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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. C. S. Lewis on StageThe live stage can make us smile, frown, laugh, and cry. It’s a powerful form of entertainment that can touch the hearts and minds of the audience in profound ways. It can be both...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s been 15 years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Today we ask that you take a moment to remember those who perished and those whose lives were forever changed. Reflect also on the condition of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Take a minute and rest. Watch this short video! Consider how you labor and how you spend your leisure time. In all things, glorify God and give thanks. On Labor Day we celebrate the hard work of the people of our...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We live in confusing times. With the growing rejection of God and the truths of His Word, reasoning is becoming more and more subjective and the lies of the world are becoming more seductive. It seems that every...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Children are precious in the eyes of the Lord and they are a gift from God (Psalm 127:3). They bring joy in our lives and smiles to our faces. I’m going to share a story that will make you smile, but first...
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Let’s talk about the phrase, “to the moon and back.” It’s become very popular lately. Once we understand the phrase, we’ll then look at something that happened on the moon. It’s something that most people don’t know anything...
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by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Cincinnati, Ohio is the home of the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball team. It’s also my hometown. So you are probably wondering, what do the Cincinnati Reds have to do with the red blood of Jesus and a red Bible? You...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Scroll down for previews of all productions by the Fellowship for Performing Arts VIDEOS BELOWAccording to Guinness World Records, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time. With over 5 billion copies sold...
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By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6) Those are powerful, life-revealing words that proclaim the truth of God’s salvation for mankind. There is only one way...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. by Shari Abbott with Alex McFarland for Reasons for Hope* Jesus We live in a time when the body of Christ is growing weak. Now don’t hear me wrong. There are plenty of Christians who are strong in the faith and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch Video Below] “But if not” (or “Even if not”) are three words that should call to mind the three young Hebrew boys in Daniel 3: Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Who are these three, you might be...
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BIRDS ARE CHIRPING By [the waters] the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches. (Psalm 104:12) All of creation sings of the Lord and the melodic springtime sound of birds chirping brings forth a rejoicing in our hearts and songs of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Last week I shared how Psalms 22, 23, and 24 reveal the Person and works of our Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Saviour, our Sanctifier, and our Sovereign. The teaching on those psalms was from a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Peter was commissioned by the Lord Himself to be a shepherd. On the shore of the sea of Galilee, the risen Jesus said to Peter, “feed my sheep” (John 21:15-17) and in doing so, Jesus restored Peter to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The apostle Peter is well known for his faith, trust, and enthusiasm, but also for his fear, denial, and even great distress. In his letters, Peter wrote about living the Christian life, about false teachers...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Totem poles are crafted from large trees or wooden poles, posts, or pillars. They feature carved symbols or figures that tell a story, commemorate an event, signify a clan (lineage) or represent cultural beliefs....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As the year closed, the Justice Department released a report stating that terrorism charges and related crimes reached an all-time high in 2015. The report stated that a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As 2015 draws to a close, I’ve been thinking of some of the highlights (the “yeas”) and some of the “lowlights” (the “nays”) of the...
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As we get closer and closer to the day in which we celebrate the birth of Jesus, take a minute to remember what you have been given. When Jesus saved us He gave us peace with God.Peace with God vs. the Peace of GodPeace with God is an objective peace. It doesn’t come...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As we enter into week three of Advent, the festive and the busy activities of the season increase. And, sadly, they begin to capture our thoughts, our time and even our...