Tag: born again
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Uncle George
Acts 26:9-11 “I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. And I punished…
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Imitators of God
1 Thessalonians 2:14 “For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea.” One of the most incredible effects of the gospel of Jesus Christ is how it touches hearts in a uniform way wherever it does its work. In the verse above, the apostle Paul tells the Thessalonian believers,…
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A Better Life?
Philippians 3:7-9 “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not…
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Christmas Miracle
Matthew 1:18, 22-23 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit . . . All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and…
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True or False
Colossians 1:21-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard.” One of…
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The Wonderful Works of God
John 21:18-19 “’Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.’ (This he said to show by what kind of death…
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The New Life
John 9:3 “Jesus answered, ’It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.’” Do you know anyone whom God has changed; someone that used to be one way, but is now totally transformed? They were a person who lived a life of sin. They were…
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The Greatest Change
1 Timothy 1:12-17 “I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me…
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All Things New
Romans 6:4 “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Do…
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Signs of Life
1 John 3:14 “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.” Are you dead or alive – spiritually, that is? The Bible teaches us that at the time of our birth, when our physical life begins, we are dead, spiritually. …