by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the second in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. In our first article, Don’t get stoned again — A Stone in Genesis, we considered how stones were used as an instrument for administering...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sheol, Hades, Hell, the Place of Torment, the Abyss, the Bottomless Pit, Tartarus, Gehenna, the Lake of Fire and Outer Darkness are all the names of places of punishment and death. What do we know about them?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The title of this article could mean a lot of things. Some might think it’s a warning about using drugs (but it’s not). Others might catch the wordplay on the song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (The Who,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Faith is defined by dictionary.com as 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing, 2. belief that is not based on proof, 3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: Faith is defined by the Bible...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve all heard it said, “I don’t have the gift of evangelism, so I can’t witness.” But is that true? Are some given this “gift” and others are not? Is evangelism a gift? What is Evangelism? Modern...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Ever since Satan rebelled against God, he has been waging war against Him, His angels, and His people. Let’s contrast the Five I Will Statements of Satan’s rebellion with the five I Will statements of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Last week we focused on the concept of time. Israel’s 70th Birthday (70 Years As A Nation & the Significance for Christians) Prophesy of the Last Generation (Is God Fulfilling All Things? The Parable of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many pastors and Bible teachers have commented from Matthew 11:2-6 that “even John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus?” But is that true? One well known Bible teacher even went so far as to ask, “ Was John in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Israel is 70 Years Young On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel was “re-born” in a day with the termination of the 1922 British Mandate (preceded by the Balfour Declaration) and the proclamation of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. After 1,878 years of dispersion from their homeland, in 1948, the Jews were regathered in the land that God promised to their forefathers. On May 14, 1948 (on the Gregorian calendar) David Ben-Gurion, the Executive...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I recently saw the movie, “I Can Only Imagine.” I encourage all Christians to see this movie at the theater. Don’t wait for the DVD, see it now! It’s amazing and powerful on the silver screen. The story will...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (“Glorious Day” Video Below) The word “resurrect” is defined as “to restore a dead person to life.” While Jesus was not the only person brought back from death to life by...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [VIDEO BELOW] When our loved ones return home we are always glad to see them. However, the extent of our joy is usually in direct correlation to how long they have been away—a few hours, a day, many days, a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. During the days from the time Jesus presented Himself on Palm Sunday until His crucifixion, Jesus was tested by the chief priests and elders, the disciples of the Pharisees, the Herodians, Sadducees, and the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What’s a Remez? In Jewish hermeneutics (interpretation of Scripture), a remez is a hidden message or a deeper meaning. It’s said to be a “treasure” that is found below the surface of, or behind, the words. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Every year on March 2nd is National Old Stuff Day. Really? Is National Old Stuff Day a real day? Well yes, it is — at least according to nationaldaycalendar.com. National Old Stuff Day is clearly more of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 151? You won’t find it in most Bibles. Most people don’t know it exists. Who wrote this psalm? What’s it all about? Should it be included in the Bible? The Book of Psalms, in the Hebrew Scriptures and the...
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Billy Graham fought a good fight. He has finished his course. And he always kept the faith. Thank You, God, for the ministry of Billy Graham. (1918-2018) “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord … that they may rest from their labors, and their works...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Clearly, fear is not of God. Throughout the Bible, God commands that we “fear not.” God said it it directly to His people (Gen 15:1, Josh 8:1, Isa 41:10, 13, Mat 14:27, Acts 18:9, Rev 1:17, et.al,)....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I first heard the song “One Pure and Holy Passion” in 2001. ¹ The words to the song are moving and inspiring; and they have been hidden in my heart for many years. I often recall the words as a reminder of the...
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