by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. There is a lot of information in the Bible about the events of Jesus’ birth. From prophecy throughout the Old Testament to the historical records of the Gospel accounts we read about the significant events...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’ve all heard the saying, “The monkey on your back.” It refers to a nuisance one must deal with or endure. A “monkey on your back” can be many things — such as a boss who micromanages...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. There’s much we can learn from the Peanuts Gang. From the innocence of the characters to the words of truth and the love they display, Charlie Brown and his friends are a bright spot in an ever-increasingly...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Greek word for “perish” is “apollumi” (ap-ol’-loo-mee), and it means to destroy entirely, to die, or to lose. Scripture speaks of perishing 156 times. Sometimes, it concerns...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Bible mentions the Mazzaroth but tells us very little about what it is. But there is a meaning to it, and in Jewish thought, the Mazzaroth would be a remez. What’s a remez? In Jewish hermeneutics...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. More than 500 years ago Martin Luther started a reformation when he posted his 95 thesis to the door of a church in Wittenburg, Germany. To this day, Luther is called the Great Reformer of the Protestant...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. To answer this, we must define what we mean by “saved.” Under the New Covenant, we define being saved as being born again (John 3:3, 7; 1 Pet 1:23), having our sins washed away by the blood of Jesus, and being...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Thousands of books have been written, and sermons preached on methods and motivations to share the gospel with non-believers. None of us need to be convinced of the necessity of doing so. Without the Lord’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This is a popular saying, often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. However, he never said it. Furthermore, it is a saying that makes no sense. Most importantly, there is no support for such in the Bible....
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We covered What Do We Know About the Great White Throne Judgment? (Rev 20) and What Do We Know About Eternity? Now, let’s consider the last part of the last chapter of the Book of Revelation and the...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Last week, we covered Revelation 20: What Do We Know About the Great White Throne Judgment? This week, let’s look at chapter 20 of Revelation. It begins with a brief mention of the 1,000-year reign of...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In my Bible study this year, we’ve discussed how the world has changed, especially since 2020, and what the future might bring. Sin is abounding. We’ve seen things brought into the light that were...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. You might think the answers to “What is the Hymn of Heaven?” are the seven songs recorded in the book of Revelation. Rev 4:8 … Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A number of times during His earthly ministry, Jesus responded to questions with, “It is written…” (7 times in Matthew, 4 times in Mark, 5 times in Luke, 1 time in John). In the Bible, we also read of many time...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Summer is such a busy time. We all fall behind on reading, and emails can easily be missed or even noticed, but there’s not enough time to open and read them. So today, we are sharing a Summer Summary of...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. On August 11, 2023, the Associated Press released new data about the increasing suicide rate in our country. “US suicides hit an all-time high last year.” The AP article said that according to The Centers for...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. It’s hard for born-again Christians to consider the evil that lurks in the devil’s mind and what motivates his evil works. God created Satan to live in His presence as part of the angelic realm, to...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Serenity Prayer asks God for serenity to accept circumstances that can’t be changed, courage to change those that are within our ability to do so, and wisdom to know and discern between those that can and...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’ve all read Revelation 13 where it gives us a clue about the mark of the beast. It tells that it will be necessary to have this mark to buy and see: Rev 13:17 …no one may buy or sell except one who...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A lifesong is a song with special meaning and significance in one’s life. The lyrics might have relevant meaning, or the song might evoke a memory of a person, place, event, etc. Urbandictionary.com suggests...