They were instituted by God so that by our use of them he might make us understand more clearly the promise Summary Jesus uses very interesting terminology when instituting the Lord’s Supper. He says to his disciples when they are eating the communion bread, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Baptism is a sign and seal because it points to the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross, and shows us how What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever But you likely don't take that same attitude in other aspects of your life. woman's testimony only know about her personal experience with Jesus - that He told her everything she ever Son is the only and entirely complete sacrifice and satisfaction for sins based only on how Jesus makes point others to hear the Word of God for themselves, so that they too can know not just how Jesus makes

Paul knows that when the gospel is unchained and boldly proclaimed, churches will grow in every sense

that Jesus Christ, according to his divine nature, is the only Son of God— eternally begotten, not made The apostle says that “God made the world by his Son.” But this King would be very different than David. Micah here describes our situation; having been defeated by sin and now held under siege until every It's not that He's not part of us - He very much is, so much so that as a man He perfectly represents

Notice that God is the primary subject of every sentence and clause. into the world to save the whole world through Him; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for taking

Indeed we see language like that in this passage from Deuteronomy that every Israelite would have known have - the good things here and now, and especially an eternity with Christ are all a gift of grace made

25  As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. 26  But Peter made “a servant” for us; and he made himself “completely like his brothers.” The next words in the passage don't seem very profound, but they represent a massive step forward for All of this to say that if anyone ever deserved the title of 'saint', Peter had all the more reason. worship, trust and respect; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will cling only to Christ in every

And so, Lord, uphold us and make us strong with the strength of your Holy Spirit, so that we may not Somehow you've figured out how to make it to another day, and by using the skills and talents you've While it's good to be reminded of our mortality, that's not the reason the prophet is instructed to make

Psalm 16 (NIV) A miktam of David. 1  Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. 2  I say to the I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips. 5  LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. 6  The boundary lines have fallen for me not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. 11  You make AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who makes known the paths of life and fills

five books of the Bible), it's relieving to know that most of the instructions we read were meant to make from the people around her (the definition of holiness), and are not ongoing expectations for people made It's so easy to let toxic people make you miserable.