by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I have a cross necklace that is formed with the Latin phrase PER CRUCEM AD LUCEM. The English translation of “PER CRUCEM AD LUCEM” is: “Through the Cross to the Light” The words remind us that Jesus...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In Psalm 84, we are introduced to the Valley of Weeping. In some translations, it is called the Valley of Baca, a Hebrew word that derives from bakah (baw-kaw), meaning to weep, bemoan, bewail, complain, make...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. That’s a great question because Jesus’ life on the cross was not “finished” when He made that statement. Those were not His last words. Jesus said seven things while He was on the cross,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More than 16 years ago, I created a study for my ladies’ Bible study based on my favorite chapter in the Bible, John 17. The study was about reading John 17 as if it were Jesus speaking His Last Will and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (VIDEO BELOW) All too often we rush through life without stopping to remember and reflect on the really important things. The day Jesus was crucified is sometimes thought of as a dark and sad day, and it was such a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. On the night in which He was betrayed, our Lord ate His last supper with His disciples. As Christians, we remember this meal with a celebration the church calls Maundy Thursday (Read What is Maundy Thursday?). ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci painted Jesus’ Last Supper with His disciples. But is the painting accurate? The painting accurately depicts all 12 disciples present at the table while they partook in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.Holy Week begins with the celebration of Palm Sunday. Find time during Holy Week to rest in Christ. Consider the events of each day of Jesus’ last week on earth. Let the knowledge of His journey to the cross...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jesus commanded His disciples to love one another. How should we understand that command? What should it mean to us? Let’s first look at Jesus’ words in context to understand better what His...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Two Videos Below] Saint Patrick’s Day has become a BIG party day—a day for parades and celebrations, a day of eating Irish food and drinking green beer and Irish Whiskey. It’s a day of wearing green and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve covered The Romans Road to Salvation, The John Road to Salvation, and The Revelation Road to Salvation. Those three “roads” give verses that “lead the way” to justification....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses about man’s lostness and how to make it “home.” We’ve covered The Romans Road,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses telling man’s lostness and how to make it “home.” The Romans Road is likely the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible offers several “roads” to salvation. Each provides a “road map” of verses about man’s lost condition and how to make it “home.” The Romans Road is likely the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What is Ash Wednesday? It’s the first day of Lent. What is Lent? It’s a time of remembering. Lent is a time set aside to prepare our hearts to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Four Loves is a book by C. S. Lewis, written from a series of radio talks in 1958 and published in 1960. It examines love from Christian and philosophical perspectives. Lewis distinguishes between...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the full message here.More Lessons from the Book of Galatians — short video clips. Highlights from the message Here’s what Paul begins addressing in Galatians 2, verses 17 to 21. If God does all of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We know that it would have been at least 40 days after the birth of Jesus that the wise men arrived. And we know that they were not kings. Rather, they were wise men. For more information, click here or read some...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. THIS IS A MUST-SEE VIDEO FOR ALL CHISTIANS! John Claypool’s preaching often focused on life being a gift freely given by God at birth and not something to be earned or perceived as a possession. “… if...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s well documented that pre-born babies can hear in the womb. But can they speak? Could twins (or other multiples) communicate with each other? Probably not. But if they could, what might they say? ...