by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Before answering why a ram was sacrificed, let’s lay some groundwork. The Bible is a book of progressive revelation. Beginning in Genesis 3, God began to reveal His plan of redemption that would come thousands of years later through a promised seed (Gen...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
` My weekly Bible study is focused on the current events of COVID-19. The corona virus is on the minds of all people worldwide. So this past week we looked at defining our theology of suffering and we considered reasons why God has allowed COVID-19 to afflict us. We...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
I teach a weekly Bible study all year ‘round. We don’t break for summer and we only cancel if a holiday falls on Bible study day or I am out of town. Once we had to cancel because of a snow storm and now we cancelled because of a new kind of storm called COVID-19. As...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Originally St. Patrick’s Day was a Catholic holiday to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint. But over the centuries St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a big party day—a day for parades, parties, drinking (often green beer), wearing green, and pinching people who don’t...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
We’ve talked about walking in faith (Read: What Does It Mean To WALK BY FAITH?) and about walking with God (Read: What Does It Mean To WALK WITH GOD?), but there remains the question, what does it mean to walk in hope? [Don’t miss the video at the end:...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
In 200 AD, an early church father named Tertullian wrote that the churches in Corinth, Ephesus, Phillipi, Thessalonica, and Rome still had original documents written by Paul and other disciples. At that time, many would have been more than 130 years old. That’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Jesus spoke of two mysteries. Both Paul and John wrote about mysteries. So what are these mysteries we find in the Bible? Are they completely revealed to us today? Or do some remain mysteries? The Kingdom Mysteries Revealed by Jesus Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
We know that our God is a Triune God — One God in essence and three distinct Person in works. So while the Godhead is three distant persons, and their works might be thought of as individual works, there remains a unity, a harmony, of purpose, plan, and execution of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
I met a lovely woman at a memorial service recently who wrote the poem below. It was featured on the back of the service program and was read during the service. The author of the poem, Mary Feie, later shared with me that she wrote it when her father-in-law was...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
The Four Loves is a book by C. S. Lewis written from a series of radio talks in 1958 and published in 1960. The book examines love from Christian and philosophical perspectives. In his book, Lewis distinguishes between Need-pleasures (e.g. water for the thirsty) and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
This year should be a year of great vision. Actually, every year should be. But with this year being 2020 we should all be desiring 20/20 vision. Therefore, let’s consider how we see Jesus. [don’t miss the fun video below — one minute and you will...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
It’s often said that people who lived before the cross were saved by looking forward to the cross; and those who lived after the cross were saved by looking back. This is a nice thought because it puts all focus on the cross. It also emphasizes that no one goes to...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Super Bowl Sunday scores big in many ways. First, there’s the big game. It’s the number 1 watched American television broadcast of the year and the number 1 watched sporting event in the world. Super Bowl Sunday also holds a second-place score in another “event.” ...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
The Bible teaches that Heaven is God’s dwelling place (Ps 11:4, 33:13, 102:19, 103:19, 113:5, Matt 6:9). It is often called the Third Heaven and it is outside of our time dimension. Therefore, Heaven is completely separate from our created world (Read: Three Heavens?...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Sin is the most commonly used of these three terms. Iniquity and transgression we seldom hear. But they are found in the Bible and all three are very important to understand… and even more important to avoid commiting. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew words...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
With the annual memorial of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, we remember his most famous speech, titled, “I Have a Dream.” In that speech he quoted two Old Testament prophets. Watch the video or read the speech. Then scroll down to read the Bible...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
This year (2020), the National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is January 19th (the Sunday closest to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.) It is a day to remember the sanctity of all life. It’s a day to remember that we must speak out agains abortion and take a...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
We’ve covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” and “HOW Did They Know?” Now we’ll cover “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” There’s a popular Christmas song that many sing during the holidays, but few know the meaning behind the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), pastor, theologian, missionary, college president, and prominent leader in the First Great Awakening, is long remembered for a great body of theological works that equip and encourage Christians even unto our day. Many have benefited...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Don’t Miss the Video at the End of the Article! We’ve covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” Then we answered, “HOW Did They Know?” and “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” Finally, we’ll address “WHAT is the Significance of the Wise Men’s...
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