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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “The Obsolete Man” is an episode from The Twilight Zone that offers a prophetic warning about man’s destiny. It ran on June 2, 1961, and yet it is a must-see for all people in our time—60+ years...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Ehyeh, Yahweh, Jehovah, or Jesus? What name are we to call God? First, understand that Jehovah (sometimes written Yehovah) is the anglicized version of the name Yahweh, the name God gave to Moses. So the names,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Lord says, “By My Spirit” is how we are to live our lives. Not in our own strength or abilities. Yet, I’m sure you know that…”Sometimes fears can hide your vision. The loss of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible records many of the words that Jesus spoke during His earthly ministry. And if you have a red-letter Bible, it’s easy to identify Jesus’ words because they’re all in red! The questions...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The life of Abraham is a lesson of relationship, faith, and hope. Join us in a study of the patriarch of Israel, his life, his loves, his devotion to God, and more. Check it out on our Bible Study Resources Page....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A worldview is a defined philosophy about life that influences and directs how we live. While many worldviews are defined and labeled, a worldview is ultimately individual and personal, so any definition or label...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The overall theme of the Bible is God’s plan of Redemption. God created everything in six days and it was all perfectly good. But when man he broke fellowship with God and sin and death entered the world. To...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Let’s remember that God created a world that was perfect and a man who was sinless (Gen 1:31). But it’s true, God knew before He created man that man would sin. He knew that both the man and the woman He...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve covered the Good Shepherd in Psalm 23 and seen how we can know that Psalm 22 speaks of the One to come, the Good Shepherd who would lay down His life for His sheep. We also learned about the Great...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2010 after doing a study of the Names of God, I began a study of the Psalms. When I came to Psalm 23, I began to see many of God’s names revealed in the psalm by the works of our Great Shepherd. I...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Coram Deo is a Latin phrase that means “in the presence of God.” As Christians, we understand that we currently live in His presence spiritually. But one day, we will also live in His presence bodily. Coram...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The centurion, who stood at the foot of the cross, saw Jesus’ pain and suffering. He heard every word that Jesus spoke. And when Jesus took His last breath, the centurion gave glory to God. Then, the centurion...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver and later killed himself. The Bible tells us that Judas was lost, calling him the “son of perdition” (John 17:12). Therefore, we know that his eternal...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 22 is known as one of three Shepherd Psalms (Psalms 22, 23, and 24). Psalm 22 is a prophetic psalm written by David and it gives a “picture” of the cross from the perspective of our Good Shepherd, Jesus. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. About Lent Get the Link for your free Forty Names of Jesus for Forty Days of LentForty Days in the Desert~Song VideoWhat is Lent? Should I Give Up Something? (Article and Video)This Time Called Lent (Video)Prepare...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. While we remember Jesus’ crucifixion on the day we call Good Friday, there are many reasons why Friday was not likely the day of the week that the Lord was crucified. ( Read: Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Faith is Made Up of Three Things, by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)KnowledgeKnowledge comes first. “How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?” I want to be informed of a fact before I can possibly...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. One year ago, on March 11, 2020, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and by March 15th the world had shut down. The cases and death far exceeded that which was predicted one year ago....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. King David said of God’s Word, “The Law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver” (Psalm 119:72). Scripture has an inestimable value. But what is the main theme of the Bible? It...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me!” Matthew 10:37 If Jesus is not loved above all–He is...