Tag: hope
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Abortion
Hebrews 11:23 “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.” Do you realize that God has built into humanity certain things that help us to elicit a God-honoring response? In spite of the…
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Finishing Well
Hebrews 11:20-22 “By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.” True faith finishes well. That…
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It’s Everything!
Hebrews 11:17-19 “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, ‘Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.’ He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he…
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How the Worst Thing Becomes the Best Thing
1 Samuel 22:22-23 “I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father’s house. Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.” What’s the worst thing that can ever happen to you? The typical answer to that question is…
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The Blessed Poor in Spirit
1 Samuel 22:1-2 “David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them.”…
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So what is there to talk about?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and…
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Overwhelmed?
Psalm 61:1-2 “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Have you ever been overwhelmed? It’s a feeling of not having enough to face the circumstances of life. It’s a feeling…
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Willing and Able
Hebrews 7:25 “. . . he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him . . .” You’ve heard the phrase “willing and able.” In terms of the need for help with something, unless both parts of this phrase are true, that help just will not come. For example, if…
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When We Regret
1 Samuel 12:18-19 “So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel, ‘Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a…
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Some Bad News and Some Good News
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” I’m sure you’ve heard of the stories that begin, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” Usually…
To Encourage You 