by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I teach a weekly Bible study all year ‘round. We don’t break for summer and we only cancel if a holiday falls on Bible study day or I am out of town. Once we had to cancel because of a snow storm and now we...
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In this time of confusion and uncertainty because of the Corona Virus, pandemic, we must rightly remember who is in control. Our God is sovereign over all things, including COVID-19. As Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) once said, “The sovereignty of God is a soft...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Originally St. Patrick’s Day was a Catholic holiday to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint. But over the centuries St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a big party day—a day for parades, parties, drinking (often...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What storm is troubling your life? Does it feel like a hurricane or a tidal wave overwhelming you, and even overtaking you completely? When life’s storms rage, there’s a calm to be found — and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve talked about walking in faith (Read: What Does It Mean To WALK BY FAITH?) and about walking with God (Read: What Does It Mean To WALK WITH GOD?), but there remains the question, what does it mean to walk in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the biblical sense, what is really meant by the word “love?” Our culture often defines love in terms of emotion, and the way another person or thing makes us feel. But in a scriptural sense, love is the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This year should be a year of great vision. Actually, every year should be. But with this year being 2020 we should all be desiring 20/20 vision. Therefore, let’s consider how we see Jesus. [don’t miss the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s often said that people who lived before the cross were saved by looking forward to the cross; and those who lived after the cross were saved by looking back. This is a nice thought because it puts all focus...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Super Bowl Sunday scores big in many ways. First, there’s the big game. It’s the number 1 watched American television broadcast of the year and the number 1 watched sporting event in the world. Super Bowl...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible teaches that Heaven is God’s dwelling place (Ps 11:4, 33:13, 102:19, 103:19, 113:5, Matt 6:9). It is often called the Third Heaven and it is outside of our time dimension. Therefore, Heaven is completely...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Cultural Marxism is attacking the church in the form of Critical Race Theory and intersectionality. Do you understand these? Are you aware of the effects? Meeke Addison tells you what you need to know. Get More...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sin is the most commonly used of these three terms. Iniquity and transgression we seldom hear. But they are found in the Bible and all three are very important to understand… and even more important to avoid...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This Sunday, January 19, 2020, is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. “In the beginning, God created….” and the crowned glory of His creation is man, who was created in His image (Read What...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), pastor, theologian, missionary, college president, and prominent leader in the First Great Awakening, is long remembered for a great body of theological works that equip and encourage...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are many reasons why the Son of God left Heaven, came to earth, and was incarnated in the flesh to live among us. Reasons for Hope* Jesus’ Top Seven Reasons Jesus Came to Earth 1. Jesus Came to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch The Legend of the Candy Cane… Be Ready Always… to give a reason for the Hope that you have (1 Peter 3:15). When you can’t share the gospel with your words, share it by leaving tracts that tell...
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The following quote is from William Bradford (1590-1657), the English Puritan separatist who moved to Holland to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then, along with a group of congregants, crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower ship. Bradford...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Legend and history tell us that what we call Thanksgiving Day originated with the Pilgrims. They were English settlers who came to the shores of modern Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod in November 1620. There...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. King John of Bohemia was 14 when his father arranged his marriage to Elisabeth, the sister of the deceased King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia. He was therefore considered to be an ‘alien king’ and was not...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Typology is a form of symbolism that is prophetic. In Old Testament typology, there are people and objects that pre-figure, foreshadow, “whisper” of, or “point” to something that is yet to...
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