by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More than 16 years ago, I created a study for my ladies’ Bible study based on my favorite chapter in the Bible, John 17. The study was about reading John 17 as if it were Jesus speaking His Last Will and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Leonard Cohen wrote the song “Hallelujah” with a beautiful melody that stirs the soul and warms the heart. But is the song Hallelujah appropriate for church? What do we know about the song and the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (VIDEO BELOW) All too often we rush through life without stopping to remember and reflect on the really important things. The day Jesus was crucified is sometimes thought of as a dark and sad day, and it was such a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On the night in which He was betrayed, our Lord ate His last supper with His disciples. As Christians, we remember this meal with a celebration the church calls Maundy Thursday (Read What is Maundy Thursday?). ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci painted Jesus’ Last Supper with His disciples. But is the painting accurate? The painting accurately depicts all 12 disciples present at the table while they partook in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.Holy Week begins with the celebration of Palm Sunday. Find time during Holy Week to rest in Christ. Consider the events of each day of Jesus’ last week on earth. Let the knowledge of His journey to the cross...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jesus commanded His disciples to love one another. How should we understand that command? What should it mean to us? Let’s first look at Jesus’ words in context to understand better what His...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Two Videos Below] Saint Patrick’s Day has become a BIG party day—a day for parades and celebrations, a day of eating Irish food and drinking green beer and Irish Whiskey. It’s a day of wearing green and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. O God of patience and consolation, glory be to You for this throne of grace.Make it ever to us- the chosen pleasure ground of our souls.May it be the fortress to which continually we flee.Here, may we obtain mercy...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve covered The Romans Road to Salvation, The John Road to Salvation, and The Revelation Road to Salvation. Those three “roads” give verses that “lead the way” to justification....
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the full message here.More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips. Highlights from the Message Paul wrote to the Christians in the region of Galatia. He was frustrated with them for...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses about man’s lostness and how to make it “home.” We’ve covered The Romans Road,...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the full message here.More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips. Highlights from the Message Tullian shared a story illustrating how grace can change a person’s heart. The story...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses telling man’s lostness and how to make it “home.” The Romans Road is likely the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. PREPOSITIONS CAN BE VERY ELEGANT. A man is “in” architecture, or a woman is “in” teaching, we say, meaning that is what they do on weekdays and how they make enough money to enjoy themselves...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the full message here.More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips. Highlights from the message We tend to think that God stands at some antiseptic distance from our sin and our failures and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses about man’s lost condition and how to make it “home.” The Romans Road is likely the...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the full message here.More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips. Highlights from the message Preachers are so afraid that somehow preaching too much grace will lead to licentiousness and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What is Ash Wednesday? It’s the first day of Lent. What is Lent? It’s a time of remembering. Lent is a time set aside to prepare our hearts to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Four Loves is a book by C. S. Lewis, written from a series of radio talks in 1958 and published in 1960. It examines love from Christian and philosophical perspectives. Lewis distinguishes between...