by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The psalms are a place where we can come as we are and bear our souls to God… without fear of rejection. They give us permission to express ourselves honestly. Every human emotion is expressed in the psalms...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water. Exodus 15:27 If I were not a pilgrim...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. YES!!! Jesus IS in the Psalms. From pastor Tullian Tchividjian, a short clip from the introductory message in his sermon series titled, “A Song for all Seasons.” Watch now and download our list of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch Fear is a Liar, by Zach Williams ***A Hidden Message in Psalm 23?*** Hidden in the six verses of Psalm 23 are 11 names for Jesus. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we’ll send you The Names of God in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Christians are new creations. They have a new...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Putting off” and “putting on” is not about what we wear. It’s about the way we can change, the way we can be transformed, and the way we can become more and more like Jesus. So how...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. My friend Rod RosenbMy friend Rod Rosenbladt told me a story about a middle-aged woman who needed help from her pastor. She went to her pastor and said, “Pastor, I had an abortion a number of years ago?” “OK,” the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many have asked, where is the United States in biblical prophecy? Well, maybe. I propose a possibility that the US might be in an ancient prophecy, but before considering the possibility, let’s first...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Historically, Bible teachers have taught that the four beasts, recorded in chapter 7, reveal four great kingdoms led by kings. And we know that’s true, because the Bible says so (Dan 7:17, 23). However, Bible...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In Daniel chapter 2, we read of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream: Dan 2:1-3 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. If you don’t immediately recognize this man’s name, you need to know and understand who Dr. Nathanson was, what he did, and how the Lord Jesus Christ changed him completely. [Listen, below, to an...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We all suffer. Pain is unavoidable. And it’s not a question of “if” but “when” we experience pain and suffering. It can take the form of a sudden catastrophe, such as the news of a brain tumor, an affair, or the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. No one really knows where this idea originated. The question must be asked, why would the 13th day of a month be “unlucky” if it falls on a Friday? And, how should Christians feel about Friday the 13th? Before we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the video poem, “You Only Have One Mother” below] Remembering our mothers is important and how we remember them is crucial to a loving relationship that honors God. We are told to take every...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in the...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In a New York Times Op-Ed entitled “Who Goes To Work To Have Fun,” British journalist Oliver Burkeman suggests something counter-intuitive, but obvious: the more you force someone to have fun, the less fun they’ll...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Skeptics deny the validity of the resurrection, but we have many reasons to believe Jesus conquered death and rose from the grave. Reason #1. Fulfilled Prophecy Jesus’ resurrection was prophesied in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Isaac Watts was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, in 1674. His father was a nonconformist, and Isaac became the same. Because of his nonconformist views, he could not attend Oxford or Cambridge, which were...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <Printable Download of “Because it is Finished” below> On the cross, Jesus uttered seven things: 1. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34).Fulfills Isa...