14  No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. 15  See, He goes on to make the choice even more stark: if your heart turns away and you are not obedient...  

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you be secure. 7  May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” 8  For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” 9  For the sake of the house of the Lord What changes need to occur to make you desire to be there the way the psalmists do in these Psalms of

But in more abstract terms, Jesus saved you by revealing His Father, making God's sovereign, saving grace Remember that you remain in these very same hands, protected and preserved by God's powerful grace, which

You don't need to nail all of your shots to win the game, you just need to make a few more than the other

If ever Jesus displayed patience, it was here. certainly dead; after all that and more the disciples still think Jesus had done all of that just to make the reasons for our only comfort, we'll spend this week understanding how amazing it is that at this very

There is no way to make this less extreme: Jesus suffered mightily on our behalf.

The final promise Jesus made before dying is the most comforting of all. Not only my soul will be taken immediately after this life to Christ its head, but even my very flesh , raised by the power of Christ, will be reunited with my soul and made like Christ’s glorious body. within - an ability given by the Holy Spirit - that results in the proper attitude as he approaches his maker

But Jesus' parable makes clear that many people couldn't care less about the invitation they've received

of your son. 13  Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” The LORD was so pleased with Solomon's request that not only did He make Solomon the wisest man to ever The very gifts God had given him, instead of endearing him to the LORD, estranged Solomon from Him. Be thankful for those gifts; use them well for God's glory - but don't ever let these otherwise good