Tag: the gospel
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Breaking the status quo
Acts 19:28-34 “When they (the Ephesians) heard this they were enraged and were crying out, ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’ So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s companions in travel. . . for about two hours…
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Those who will believe
John 17:20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word.” Do you realize that until the Lord returns there will continue to be people who will believe in Him, i.e., with certainty, there are people who don’t believe right now who will believe in the future? …
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The language of love
John 17:18 “As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge,…
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Who is telling the Truth?
John 17:1-2 ““Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.” Do you realize that Jesus has claimed that there is only one person who has the authority to determine…
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Borders
Numbers 34:1-5 “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders), your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin…
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Are you bold?
John 16:29-32 “His disciples said, ‘Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each…
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The cost of love
John 16:2 “They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” What was Jesus talking about here? Why would his disciples be so mistreated? It was because Jesus had commanded them to obey Him and His greatest commandment was…
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The two sides of the “good news”
John 15:22-25 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they…
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The silent treatment
John 15:18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” According to the words of Jesus in the verse above, the world will likely hate us if we are one of His followers. By the “world” Jesus is referring to the ordered systems of this world, and…
To Encourage You 