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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: I am attending a church in my community and enjoy the small congregation and the pastor’s preaching. I know he loves and worships God and preaches God’s Word. I support the church...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Paul speaks very clearly in Galatians 5 about our battle against the enemy within…ourselves. All too often we look to others, or even demonic spiritual forces, to be the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus War, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Remember those lyrics? They’re from the 1969 protest song, “War,” by Edwin Starr (It was also recorded by The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We are often asked, Can I lose my Salvation?, and the answer is an emphatic “NO!.” Yet, many Christians do not understand that their salvation is secure. That eternal life is guaranteed. So how can...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I have also entered into a debate on this with a friend. It’s sad that some would say, God doesn’t love the lost, for the Bible teaches that God loves all of His creation…and especially man who was created...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Get Wisdom: Principles from Proverbs I just returned from three days at The Cove, the Billy Graham Evangelist Association’s training center in Asheville, NC. What a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question is so timely. Many books have been published presenting stories of people who claim to have died, gone to Heaven, and come back to tell about it. We must question whether the stories are true and if...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.Run From — Run To — Run For Paul speaks clearly about the race we run. It’s a race that is run on a path of sanctification—a path that leads to growing in holiness in Christ (Ephesians 4:15) and being conformed to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The second Person of the Trinity came to earth and took on human form. He lived the life we could not live and died the death we should have died. How dark and sad those days must have been for His disciples when...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When things don’t appear to be working together for good, how can we believe that they are? In the face of trials and tribulation, we all know that it’s difficult to stand strong. Faith can falter and fear can...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.We hope you will take the time to reflect on these passages throughout this Holy Week. Read the excerpt from each passage and then read and reflect upon the entire passage. Palm Sunday, Mark 11: 1-11 Mark 11:9-11 ...
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By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus It’s safe to say that the vast majority of Americans have seen the movie, The Wizard of Oz—and likely many times over. But have you ever looked at it and found a Christian message in the story? Let’s look at the story...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Remembering is the work of the redeemed. Forgetting is the root of apostasy and forgetting always precedes falling. Remembering is so vitally important to everyday life, but it’s something we usually take...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In recent years angels have become a popular subject. TV shows, movies, and books present images of angels and portray their works. All too often they are wrongly depicted, and most often there is little or no...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We are so often quick to say, “the devil made me do it?” But did he really? Should we attribute our sin to his tempting and what about our afflictions or trials? Do those come from spiritual attacks? [Note...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The person who said that “there are only three sins” was likely referring to the verse in 1 John that reveals all sins fall into one of three specific categories: 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Job 1:10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. While reading Job...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. QuestionDid God actually eat some of the offerings provided by the Israelites as He instructed? Is eating one of the activities God was doing with the presence of the cloud in the Tabernacle? God said some of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. If you want to live a purpose driven life you, first need to know what your purpose is. A number of years back there was a book that addressed man’s purpose in life. While the book was overwhelmingly...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus I recently read this story on a Facebook page. This story is guaranteed to touch your heart and create in you a desire to share God’s love with others. Now….before you go...
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