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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Throughout history, presidents have prayed to God and invoked His name, asking that He direct them and bless our country. This tradition goes all the way back to George Washington, who, in June 1783, closed his...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Will God bless a nation that makes laws in opposition to His truths? Will He overlook our nation’s failure to stop abortion and redefine marriage? Are our leaders doing what is right in their own eyes? Has...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…” Psalm 33:12 In 2009, President Barack Obama said, “…we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Our ministry did not write this article, and it was not written recently. But the message is profound and more applicable today than ever before.First, read the article. Then, we’ll tell you who wrote it and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Voting for elected officials is a privilege. In many countries, people have no influence on how their country is governed, who their leaders are, and, therefore, the direction of their country. Civic...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What did President Reagan say about racism and Marxism? And what vow did he confidently make on behalf of our nation? How do his words speak to our nation today? And are we keeping the vow he made? Watch now!...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. President Reagan wrote a letter of utmost importance on August 7, 1982. It wasn’t a letter to anyone in Congress or to a leader of another country. Nor was it a letter of political significance. It was a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Summer is such a busy time. Everyone falls behind on reading to learn and reading for pleasure. Emails are often missed or skipped because there’s just not enough time to read all the information that comes...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The biblical Book of Galatians is a letter that the apostle Paul wrote (circa 49-65 AD) to the church in Galatia. The letter’s key message is liberty in Christ, and key verses include Gal 2:16, Gal 2:20, Gal...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. People often lovingly and inclusively say, “We are all God’s children.” Sadly, that is not a true statement. While it is true that everyone and everything belongs to God (Psalm 24:1), not everyone is in God’s...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Highlights from the Message Religions often revolve around karma, where your actions have consequences. Bono, the lead singer of U2, emphasized that grace overturns karma’s principles. Grace defies reason...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips.Watch the entire message here. Highlights from the Message Acceptance is key to healing and finding peace. Accept life for what it is, not what you want...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Christians, we know that God created the earth and everything in it perfect. There was no sin, and all creation magnified God and reflected His glory. Of course, skeptics do not agree with us. They even point...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips.Watch the entire message here. Highlights from the Message Big “L” law represents God’s law, while little “l” law refers to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. God, the Refuge of His People! by William Nicholson, 1862 We can learn so much from the Great Cloud of Witnesses who have gone before us. May they always be remembered and revered for their faithfulness and their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many pithy (concise and forcefully expressive) sayings are used in everyday conversation. However, most people have no idea of their origins. It should be no surprise that many of the sayings are found in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Since the word “labor” means “to work,” it seems odd to call a national holiday “work day.” The day is meant to be a break or a rest from one’s work. It’s also to be a day we...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In the Bible study I teach, we are studying the minor prophets and we recently covered the Book of Obediah. Obediah is likely the most overlooked of the minor prophets. It is the shortest book in the Old Testament,...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips.Watch the entire message here. Highlights from the Message Paul’s letter to the Galatians emphasizes freedom, and chapter 5, verse 1, gives the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. ”Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.” Job 5:7 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous!” Psalm 34:19 “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows!”...