Tag: hope
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The Risen One!
John 20:1-2 “Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them,…
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Anxiety!
1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” Anxiety plagues our age. Mental anguish, depression, worry, whatever you call it, it’s everywhere and affects everyone at one time or another. For some it’s a never-ending battle. It’s simply a fact of life as one looks to the future and fear…
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Hating the Truth
John 18:35 “Pilate answered, “Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” In the line of questioning above, Pilate was indeed perplexed. Here was One standing before him who claimed to be the King of the Jews, yet the very ones He was supposedly ruling over…
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Unredeemable?
Mark 14:72 “And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ‘Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.’ And he broke down and wept.” Acts 2:36-37 “’Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ,…
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Will it ever end?
Revelation 2:10 “Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.” One of the greatest blessings of the Christian life is that there…
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Perspectives on Suffering
2 Corinthians 4:17 “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” Suffering and afflictions are a part of life, every life. In the words above, Paul calls these afflictions “light and momentary.” This from one who later in this same letter to the church at Corinth…
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The Coming Disaster
Jeremiah 6:9 “Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people . . . because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.” So, are you worried about something right now? Is something eating at you? Something coming in the next hour, day, week,…
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Do you think about heaven?
Matthew 6:20 “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Do you ever think about heaven? As we age, it’s something that we should think about more and more. Do you wonder what it’s like, or does it seem so far-off…
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The Spirit’s Power
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” What are your strengths? Maybe you are stronger than the average person physically. Perhaps you can bench press more than most, or…
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The Easter “holiday”
I Corinthians 15:3-11 “I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to…
To Encourage You 