by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Every Christian already has peace with God, but the peace of God is a free-will choice. Some will say there are three kinds of peace: peace with, from, and of God. But there are really only two because all true...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. January 22nd is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the case in which the US Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. In doing so, on...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This year, January 20th is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. (It’s the Sunday closest to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Read an abridged history of the day below.) When Does a Woman Become a Mother? We...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Downloadable PDF of the Salvation Bell below] The New Year has come and, for many, the memory of Christmas has already faded away. With each new day comes a fresh new hope for a year of joy and peace. A Word of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Celebrating the new year is biblical, but how you celebrate might not be. The nation of Israel celebrated the advent of the new year, and they did so in the way God prescribed. As we all know, many of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A Very Special Christmas What If You Had Been There When Jesus Was Born? Put yourself at the cradle and consider what your heart feels. Set your eyes on Jesus. Consider what it might have been like if you had...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. My friend Tad just lost his 19 month battle with pancreatic cancer. In sorrow and sadness, with hope and rejoicing, we remember that he just won the greatest victory of his life. He’s been crowned with the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We don’t often think in terms of “taking” but we do think about Jesus giving. Taking is nothing more than accepting and receiving that which Jesus gives. So learn to take this Advent season. The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve already addressed the Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servants found in Matthew 25. We gave reasons why a Christian will never hear, “…you wicked and lazy servant…” (Matt 25:26). If you...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More than half a century has passed since the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Our world has changed greatly and Americans wonder, now more than ever, what the future will bring. God’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Thanksgiving is such a special holiday. We gather with family and friends for food, fellowship, and even some football (or a lot of football)! In every gathering, there can be believers (longtime or new, strong...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jesus said, “well done good and faithful servant” in Matthew 24. Those words are quoted often, but many times out of context and with the wrong application. Because of that, many Christians question their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the Tribute Videos Below] November 7th, 2018 would have been Billy Graham’s 100th birthday. His death on February 21, 2018, precluded any centennial celebration of his life, but it should be remembered that...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: I live in an area that is steeped in tradition and religiosity, and people tend to think I’m a bit strange since I believe there is a spiritual element in everything around us, especially...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 1968 the Rolling Stones debuted a song about Satan, Sympathy for the Devil. While I do not endorse the song in any way, and the title is simply ridiculous (the devil deserves no sympathy) the song does convey...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about Satan, aka Lucifer. There’s misunderstanding about his person, his name, and his works. In 1968, the Rolling Stones debuted a song titled, “Sympathy for the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Are There Three Heavens? Where is the Third Heaven? Many Christians don’t understand that there are three heavens. They think of Heaven only as the place where God dwells, the place where redeemed souls go at...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “The Great Commission” is a call to preach the gospel and make disciples, and it’s given to all who belong to Jesus. Jesus most clearly gave this commission in the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: How do I respond to the naturalist’s claim, “unless I can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste God, I will not believe he exists”? I’m afraid if I respond with something like,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Won’t Get Fooled Again This “12 stone memorial” series of articles began with the catch-phrase “Don’t Get Stoned Again” as a wordplay on the song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (1971, The Who). It’s...