Do you have the “joy of your Lord” now?

Do you have the “joy of your Lord” now?

His lord said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.” Matthew 25:21  Are you waiting for your reward in heaven?  While it is true that we will receive...

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Another reason God came to dwell with man.

Another reason God came to dwell with man.

By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus In our last Got Questions we answered, “How did Jesus become a man?” The question “why did Jesus become a man?” is correctly answered with God’s purpose and plan of redemption.  God sent Jesus to accomplish His mission of...

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How can you have a white Christmas without snow?

How can you have a white Christmas without snow?

  By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus White is such a beautiful color.  Or is it?  Is it really a color, or is it the purity of not being tainted by a color.  With paints, if you add just a smidgen of another color to white it takes on the hue of the color added....

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How did Jesus become a man?

How did Jesus become a man?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS (Matthew 1:21) At this time of year many ask, “how did God become a man?  What happened to make it possible for Jesus to be born of a woman?” The Bible doesn’t...

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