by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The book of Ephesians is all about identity in Christ. It is the book that tells you what God says about you. And He says you are: blessed (Eph 1:3) chosen in Him, to be holy, blameless ((Eph 1: 4) predestined us...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This question points us to some of the most beautiful verses in the Bible — verses that contain precious promises of the loving, nurturing, and protecting nature of God as our Father. Because we are redeemed...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. As Memorial Day approaches, remember all the men and women of the armed forces in years gone by, especially those who gave their lives in service to their country. Remember also those who currently serve...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We often hear people say lovingly and inclusively, “We’re all God’s children.” However, that is not a true statement. While it is true that everyone, and everything, belongs to God (Psa 24:1), not everyone is in...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The quick answer is yes, we should have questions, and we should take them to God. But while it’s okay to have and ask questions, it is not okay to doubt. Asking God Questions We should take our questions...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The similarities between the stories of two women are reflected in the words of their two songs. The women are Hannah and Mary. From the miraculous conception of each woman’s son to each woman’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A 2018 movie, “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the song of the same name, answers: We can only imagine….what it will be like. The movie tells an amazing testimony and showcases the grace of God’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “The Fellowship of the Unashamed” is a prayer that has inspired many to stand strong in their faith and to live unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This prayer, originally titled “A Zimbabwean Martyr’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This question arises from 2 Corinthians 5:21. 2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin… Understand that all well-respected and widely-accepted translations (KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV,...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Bible reveals three very important views of the cross — from the perspectives of the Father (Genesis 22), the Son (Psalm 22), and the believer (Isaiah 53). Take a few minutes to read each passage and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Judas—the Man Who Betrayed Jesus While we don’t know a lot about Judas, the Bible does not clearly give some insight into this man. The Bible reveals many things that help us in considering why he betrayed the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We all have a Judas experience in which someone we care about, or deeply love, has betrayed us in some way. Perhaps it was a breach of confidence or trust or actions that caused harm. Maybe you were so...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Many people have experienced the emotional pain of betrayal and the consequences that follow. Broken relationships, or at least diminished fellowship, result when betrayed by someone we love — someone we...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during the week of Passover. He was not referring...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Video Below] Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries, we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is Friday...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Psalm 22 is known as one of the three Shepherd Psalms (Read: Following the Good, Great, and Chief Shepherd, Psalms 22, 23, and 24). This psalm is also prophetic because it gives a “picture” of the cross from the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A chiasm is a literary device in which a sequence of ideas is presented, then repeated in reverse order. A “mirror” effect results as the ideas are “reflected” back. Each reflected idea is connected to the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Just in case you didn’t know, Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was from an area in Scotland now known as Dumbarton (just northwest of Glasgow). couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because there...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Let’s lay some groundwork for answering this question. In the fall, Eve was first tempted by the devil when he said to her, “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The answer to this question is really quite simple. The New Testament is true and accurate because it is God-breathed! That certainly is a simple answer, but what does it mean? “God-breathed” This term...