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Hope for the Future

2Thess. 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, Books have been written, movies have been produced and discussions galore have focused upon the return of Jesus Christ. Christ’s birth was profound, his death and resurrection life changing, but his return is going to be glorious. At this time, “the kingdoms of …

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What God Thinks of Me

Col. 3:12 “…as the elect of God, holy and beloved…” Scripture provides many instructions on how to live in harmony with others. Paul taught that in Christ we are “raised to newness of life” (Rom. 6:4) which means to live a different life than our pre salvation life. However, sometimes it is refreshing to sit …

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Undeserving Love

Rom. 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. What causes God’s love to stand out is the objects of that love. As Paul states, “…yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die” (Rom. 5:7), one could see a sacrifice …

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We Are Righteous

Rom. 1:17 For therein (the gospel) is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. The just shall live by faith. God is all about righteousness. Righteousness is God’s character. Man is a sinner because he cannot conform to God’s perfect standard of righteousness (Rom. 3:23). In fact, Paul boldly …

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God Still Speaks

My sheep hear my voice… The aged pastor wrote to his congregation warning them of what he termed, “antichrists” (1Jn. 2:18-29). John identified them as those denying Christ’s work and person (vs. 22). Eventually, they left John’s church to pursue other things. John was reminded of another place, (Jerusalem) and another time, (feast of the …

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May Christ Be Magnified

…Christ shall be magnified in my body… Phil. 1:20 In my younger years, I would print notes in between the lines of a small print Bible. Now I cannot see a large print Bible without glasses. I am thankful for the magnification which my glasses bring to that which I am reading. God has made himself …

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A Blank Check

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7 There is much preaching about getting something from God. God is good. God owns everything and God wants to bless us, so of course we want to receive from God’s …

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Pleasing God

“But without faith it is impossible to please him…” Heb. 11:6 This writer boldly declares that man may actually please God by his faith. This is worth exploring. Oftentimes, faith is pictured as a “leap in the dark” which would be more accurately termed as presumption. Consider our Lord standing upon the pinnacle of Jerusalem’s temple …

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Our Heavenly Teacher

Jn. 16.13 …he will guide you into all truth… In preparing his disciples for life and ministry apart from his physical presence, out Lord taught of two major activities of the Holy Spirit (Jn. 16:7-16). One is directed to people not having a relationship with God and the other to saved people. First, the most …

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You Are Important

Heb. 20:25 Three significant statements are made by the writer to the Hebrew Christians in Hebrews 10:22-26, to help us in our Christian walk. First, with reference to God he writes, “let us draw near…” which encourages us to come closer to God. Secondly he encourages us by saying, “Let us hold fast …” which …

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