by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Fear can keep us from witnessing. But it also keeps people from Jesus. [Read about the witnessing encounter and then watch the video, “Fear is a Liar” below]Carpe Momentum: Seize the MomentWitnessing...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Seven Deadly Sins are defined as pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. That said, nowhere in the Bible is this list of sins found. And, they are not more “deadly” than any other sins. So, from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Certainly, you remember the day in June 2015 when the White House was shrouded in color. With only six colors, it wasn’t a rainbow. It was one short of God’s seven-colored rainbow. (Read: Why Does the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Most Christians believe that the Bible teaches we are a trichotomy, a three-part being, made up of 1. body and 2. soul, and 3. spirit. However, some Christians hold to a view that man is only a two-part being 1)...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve covered Sheol, Hades, Hell, the Place of Torment, and we even talked about the place of comfort before the cross, Abraham’s Bosom (Read here: Sheol, Hell, Place of Torment? What & Where Are...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What did Jesus call Joseph? The Bible provides no record of Jesus addressing Joseph in any way, and the only recorded uses of “Father” by Jesus are in reference to God the Father. Jesus spoke of God the Father as...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sheol, Hades, Hell, the Place of Torment, the Abyss, the Bottomless Pit, Tartarus, Gehenna, the Lake of Fire and Outer Darkness are all the names of places of punishment and death. What do we know about them?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The title of this article could mean a lot of things. Some might think it’s a warning about using drugs (but it’s not). Others might catch the wordplay on the song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (The Who,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Faith is defined by dictionary.com as 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing, 2. belief that is not based on proof, 3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: Faith is defined by the Bible...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. So, how is your year going? (That’s not our important question. Please read on.) As the winter and spring months draw to a close, everyone would agree that the sunshine and warm weather of summer is greatly...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve all heard it said, “I don’t have the gift of evangelism, so I can’t witness.” But is that true? Are some given this “gift” and others are not? Is evangelism a gift? What is Evangelism? Modern...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Happy Birthday Israel — 70 Years Old Regathered into their homeland and established as an independent state, Jews from around the world celebrate the anniversary of the rebirth of their nation. On May 14,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Ever since Satan rebelled against God, he has been waging war against Him, His angels, and His people. Let’s contrast the Five I Will Statements of Satan’s rebellion with the five I Will statements of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Last week we focused on the concept of time. Israel’s 70th Birthday (70 Years As A Nation & the Significance for Christians) Prophesy of the Last Generation (Is God Fulfilling All Things? The Parable of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many pastors and Bible teachers have commented from Matthew 11:2-6 that “even John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus?” But is that true? One well known Bible teacher even went so far as to ask, “ Was John in...
by Chuck Myer, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We all want to do that which is “profitable,” right? But in the day in which we live there are many things that compete for our attention. There is much to chase after. The things that capture our eyes,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Israel is 70 Years Young On May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel was “re-born” in a day with the termination of the 1922 British Mandate (preceded by the Balfour Declaration) and the proclamation of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. After 1,878 years of dispersion from their homeland, in 1948, the Jews were regathered in the land that God promised to their forefathers. On May 14, 1948 (on the Gregorian calendar) David Ben-Gurion, the Executive...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Read the Movie Review: I Can Only Imagine Read What the Bible Tells About Heaven: What Will Heaven Be Like? I Can Only Imagine ***A Hidden Message in Psalm 23?*** Hidden in the six verses of Psalm 23 are 11 names...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I recently saw the movie, “I Can Only Imagine.” I encourage all Christians to see this movie at the theater. Don’t wait for the DVD, see it now! It’s amazing and powerful on the silver screen. The story will...