also sent his son Solomon riding in on a donkey at the beginning of his reign (1 Kings 1:33).

Justification has legal and relational implications, like the adoption process in our courts. gives us the grace we need each day to withstand suffering and persevere, becoming more and more Christ-like In Ephesians 1:14, Paul calls the Holy Spirit the downpayment from God, guaranteeing our inheritance Just like a downpayment on the house promises the full purchase in the future, so too is the Holy Spirit

Adherence to creeds like the Apostle's Creed often is the determining factor as to whether a particular expressed their core beliefs in the form of creeds (note the different formatting of v16 - Paul was likely ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 19

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 18 Q. Jesus is the one mediator Paul refers to in 1st Timothy. would fully trust in Christ as your mediator, and that you would submit all things to His Lordship (v8-15 ) ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 12

Summary We just read the first half of chapter 12 two weeks ago as we were reminded that as Jesus rules diverse membership; The Church depends on you using the gift you've been given to function properly (v14, 18 Dig Deeper You likely have a whole list of things you wish that were different in this world, and you've likely wondered why God doesn't just change this or that.

Step out of the darkness and into His wonderful Light Genesis 1:3-4a (NIV) And God said, “Let there be John 3:19–21 (NIV) 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead We believe that God created man from the dust of the earth and made and formed him in his image and likeness didn't take long for the pinnacle of His creation, His prized possession, the best thing He ever made (1 Today: Matthew 12

Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1 Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A. It's truths like this that provide you with the 'assurance of eternal life' that the Catechism mentions Dig Deeper This famous first question and answer of the Catechism is like a warm blanket in a cold world