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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The word “fidelity” is not often used today. We often hear of infidelity, especially in reference to a person being unfaithful to his or her spouse. But what about “fidelity?” It’s a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch below the video illustrating the story of Horatio Spafford and his hymn, “It is Well with My Soul.”]] Horatio Gates Spafford (1828-1888) was a wealthy Chicago businessman and lawyer, married with...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. John 12:20-21 Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Frances Jane van Alstyne, more commonly known as Fanny Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Check out our “Get Started List for Lent” (below). Lent begins a season of 40 days prior to Easter Sunday. It is intended to be a time of reflection and preparation to celebrate Easter, much in the same...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When fear grips us, where do we look? The Bible teaches us a great lesson about the importance of looking to Jesus (don’t miss the video below). Peter’s Fear When I think of mind-controlling fear that...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The world uses the word “love” very loosely. We love chocolate, we love our car, we love a TV show. The list goes on and on. We hear the word “love” being used in ways that diminish its...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a song from the 1960s that posed a most profound question, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” The lyrics are secular, but the refrain is hauntingly provocative: What’s love got to do,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Eschatology is the study of end times.Both the Bible and the Quran have very clear end-times prophecies.So how do Christian eschatology and Islamic eschatology differ? Subscribe & receive the Hidden Names of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There is clearly proclaimed a curse upon the bloodline of Jeconiah in Jeremiah 22:30 God declared that none of Jeconiah’s descendants would ever reign over Israel. Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the LORD, Write...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The verses in question are from the prophet Habakkuk, the apostle Paul, and the writer of Hebrews (whom most believe was Paul). Hab 2:4 … the just shall live by his faith. Rom 1:17 …The just shall...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. All Christians believe that Jesus will return to set up His Kingdom on earth. However, there are varying views about how and when Jesus will return, the events preceding the Lord’s return, and what the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The popular Christmas story, “The Gift of the Magi,” was written by William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), using the pseudonym, “O’ Henry.” The plotline of O’Henry’s Christmas story has captivated readers around the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a popular Christmas song that asks the question, “Mary, did you know…?” Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2020 and 2021, amidst all the upheaval and changes in our world, my Bible study talked a lot about current events. We discussed: Critical Race Theory and Cultural Marxism Gender confusion and Homosexuality Right...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many will be quick to answer, “November 2nd is All Souls’ Day.” And that’s true! (Read: What is All Souls’ Day) However, on the calendars of liturgical churches (Catholic and some...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Judge not, that you be not judged.” (Matt 7:1) That verse is quoted often. In fact, the verse has been used against most Christians to try to stop them from making any kind of judgment. Critics,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As a royal priesthood, are we called to be watchmen on the wall today? Are we called to sound a warning? Yes, we are to be discerners of the truth. And we are to warn about false prophets. But do we really have...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A parable is a short story designed to teach a moral or a faith-focused lesson. Jesus told many parables, like the parable of the sower, parable of the talents, etc. He told these short stories to give us a better...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In our time of sound bites and video clips, the attention span of many is growing shorter and shorter. “Give it to me fast. Make it brief.” That seems to be what people want. As Christians, we know...
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