by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Christmas There’s a consensus among many Bible students that Jesus was not born on, or even around, December 25. It’s believed to be much more likely that He was born in September at the time of the Feast of...
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Excerpt from Why the Butterfly? Rightly Remembering Jesus During this hectic time, take a few minutes to pause and reflect on the magnitude of God’s mercy and grace. His gift of sacrifice didn’t start at the cross. It was predestined from before the foundation of the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51 is often called “The Repenter’s Psalm.” In this psalm, King David pleads for...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Treasure can be thought of as anything that is considered to be precious or to have great value. We all must define what the treasures are in our lives, and how they affect...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Galatians 6:14) The cross was a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Luke 19:41-42 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment!” Hebrews 9:27 This is a somber thought. Life moves quickly and none of us know the moment...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Do you feel pain that causes you to groan? No surprise! Creation Groans Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. And we ought to be content with that! By James Smith, (1802—1862) “The Pastor’s Evening Visit” “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.The death of Jesus was the atonement that brought reconciliation between God and man. Jesus offered Himself to pay the price for our sins, to satisfy the wrath of God’s judgment on sin, and to open the way to...