by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are many reasons why the Son of God left Heaven, came to earth, and was incarnated in the flesh to live among us. Reasons for Hope* Jesus’ Top Seven Reasons Jesus Came to Earth 1. Jesus Came to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Legend and history tell us that what we call Thanksgiving Day originated with the Pilgrims. They were English settlers who came to the shores of modern Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod in November 1620. There...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Typology is a form of symbolism that is prophetic. In Old Testament typology, there are people and objects that pre-figure, foreshadow, “whisper” of, or “point” to something that is yet to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer is, we don’t know how many miracles Jesus did during His life and earthly ministry on earth. We are unable to determine an actual count because we are told in four passages that Jesus healed many....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Five Solas are five Latin phrases that summarize the theological convictions/essential beliefs in the Christian faith. They originate from the Protestant Reformation that began when former Roman Catholic monk...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question addresses the words of Jesus in Matt 6: “when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words” (Matt 6:7). Let’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: Who can understand it?” This verse is often spoken by Bible preachers and teachers as a warning to Christians about their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Israel had three harvests each year, and each offers a prophetic pattern and typology for our understanding. The three harvests of Israel are: Barley harvest in early spring Wheat harvest in late spring or early...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. For many years, a popular Internet forward has been a “bell” that tells of identity in Christ. It is often circulated at Christmas, but it “rings” with a message that goes far beyond the incarnation of Jesus. It...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Symbolism is the use of one thing (a symbol) to represent another thing. A symbol points to something beyond the symbol itself. Typology is a kind of symbolism. It also points to something. However, typology is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are three very significant gifts from God that are mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13. Each of these gifts — faith, hope, and love — is both positional (in our justification) and practical (in our...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a teaching that claims Jesus went to Hell after He died to take back the keys of death and Hell from Satan. It’s reasoned that when Adam sinned, Satan was given dominion over Adam and all the earth....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This weekend is set aside as a time for rest from our labors. The holiday is defined as “a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It...
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