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

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 (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

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

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 (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.

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

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

That is enough to cover all our sins and to make us confident, freeing the conscience from the fear, Yes, the Holy Spirit was very active in these young assemblies, but at the same time they were a hot finger at them, since we all have a propensity to fall into the same trap they did: to think that we're made

fathers and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that he made In other words, nobody - neither the clergy nor the laity - made worshipping God a priority anymore. In the letter he sent out, he told the people that this unfaithfulness caused God to make Israel "an Quite the opposite, in fact, as King Hezekiah would be very quick to agree with.