by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the seventh in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. It’s about a stone memorial on the shore of the Jordan. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What did Jesus call Joseph? The Bible provides no record of Jesus addressing Joseph in any way, and the only recorded uses of “Father” by Jesus are in reference to God the Father. Jesus spoke of God the Father as...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [VIDEO BELOW] When our loved ones return home we are always glad to see them. However, the extent of our joy is usually in direct correlation to how long they have been away—a few hours, a day, many days, a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question I keep asking God to forgive me for something I did that was very bad, but I don’t feel like He has forgiven me. Why do I feel this way? Answer The fact that you recognize your sin, understand your need...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The cradle, cross, and crown are all Chrismons. Chrismons are symbols that represent something about Jesus Christ or the Christian faith. The term Chrismon comes from the Latin phrase “Christi monogramma,” which...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Empress Eudoxia, a fifth-century Roman Empress, had quite a dilemma. What to do with John Chrysostom? Chrysostom was a faithful man of God and he feared no earthly rulers. There’s quite an amazing story...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When days are difficult and times are tough, it can feel like the winds of November are beating down our doors. Where do we find shelter from the storms of life? Is there a refuge for the weary, a healing for the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.From the book of Ezra we read, “Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah” (Ezra 7:1 – NASB) As is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The answer is easy. No. We were not spirit beings prior to birth. While the soul of man will live eternally (either in Heaven or in Hell), the soul of man did not exist in a spirit form (or any other...
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Daily Devotions with Pastor Chuck Daily Bread Archive | Sign up for our resources A most familiar verse for this new day, “For by grace you have been saved through faith” (Ephesians 2:8 – NASB) Yesterday I noticed and read some notes I had made in...
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