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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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer is, we don’t know how many miracles Jesus did during His life and earthly ministry on earth. We are unable to determine an actual count because we are told in four passages that Jesus healed many....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Why should we believe the Bible is the Word of God? Can the Bible be trusted? Is it inerrant? What reasons do we have to claim the Bible is true. Watch now. Get More Bible Answers & Biblical Reasoning About the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Five Solas are five Latin phrases that summarize the theological convictions/essential beliefs in the Christian faith. They originate from the Protestant Reformation that began when former Roman Catholic monk...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question addresses the words of Jesus in Matt 6: “when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words” (Matt 6:7). Let’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Choose Life! Defend Life! Cherish Life! Pro-Life Articles and Videos What is the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide What is the National Sanctity of Human Life Day? "Choice" Spoken Word Poetry Video by EZ Zwayne What...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked: Who can understand it?” This verse is often spoken by Bible preachers and teachers as a warning to Christians about their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Israel had three harvests each year, and each offers a prophetic pattern and typology for our understanding. The three harvests of Israel are: Barley harvest in early spring Wheat harvest in late spring or early...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. For many years, a popular Internet forward has been a “bell” that tells of identity in Christ. It is often circulated at Christmas, but it “rings” with a message that goes far beyond the incarnation of Jesus. It...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Only God knows the time and the hour when Jesus will come back (Mat 24:36), but we do know that His return is drawing closer and closer. As we observe increasing sin in the world and apostasy in the church, we know...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting” (Romans 1:28 – NKJV) I have been blessed of God to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Symbolism is the use of one thing (a symbol) to represent another thing. A symbol points to something beyond the symbol itself. Typology is a kind of symbolism. It also points to something. However, typology is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are three very significant gifts from God that are mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13. Each of these gifts — faith, hope, and love — is both positional (in our justification) and practical (in our...