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Love or Death – 5
Scripture References: 1 John 3:11-24 Christian Love (1 John 3:18–24) – Continued John names three wonderful blessings that will come to a believer who practices Christian love. Assurance (verses 19–20). A believer’s relationship with others affects his relationship with God. … Continue reading
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Love or Death – 4
Scripture References: 1 John 3:11-24 Indifference (1 John 3:16–17) – Continued From last lesson: It is easy for us to talk about “loving the brethren” and to neglect to help a single other believer. Christian love is personal and active. … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 2
Scripture References: Romans 5 The Blessings of Our Justification – Continued Glorious hope (verse 2b). “Peace with God” takes care of the past: He will no longer hold our sins against us. “Access to God” takes care of the present: … Continue reading
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Kingly Living! – 1
Scripture References: Romans 5 Since Romans is a book of logic, it is also a book of “therefores.” We have the “therefore” of condemnation in Romans 3:20, justification in Romans 5:1, no condemnation in Romans 8:1, and dedication in Romans … Continue reading
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You Won’t Reach It On Tiptoe
Thursday May 11, 2023 2 Peter 1:7 [Add] to brotherly kindness love. Love is indefinite to most of us, we do not know what we mean when we talk about love. Love is the sovereign preference of one person for … Continue reading
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Jesus Is Coming Again! – 6
Scripture Text – Matthew 24:3-14 The Two Phases of Christ’s Coming Again There are two phases of His coming again. The one is before the Tribulation, when Christ comes for His Church, to take her out of the earth so … Continue reading
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Jesus Is Coming Again! – 4
Scripture Text – Matthew 24:3-14 Pastor’s Note: Please keep in mind that as you read these various circumstances prophesied by Jesus, M. R. De Haan wrote and commented abut these things back in 1944. Concluding with the nine signs began … Continue reading
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Luke 24:36
Friday April 14, 2023 Luke 24:36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” Jesus understood the human race. There is nothing it needs as sorely as … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 3
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 It is clear that there is one reason for the Servant’s suffering—because he is an obedient servant of God. That’s also the only reason Jesus suffered, isn’t it? In our Old Testament lesson, … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 2
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 Suffering is no confirmation of obedience to God. A human being with a conscience and a normal range of emotion is equipped to suffer. There is suffering that comes to us precisely because … Continue reading
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Obedience, Trials and Tribulations – 1
Scripture References – Isaiah 50:4-9; Luke 19:28-40 One of the lies we tell children in our culture is that if they are “good” and do what is “right” then they will not be hurt. This principle is true at first, … Continue reading
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Christ Intercedes For Us
Romans 8:34: Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. (NKJV). Who then will condemn us? No one—for … Continue reading
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Jesus Is Coming Again! – 2
Scripture Text – Matthew 24:3-14 Pastor’s Note: Please keep in mind that as you read these various circumstances prophesied by Jesus, M. R. De Haan wrote and commented abut these things back in 1944. 1. False Messiahs and Christs Never … Continue reading
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Luke 18:40-41
Friday March 31, 2023 Luke 18:40-41 So Jesus stood still and He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Perhaps some of us too would pray … Continue reading
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Going Home Again – 4
Scripture Text – Genesis 35-36 Being a victorious Christian doesn’t mean escaping the difficulties of life and enjoying only carefree days. Rather, it means walking with God by faith, knowing that He is with us, and trusting Him to help … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Job, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, Genesis, God, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Going Home Again – 3
Scripture Text – Genesis 35-36 Being a victorious Christian doesn’t mean escaping the difficulties of life and enjoying only carefree days. Rather, it means walking with God by faith, knowing that He is with us, and trusting Him to help … Continue reading
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Going Home Again – 1
Scripture Text – Genesis 35-36 The atmosphere in Genesis 35 is one of faith and obedience, and the emphasis is on cleansing and renewal. God is mentioned ten times in chapter 35; and He used His name El Shaddai, which … Continue reading
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Catching Up With the Past – 6
Scripture Text – Genesis 32-34 As we study Jacob’s actions during this crisis time in his life, we’ll see illustrated the conflicts all of us occasionally experience between faith and fear, trusting God and scheming, asking God for help and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Samuel, Bible, Bible Study, Bible Teaching, Book of Judges, Book of Ruth, Christian, Christianity, Church, Comfort, Dividing the Word, Encouragement, Exhortation, Expository Teaching, Genesis, God, Gospel of Luke, Gospel-Centered, Heavenly Father, Hebrews, Holy Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Leviticus, Life Lessons, Lord, Religion, Righteousness, Salvation, Scriptures, Spiritual Principles, Spirituality, Teaching, Theology, Truth, Wisdom, Word of God
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Idle Tales?
For Saturday March 18, 2023 Luke 24:11-12 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb. Luke is considered a historian of first rank, whose verifiable … Continue reading
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