by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A chiasm is a literary device in which a sequence of ideas is presented, then repeated in reverse order. A “mirror” effect results as the ideas are “reflected” back. Each reflected idea is connected to the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying: “Hitherto has the Lord helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12 The word “hitherto” seems like a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Let’s lay some groundwork for answering this question. In the Garden of Eden, Eve was first tempted by the devil when he said to her, “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We all want love and acceptance. It makes us feel secure and significant. Sadly, rejection can come from everywhere and everyone. It might just be from a stranger or an acquaintance. Still, rejection can also...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer to this question is really quite simple. The New Testament is true and accurate because it is God-breathed! That certainly is a simple answer, but what does it mean? “God-breathed” This term...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever! Psalm 52:8 Meditate a little on the mercy of God. It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds. He is as...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Rom 5:8)Watch the video clip or watch Tullian’s entire message here. Click here to get equipped with encouraging...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I recently saw this posted on Facebook. It was posted as a suggestion for a fasting discipline for Lent, but sadly, it’s not biblical. The Bible clearly talks about fasting, which is a good discipline with...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the video clip or watch Tullian’s entire message here. Click here to get equipped with encouraging and empowering Biblical truth and wisdom every week! Visit the Sanctuary's YouTube Page More Video Clips from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (Watch Video Below) Do you give something up for Lent? If so, do you give up something that you really desire, and going without it is difficult? Or are you like many Christians who don’t observe Lent in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I asked God for strength. That I might achieve,I was made weak. That I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health. That I might do greater things.I was given infirmity. That I might do better things. I asked...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A donation of any amount is greatly needed and appreciated. Watch the video clip or watch Tullian’s entire message here. Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A donation of any amount is greatly...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many have read the book, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It outlines five ways to express and experience love, including acts of service, words of affirmation, gift-giving, physical touch, and quality...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psa 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Our friend, Eric Hovind, president of Creation Today, has created a fun video that will entertain both the young and the young-at-heart. Filmed onsite at The Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky, the video tells the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.(Romans 10:9) Salvation is the most important of Christian doctrines, and we must...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the video clip or watch Tullian’s entire message here. Click here to get equipped with encouraging and empowering Biblical truth and wisdom every week! Visit the Sanctuary's YouTube Page More Video Clips from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble!” Psalm 46:1 “Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upwards.” The world in which we dwell is but “a valley...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are a lot of churches in every city. Finding a good church can be a daunting task. There are denominational, non-denominational, fellowship gatherings, and many other forms of church organizations. So, how...