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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Watch as John Wayne presents 24 reasons why we should love our country. Always remember God’s grace to our country and the true reason for our HOPE — Jesus! About John Wayne: John Wayne (May 26, 1907 –...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. It’s been reported that in the 2020 presidential election, more than 80 million Americans did not vote.¹ Of that 80 million, it’s estimated 40 million are Christians. Is not voting okay? And, is...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “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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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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 Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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 Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Are you a people-pleaser? Many people live for the approval of others. They try to please their family, friends, and acquaintances, thinking it will bring acceptance, harmony, and peace to their relationships....
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. There’s a verse in Isaiah that points to Jesus as our Judge, Lawgiver, and King and reveals a pattern of government. Isaiah 33:22 For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our Lawgiver, the LORD is our...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Second Corinthians 5:21 is the key verse about the righteousness of Christ given to repentant sinners when they trust in Jesus. 2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. This is one of the most provocative questions in the Bible. However, the Bible does not clearly answer this question, so we can only ponder it and reason about its possible answer. Starting with what we know: The...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Be sure to watch the video following the article.] It has often been preached, and many articles have been written, about the duty and blessing of giving of our time, talent, and treasure in service to the Lord....
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We know that our God is a Triune God — One God in essence and three Persons in works. So while the Godhead is three distant persons, and their works might be thought of as individual works, there remains a unity,...