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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s hard for born-again Christians to consider the evil that lurks in the devil’s mind and what motivates his evil works. God created Satan to live in His presence as part of the angelic realm, to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Serenity Prayer asks God for serenity to accept circumstances that can’t be changed, courage to change those that are within our ability to do so, and wisdom to know and discern between those that can and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve all read Revelation 13 where it gives us a clue about the mark of the beast. It tells that it will be necessary to have this mark to buy and see: Rev 13:17 …no one may buy or sell except one who...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A lifesong is a song with special meaning and significance in one’s life. The lyrics might have relevant meaning, or the song might evoke a memory of a person, place, event, etc. Urbandictionary.com suggests...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Most Christians agree that the times in which we live are unprecedented insanity. Many things just don’t make sense. So what contributes to all the craziness? I suggest it is a lack of knowledge about God...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. <Watch the Video Below> “What is man — that You are mindful of him?” Psalm 8:4 Let’s start with the basics. Man was created to be the crowning glory of God’s work (Psalm 8:5). God...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We are now being told that pronouns must be applied according to one’s preference rather than one’s biological distinction, and one’s preference can be based on gender rather than biological sex....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Peter wrote of unlearned and unstable people twisting the Scripture (2 Pet 3:16). He meant that they incorrectly taught or misapplied God’s words. Is that what happens with 2 Chronicles 7:14? In recent years,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the Bible are many allusions to, and types of, the Antichrist and his power. Throughout history, there have been whispers of the man of sin who will one day deceive the world. Take a minute and consider what...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In a recent interview, Yuval Noah Harari spoke about artificial intelligence and how technology could create new ideas. Harari is an influential author who has sold more than 45 million books worldwide. He is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Who was the father of Noah? Who was the father of Abraham? Who was the father of Joseph and his brothers? Who was the father of Aaron and Moses? Who was the father of King Saul? Who was the father of King David?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The book of Ephesians is all about identity in Christ. It is the book that tells you what God says about you. And He says you are: blessed (Eph 1:3) chosen in Him, to be holy, blameless ((Eph 1: 4) predestined us...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Our Beloved alone can do sinners good! His blood alone atones. And He loved us unto death! Jesus has at once an almighty arm and a brother’s heart! None is more exalted. Yet none stoops so low! None is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question points us to some of the most beautiful verses in the Bible — verses that contain precious promises of the loving, nurturing, and protecting nature of God as our Father. Because we are redeemed...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As Memorial Day approaches, remember all the men and women of the armed forces in years gone by, especially those who gave their lives in service to their country. Remember also those who currently serve...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. President Reagan: Words of Tribute “…words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and to final...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The quick answer is yes, we should have questions, and we should take them to God. But while it’s okay to have and ask questions, it is not okay to doubt. Asking God Questions We should take our questions...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Chart below] The similarities between the stories of two women are reflected in the words of their two songs. The women are Hannah and Mary. From the miraculous conception of each woman’s son to each...