Tag: the gospel
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On “Keeping Our Faith to Ourselves”
1 Kings 1:41 “And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, ‘What does this uproar in the city mean?’” Have you ever heard the following statement made about someone: “He keeps his faith to himself”? Maybe that’s how you think of yourself. So often when we hear this, it’s with the idea…
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Upsetting the Status Quo
1 Peter 3:7 “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way” Have you ever noticed how the Bible has a way of stepping on our toes? It has a way of disrupting the status quo everywhere it is listened to. That’s what happened everywhere Jesus preached and taught, and that’s the way it…
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The “American Gospel”
Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Have you ever heard of what some have called “The American Gospel?” You can read all about it at the following website: https://www.americangospelfilm.com/. It’s…
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Seeds
1 Peter 1:23-25 “You have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.’ And this word is the good…
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The King’s Gate
2 Samuel 18:33 “And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept.” 2 Samuel 19:8 “Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, ‘Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.’ And all the people came before the king.” One…
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A Good News/Bad News Story
2 Samuel 18:19-20 “Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, ‘Let me run and carry news to the king that the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.’ And Joab said to him, ‘You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son…
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The Power of the Tongue
James 3:5 “the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.” There’s a three-word phrase that you’ve probably heard that describes what it is that many people are seeking in one way or another: “power, fame, and fortune.” So often these things are looked at as things that are “out there,” for they’re…
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The New Creation
James 1:18 “Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” What’s the very best thing that God ever did? Have you ever thought about this? He made the universe and we are told that when He was done with…
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The Dispersion
James 1:1 “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.” The history of Judaism over the centuries has been that of being dispersed or scattered among other nations. In the Old Testament we read of Israel’s captivity under the Assyrians, the Greeks and Persians,…
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Outside the Gate
Hebrews 13:12-13 “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.” What separates Christians from the rest of the world? What makes them so different? Why have they been rejected and persecuted by so many, even…
To Encourage You 