by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question arises from 2 Corinthians 5:21. 2 Cor 5:21 For he hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin… Understand that all well-respected and widely-accepted translations (KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Judas—the Man Who Betrayed Jesus While we don’t know a lot about Judas, the Bible does not clearly give some insight into this man. The Bible reveals many things that help us in considering why he betrayed the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many people have experienced the emotional pain of betrayal and the consequences that follow. Broken relationships, or at least diminished fellowship, result when betrayed by someone we love — someone we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Video Below] Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries, we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is Friday...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Psalm 22 is known as one of the three Shepherd Psalms (Read: Following the Good, Great, and Chief Shepherd, Psalms 22, 23, and 24). This psalm is also prophetic because it gives a “picture” of the cross from the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A chiasm is a literary device in which a sequence of ideas is presented, then repeated in reverse order. A “mirror” effect results as the ideas are “reflected” back. Each reflected idea is connected to the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Just in case you didn’t know, Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was from an area in Scotland now known as Dumbarton (just northwest of Glasgow). couldn’t have driven the snakes out of Ireland because there...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Let’s lay some groundwork for answering this question. In the Garden of Eden, Eve was first tempted by the devil when he said to her, “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I recently saw this posted on Facebook. It was posted as a suggestion for a fasting discipline for Lent, but sadly, it’s not biblical. The Bible clearly talks about fasting, which is a good discipline with...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. (Watch Video Below) Do you give something up for Lent? If so, do you give up something that you really desire, and going without it is difficult? Or are you like many Christians who don’t observe Lent in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many have read the book, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It outlines five ways to express and experience love, including acts of service, words of affirmation, gift-giving, physical touch, and quality...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What is apologetics? Let’s start with what it is not. Many are not familiar with the word “apologetics,” and some wonder if it has anything to do with apologizing. It’s really quite the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer is “yes!” and “no!” Let me explain. It must be understood that Jesus’ death and resurrection each had their own specific work to accomplish. And each brought about a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The question, “how do I change my life?” is really answered by WHO can change my life. Jesus is the answer. The only thing that brings true and lasting change into any person’s life is the saving grace of...
by Tullian Tchividjian, pastor, The Sanctuary Jupiter, FL
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Watch the video clip below or Tullian’s entire message here. We share with you a comment from Fred who viewed this on YouTube: “This is a great reminder of the purpose of our trials. One of the best lessons...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!” Luke 21:28 We are entering a new year. We shall have new toils, new trials, new temptations, and new troubles. Therefore, in...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Scroll Down For The Video & to Read the Full Poem We stand at the gate of the year. A new year is dawning, and it’s time to say goodbye to the old. We look back with nostalgia for what has passed, and we look...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. by Pastor Wayne Edwards, Heritage Baptist Church “And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call His name JESUS for He will shall save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 The fact that a baby boy was...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Don’t Miss the Video at the End of the Article! We’ve covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” Then we answered, “HOW Did They Know?” and “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” Finally, we’ll address “WHAT is...