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  • John 17:1-5 - Eternity is Finishing What Adam Started

    life I will have perfect blessedness such as no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no human heart has ever Jesus, "who being in very nature God... made Himself nothing by taking on the nature of a servant and One of the very first things God assigned Adam to do was to name the animals (Gen 2:19-20). care of all that God has made (Gen 2:15) will certainly take an eternity! Make your goal in life right here and now to know God more and more.

  • Acts 5:27-32 - Just The Good 'Ol Boys

    God's grace is stronger than we are, and how it is that He produces both our will to believe and our very Sadducees, the majority political/religious party in Jerusalem. 27  The apostles were brought in and made “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s here harmonize all of scripture as they unpack the truth that Peter scolds the Sanhedrin with: the very This is the very essence of Reformed theology.

  • Romans 5:12-14 - Mis-markmanship

    is likely full of blogs & podcasts today optimistic about the coming year encouraging you to finally make AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who made our salvation possible by sending

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10 - Blazing Justice

    But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption Summary There's no greater compliment that Paul could ever give to a church than what he writes here Good Christians who agree on nearly every other doctrine will often come to different conclusions in Some Christians take difficult passages from apocalyptic books like Revelation or Daniel and then try

  • Daniel 12:1-3 - Comfort in the Chaos

    Daniel 12:1-3 (NIV) CONTEXT: Daniel has been experiencing "a prophetic (and very selective) vision of shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. Daniel's vision is quite clear as to the distinguishing characteristic of the people who wake up to heavenly But don't be afraid of them; their purpose is not to frighten you or put you on edge every time you turn

  • Psalm 15 - Even When It Hurts

    Divorce is the most apparent example demonstrating that often one or both parties to an oath that was made As we noted yesterday, most people only make a few formal vows and oaths in life, but all of us invoke

  • Habakkuk 2:4-5 - Answered Complaints

    and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes I encourage you to make the time to read it all. in Jesus Christ will strengthen and sustain you as we look forward to Christ's return when He will make

  • Acts 1:21-26 - Church Order

    Acts 1:21-26 (NIV) CONTEXT: The very first thing the brand new Church did once Jesus ascended into heaven Show us which of these two you have chosen 25  to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left But Peter, who's never been afraid to take bold steps, and who certainly asserts that Jesus gave him Then instead of making the pick himself, he led in prayer and then the group cast lots to determine It wasn't just a supreme leader or exclusive council who made appointments on a whim.

  • Exodus 33:17-34:7 - God's Scary Comforting Goodness

    Summary We meet Moses in today's passage at a very low point in his life. been in God's presence for an extended time, he returns to find his fickle people dancing around hand made God would have been just in striking Moses with lightning for making such a demand asking for more glory lowest points of his life, Moses resists both of those extreme caricatures, and asks God for something very

  • Genesis 12 - Faltering Faith

    from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2   “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing life will be spared because of you.” 14  When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very Take her and go!” So although the entire world is very familiar with the first half of Genesis 12, it's easy to either

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