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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 fill our everyday conversations, yet most people have no idea where they came from. It should not surprise us that many of these expressions first appeared in...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A 2018 movie, “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the song of the same name, answers: We can only imagine….what it will be like. The movie tells an amazing testimony and showcases the grace of God’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “The Fellowship of the Unashamed” is a prayer that has inspired many to stand strong in their faith and to live unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This prayer, originally titled “A Zimbabwean Martyr’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. That’s My King, by S. M. Lockridge, 1976 Dr. S. M. (Shadrach Meshach) Lockridge (March 7, 1913 – April 4, 2000) served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, California, from 1953 to 1993. He...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Video by Reasons for Hope* Jesus Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more inspiring videos. About Lent Get the Link for your free Forty Names of Jesus for Forty Days of LentForty Days in the Desert~Song...
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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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