by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Revelation 2:17 records Jesus’ words written to the church in Pergamos near the end of the first century. In that verse are Jesus’ word of promise to overcomers. Rev 2:17 He that hath an ear,...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus (Watch Video Below) Do you give something up for Lent? If so, do you give up something that you really desire and going without it is difficult? Or, are you like many Christians who don’t...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Lent begins next Wednesday on the day the church has traditionally called Ash Wednesday. What is Lent all about? And what is the significance of Ash Wednesday? How should we observe this time on...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The question, “where did Cain get his wife,” is asked by both skeptics and believers. There is an answer and it’s found in the Bible. Adam’s Family Cain was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve. He...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul admonished believers to speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15a). Before looking at Paul’s words in context, let’s understand the principle behind Paul’s...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The writer of Hebrews wrote about willful sin and its consequences in this verse: Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus What does it mean to be created in the Image of God? The answer lies…”in the beginning..” Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus January 22 is the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Decision It is also National Sanctity of Human Life Day and is recognized on the Sunday closest to the 22nd. (Read more about Sanctity of Human...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus We’ve already covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” and “HOW Did They Know?” Now, let’s consider “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” There’s a popular...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Has COVID altered your perspective on life? As Christians, our perspective is to be based on God and His Word. We are warned not to let anything change our perspective and capture our hearts. In the...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The words of the song “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” have a story behind them that might surprise you. It was a time of war and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was deeply disturbed by it...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Was Mary a Levite because she was Elizabeth’s cousin? Does that mean that Jesus was from both tribes — Judah and Levite — thereby making Him both King and Priest? Let’s start with what we know:...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus There was a time when almost all Americans wished people “Merry Christmas” throughout the month of December. Everyone knew that the holiday to be celebrated was Christmas! It was Jesus’ birth...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Oops. We put the wrong link in our email. If you landed here from our email, for week 4 CLICK HERE. We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Before we look at the prophetic symbolism of Advent candles (below), let’s consider the purpose and significance of Advent candles. The purpose is very simple. It’s to prepare our hearts for...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Video BelowWe light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace.Week Two of...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus A Thanksgiving Bible Study to equip, encourage, and empower you every day of the year! Every year in November, our nation pauses to give thanks. But we must consider: For what are we giving thanks...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus There is a lot of information in the Bible about the events of Jesus’ birth. From prophecy throughout the Old Testament to the historical records of the Gospel accounts we read about the...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week One of Advent is a...
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus There is one Person who never will “socially distance.” God entered into our world when He created it and walked in the Garden with Adam and Eve. Today, Jesus walks with all who are His...