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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What does it mean to be created in the Image of God? The answer lies…”in the beginning..” Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He...
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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. School’s out for summer and children fill their days with fun in the sun. While they might be taking a break from their schoolwork, we need to teach them never to take a break from learning about Jesus....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question A friend recently asked me why different Bible versions have different endings for the last part of Mark 16. Should the chapter end at verse 8? Or should verses 9-20 be included? I couldn’t give an...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Listening to an online sermon many years ago, I heard a song about the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The words are from the perspective of the Roman centurion who stood at the foot of the cross and...
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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. 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. Video Below The phrase “taste and see that the Lord is good” is a direct quote from verse 8 of Psalm 34. To see that God is good, watch the video at the end of this article. It’s short but...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. BC/AD and BCE/CE are well recognized as abbreviations used with the number of a year to designate if the year was before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. Before answering the question about which labeling...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What did Jesus call Joseph? The Bible provides no record of Jesus addressing Joseph in any way, and the only recorded uses of “Father” by Jesus are in reference to God the Father. Jesus spoke of God the Father as...
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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. Empress Eudoxia, a fifth-century Roman Empress, had quite a dilemma. What to do with John Chrysostom? Chrysostom was a faithful man of God and he feared no earthly rulers. There’s quite an amazing story...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When days are difficult and times are tough, it can feel like the winds of November are beating down our doors. Where do we find shelter from the storms of life? Is there a refuge for the weary, a healing for the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. If God knows what I need, why should I pray? Just as the Bible is important for teaching us about who Jesus is, what He has done for us, and who we are in Him, so also is prayer a key part of building a deeper and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” And God pretty much says the same thing but not in so few words. The love of Jesus is extravagant love, beyond our comprehension. Ask yourself, does His love...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question is asked a lot. We first answered it in September of 2014. It is a question that all Christians should be prepared to answer. Is drinking alcohol a sin? The Bible should guide all Christians in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question is a reference to Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan river by John (Matt 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, John 1:29-34). First, we must remember that water baptism plays no part in our salvation. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question Is it true that if I were the only person alive, Jesus would have gone to the cross for only me? Answer This question comes from a popular quote that is often used by Christians when sharing the love of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ll answer this question, but first let’s understand that water baptism plays no part in our salvation. It is by grace alone, through faith, that we are saved (Ephesians 2:8). It’s not by anything...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question Rehab lied when asked if the spies were in her house. Yet she found favor with God. So is it sometimes OK to lie? Answer It is never OK to lie. God clearly defined lying as a sin in the fourth of the...
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