Tag: the gospel
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A Great Responsibility
1 Thessalonians 2:4 “. . . we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.” Some jobs carry with them such incredible responsibilities. I think of fire fighters, police officers, and surgeons. What they do on a daily basis could…
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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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The Gospel and the Power of God
1 Thessalonians 1:5 “Our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction.” The gospel message is like no other in many ways. For one, it is a message of salvation to the lost. It is hope to the hopeless, and peace to those who…
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The Gospel
1 Thessalonians 1:5 “Our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction.” The gospel: the meaning of the word is “good message” or “good news.” Throughout the Bible it is further identified as “the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14), “the gospel…
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Open Doors
Colossians 4:5-6 “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” If you are a believer and want to reach others with the good news of Jesus Christ, there are some critical things for you…
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The “Closet”
Hebrews 13:13 “Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.” Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all…
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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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Good News
Hebrews 4:2 “For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” Some years back I was in a conversation in my workplace and it revolved around the miserable condition of the world at that moment. …
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Are we doing what Christ said?
Mark 16:15 “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.’” If you are a believer, have you told anyone about Jesus today? If not, how about this week, this month, or this year? If not, why not? Didn’t Jesus tell us to do so in…
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Two Sides of the Same Worthless Coin
Matthew 7:22-23 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” Matthew 25:41-46 “Then he will say to those on his…
To Encourage You 